Kashmir Blue Sapphire Price Per Carat

Make offer 1 54ct natural kashmir blue voilet sapphire unheated loose gemstone 3 79 ct unheated natural blue sapphire kashmir origin gra certified very rare.

Kashmir blue sapphire price per carat.

Owing to its rarity and difficulty of procurement kashmir blue sapphire are a darling of a gemstone the collectors. Depending on size prices can vary from 2 000 to 10 000 per carat. That s why the record breaking blue sapphire went for 150 000 per carat or 30 times the bottom basement price. The record price at auction was slightly over 3 million dollars for a 22 66 carat kashmir sapphire that was sold by christie s in new york in 2007.

In case of price of blue sapphire the most valued color is the medium toned blue with good saturation that is characteristic of the legendary kashmir blue sapphire. The richer the color higher will be the price per carat. One carat is 200mg 0 2g just like any other precious gems. Color a clean deep blue often termed as cornflower blue is the highly priced color variety of kashmir sapphire.

In any event the lowest quality kashmir sapphires may go for 5 000 per carat. Cornflower blue kashmir sapphire possesses a legendary reputation and is considered top quality gem in the sapphire league. Only the who s who and loaded of the world can afford a kashmir blue sapphire. So for the moment we can say that 135 000 per carat is the top price for blue sapphire.

If the stone is of the highest quality it will significantly increase the price per carat.