Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat
2010s American Modern Fashion Rings
Morganite, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Platinum
20th Century French Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s French Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Yellow Diamond, Malachite, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Modern Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gol...
2010s Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Loose Gemstones
Blue Sapphire
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Romantic Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Mid-20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s British Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s German Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Sri Lankan Three-Stone Rings
Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Australian Wrist Watches
18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Malagasy Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
British More Rings
Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Fashion Rings
18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
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
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century German Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Steel
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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.