Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, ...
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
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Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Japanese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Artisan Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Japanese Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Band Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Bridal Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American More Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Bridal Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Rope Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Sapphire
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s North American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
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Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow...
Antique 19th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Modern Bracelets
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Platinum
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Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
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Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat?
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.