4 Carat Cushion Cut Sapphire
Antique 1890s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Garnet, Gold, Yellow Go...
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
20th Century Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Boxes and Cases
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Japanese Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Spinel, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Chrysoberyl, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Necklaces
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Diamond, Spinel, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Link Bracelets
Peridot, Sapphire, Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Artisan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Fluorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
Antique 1890s Russian Boxes and Cases
Garnet, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1860s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold
2010s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1880s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1850s Early Victorian Solitaire Rings
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Platinum
Antique 1880s Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
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4 Carat Cushion Cut Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 4 Carat Cushion Cut 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.
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