5 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1960s Unknown Contemporary Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Platinum
1990s Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 19th Century Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, ...
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1950s Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Pall...
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1980s Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Y...
Antique 1890s Victorian Band Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Band Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Cluster Rings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Band Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Engagement Rings
Opal, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Dome Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Cluster Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Charm Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Bangles
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Late 20th Century Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1960s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1960s American Retro Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, ...
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Retro Retro Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Vintage 1980s Swiss Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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5 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 5 Carat Royal Blue Sapphire?
The Legacy of Sapphire in Jewelry Design
On 1stDibs, shop the bright blue gems that star in sapphire rings, sapphire necklaces and other vintage and antique sapphire jewelry.
Sapphires — the stone of choice for Napoleon, Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor — have been a favorite of aristocrats and the well-to-do since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
Picture a sapphire. If the stone you conjure is a deep cornflower blue, you’re seeing only part of the picture. Although blue Kashmirs are considered the most valuable, sapphires come in every color except red. No matter the hue, this very special gem is rich in history and beloved by royals (FYI, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton share an 11-carat sapphire engagement ring), so September babies are in very noble company.
America’s version of royalty — old money and celebrities — have also shown a predilection for the blue stones. In 1940, John D. Rockefeller Jr. had Cartier mount a 62-carat sapphire he had bought from an Indian maharajah in a brooch for his first wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; in 2001, the piece sold for a then-record of $3,031,000 at Christie’s New York.
The grand dame of jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor had a passion for the gems that her lovers were happy to indulge. Second husband Michael Wilding gave her an engagement ring set with a cabochon sapphire, while Richard Burton famously presented her with a BVLGARI sautoir set with diamonds and sapphires, including at its center a cabochon Burmese weighing 52.72 carats. One of the star lots in the sale of Taylor’s jewels at the Christie’s New York in 2011, it sold for $5,906,500.
You don’t have to have blue blood or a bulging bank account, however, to get an eyeful of this much-coveted gem. A number of outstanding examples reside in public collections.
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History owns the 423-carat Logan sapphire, a gift from the Guggenheim family, and the Hall sapphire and diamond necklace, designed by Harry Winston and featuring 36 fine, well-matched cushion-cut Sri Lankan sapphires weighing a combined 195 carats. Also in the collection is the Bismarck sapphire necklace, designed by Cartier and sporting a central sapphire weighing 98.6 carats, which Mona Von Bismarck donated to the museum.
Sapphires are composed of corundum. Their color derives from trace elements, such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper or magnesium. When the trace element produces a ruby hue, the stone is called, what else, a ruby. (which is, as mentioned above, why sapphires cannot be red by definition).
The allure of large gemstones endures throughout the periods characterized as vintage, and sapphire features frequently in vintage engagement rings. (On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023How much a 1-carat natural sapphire is worth depends on its color, cut and quality. Sapphires can range in value from $25 to thousands of dollars per carat. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable jewelry expert can examine a particular gemstone piece and give you an estimate of its value. On 1stDibs, find a collection of sapphire gemstone jewelry.
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