The most expensive ruby in the world the sunrise ruby 30 335 698 this burmese ruby of 25 59 carats adorned with diamonds and mounted in a ring by maison cartier holds the world record for a burmese ruby.
The most expensive ruby.
The sunrise ruby is the world s most expensive ruby most expensive coloured gemstone and most expensive gemstone other than a diamond.
Since the ruby was only 8 62 carats its sale price was only 2 200 shy of the new per carat record.
Amount of the jewel.
In may 2015 it sold at auction in switzerland to an anonymous buyer for us 30 million.
The previous titleholder for most expensive ruby was the graff ruby which had sold six months earlier in november 2014 for 8 600 410.
The sunrise ruby.
Fine quality rubies are some of the most expensive gemstones with record prices over 1 000 000 per carat.
The ruby has been set between hexagonal diamonds to create an exquisitely beautiful piece of jewelry.
This precious gemstone traces its origin to myanmar.
April 2016 a 15 99ct oval cut burmese ruby ring made by verdura sold for 14 16 million at christie s new york.
Here are five of the of the most expensive ruby jewelry pieces ever sold at auction and a little information about each of them.
The ruby orignated from mogok in myanmar burma.
15 99ct burmese ruby ring by verdura.
At an estimated 12 99 million dollars magnificent ruby and diamond necklace have entered the list of most expensive jewelry in the world.
The sunrise ruby and diamond ring by cartier 30 335 698 usd.
After lively auctions an anonymous bidder on the.
Originally mined in myanmar its current name is derived from a poem of the same name written by the 13th century sufi poet rumi.
It was sold at christie s to an unidentified buyer in hong kong in the year 2015.
It set a record as the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at a us jewelry auction.
The sunrise ruby is the world s most expensive ruby most expensive coloured gemstone and most expensive gemstone other than a diamond.
30 335 698 dollars sold by sotheby s in geneva in may 2015.
The world s most expensive ruby the sunrise ruby is also the world s most expensive gemstone other than a diamond.
It is also known as the jubilee ruby.
One of the most popular traditional jewelry stones ruby is exceptionally durable.
Its colors always red can reach vivid levels of saturation.