Many believe that this stone could sell up to 175 million.
Black sapphire value per carat.
Add to 20 or deduct to 10 for other cutting.
Black star sapphire is mostly mined in thailand west africa and india.
Sapphire ceylon untreated blue si vvs type ii 2 000 to.
Several years ago we had some excellent 2 2 5 carat blue sapphires at around 400 per carat and recently acquired a 5 09 carat madagascan sapphire with if clarity that is priced at around 600 per carat.
A blue sapphire around 1 carat is likely to cost from as little as 450 to 1 600 depending on quality.
Location or origin of sapphire.
Color has the greatest influence on a sapphire s value and preferred sapphires have strong to vivid color saturation.
Sapphires can come as cheap as 25 per carat to over 11 000 per carat.
The price of a sapphire is determined based on its quality which means that a large low quality sapphire would be a lot cheaper than a small but very high quality sapphire.
Sapphire prices can range greatly depending on many factors.
Sapphire ceylon untreated blue si vvs type ii 1 000 to 2 500 per carat.
Unlike black sapphire black star sapphire is a very expensive gemstone and can cost thousands of dollars.
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Kashmir sapphire certified origin.
Many sapphires on the market are actually grayish.
Price guide for top quality sapphire gemstones blue sapphire this is a price guide only.
There are also black star sapphire varieties that exhibit pink and purple hues.
Prices for ovals and cushions.
Sapphires with these qualities command the highest prices per carat.
Color is the most important element in estimating the value of blue sapphire.
Generally the greater the carat weight the more the stone s value.
Imagine two stones that are the same in terms of color clarity treatment and cut one is 1ct and one is 5cts.
The price of some sapphires ranges from 25 per carat to over 11 000 per carat.
The most expensive sapphire was sold on record costing 135 000 per carat.
In the last few years prices for be heated blue sapphire are now at their highest with stones weighing over 5 carats demanding 3000 5000.
The per carat price of the 5ct stone will be much greater than the per carat price of the 1 ct stone simply because of the rarity.
As sapphires get bigger their price per carat increases more and more due to the rarity of larger stones.
Add 8 to 10 for rounds and pears.
Although hue counts the closer to a pure blue the better saturation is more important.
In most cases the origin of the stone will not have much a bearing on.
Top sapphires reach vivid saturation.
Carat weight has a large impact on a sapphire s price.
Average brilliancy of 40 to 60.
