4 Carat Cushion Cut Sapphire
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver, Other
Early 20th Century Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Alexandrite, Diamond, Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, Pa...
Antique 19th Century Victorian Fashion Rings
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Fashion Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Zirco...
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White G...
Mid-20th Century Artist Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1880s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s European Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1910s Portuguese Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Alexandrite, Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, St...
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s Belgian Cocktail Rings
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, P...
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century British Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1910s Belle Époque Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1870s Victorian Engagement Rings
Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 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 Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Swiss Modernist Band Rings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Opal, Ruby, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Opal, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Band Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold...
20th Century Unknown Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Retro Cocktail Rings
Pink Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Sri Lankan Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
2010s British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White 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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