Sold by sotheby s at their may 2015 geneva auction this extraordinary ring broke records and likely a few hearts.
Most expensive ruby necklace.
Fashionlady offers you top 10 most expensive necklaces in the world.
7 most expensive ruby necklaces in the world 2 the grand phoenix 35 million the grand phoenix necklace is without a doubt a complete masterpiece made up of 24 exceptional pigeon blood rubies totaling 59 83 carats mixed with flawless 100 21 carat d grade diamonds and fl and if clarity grade in total this spectacular jewel has been.
That s a staggering number which makes it the most expensive ruby ever sold.
In 89 it was a touch more affordable going for only 4 62 million.
The sunrise ruby and diamond ring by cartier 30 335 698 usd.
This stunning piece resembles a lace collar and hosts a total of 87 78 carats made of oval and white pear diamonds as well as burmese rubies.
Sure it s set in a multi strand necklace of sparkling white diamonds but the large sapphire known as the blue belle of asia is clearly the star of the show in this piece of jewelry.
Anonymous diamond necklace 450 000.
This precious gemstone traces its origin to myanmar.
It was sold at christie s to an unidentified buyer in hong kong in the year 2015.
This meant the 26 carat gem named the sunrise ruby after a poem by the legendary 13th century poet rumi sold at 1 18 million per carat.
In 2015 an extremely rare burmese ruby was auctioned off at a sotheby s event in geneva for over 30 million.
The way cartier incorporated this pearl into the necklace is simply a work of art.
The world s most expensive ruby the sunrise ruby is also the world s most expensive gemstone other than a diamond.
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 sunrise ruby weighs 5 1 g or 25 59 carat.
At an estimated 12 99 million dollars magnificent ruby and diamond necklace have entered the list of most expensive jewelry in the world.
Interestingly the most expensive piece from the sale was one that came up earlier in this list.
Princess salimah aga khan.
The most expensive sapphire in the world was discovered in sri lanka in 1926 and weighs an incredible 392 52 carats.
The 32 08 carat burmese ruby and diamond ring from chaumet that sold at safra s 2012 charity auction for 6 7 million.
Ruby and diamond latticework necklace 13 million.
The ruby has been set between hexagonal diamonds to create an exquisitely beautiful piece of jewelry.
The etcetera burmese ruby necklace is rated as the most expensive ruby based necklace in history as it was sold for a whopping 6 4 million at a christie s auction in hong kong in november 2013.