For sapphire carvings priced by weight prices are usually anywhere from 1 5 00 usd per carat depending on the quality of material and whether or not it has been treated for enhancements in addition to craftsmanship of course.
Blue sapphire price per carat.
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The most expensive sapphire exemplars display a deep blue color that is very rich and saturated.
Sapphires range from 25 per carat to more than 11 000 per carat.
A blue sapphire around 1 carat is likely to cost from as little as 450 to 1 600 depending on quality.
This record breaking sale is a testament to the rapidly growing sapphire market and the high value that sapphires can command during a sale.
The most expensive one ever sold came in at 135 000 per carat.
The price of a sapphire is determined based on its quality which means that a large low quality sapphire is much cheaper than a small but very high quality sapphire.
And the same pricing principle applies for the rare 4 and 5 carat blue sapphires.
The 4 c s outlined above make a big difference in the cost of the stone as do the region they originate from.
How much do sapphires cost.
Blue star sapphire ceylon good star si vvs type ii 1 000 to 3 000 per carat.
Sapphire ceylon untreated blue si vvs type ii 4 500 to 7 500 per carat.
Sapphires can come as cheap as 25 per carat to over 11 000 per carat.
Remember the cost of the gems per carat increases insignificantly for bigger stones.
Featured today is a beautiful natural blue sapphire of 2 39 carats from srilanka set in sterling silver as a saturn planetary bhasma ring.
In november 2014 the blue belle of asia a 392 52 carat ceylon sapphire was sold for over 17 million setting the record for the most expensive sapphire ever sold at auction.
Where a very good heated blue sapphire in the 1 carat size may sell for 200 to 600 a carat with very fine stones in the 800 to 1 200 a carat range the price per carat increases significantly for larger stones.