Royal Blue Sapphire 4 Carat
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1870s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Sri Lankan Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Band Rings
Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Fashion Rings
Sapphire, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s British Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Engagement Rings
Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1780s Georgian Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Rose 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.