Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Unknown More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Bangles
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Bangles
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 1870s Etruscan Revival Bangles
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k ...
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
Antique 1890s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Retro Retro Bracelets
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Swiss Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Pendant Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Link Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel, Platinum, Yell...
2010s American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Modernist Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Drop Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century More Rings
Late 20th Century Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Band Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1800s Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
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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.