Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat
Early 2000s British Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s British Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s European Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique 1820s British Early Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Onyx, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Fluorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1950s Engagement Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s European Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Bridal Rings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Fashion Rings
Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s American Band Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Dome Rings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tennis Bracelets
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 1860s Victorian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s American Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Victorian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Swiss More Rings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Signet Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Plat...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Rhodium, Sterlin...
1990s American Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Revival Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Y...
1990s Art Deco Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Kyanite, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gol...
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
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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.