Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century French Drop Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
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
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Japanese Russian Empire Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Link Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Black Opal, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Modern Bridal Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, P...
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Band Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Contemporary Cluster Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Link Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Mid-20th Century Retro Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White G...
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tsa...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Pall...
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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.