Most Expensive Ruby Stone

15 99ct burmese ruby ring by verdura.

Most expensive ruby stone.

Ruby 1 18 million per carat. It is also known as the jubilee ruby. The world s most expensive ruby the sunrise ruby is also the world s most expensive gemstone other than a diamond. One of the most popular traditional jewelry stones ruby is exceptionally durable.

It set a record as the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at a us jewelry auction. Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world. April 2016 a 15 99ct oval cut burmese ruby ring made by verdura sold for 14 16 million at christie s new york. The ruby has been set between hexagonal diamonds to create an exquisitely beautiful piece of jewelry.

Fine quality rubies are some of the most expensive gemstones with record prices over 1 000 000 per carat. Sapphires have long been one of the most desired colored gemstones. The sunrise ruby a burmese red gemstone weighing 25 6 carats sold for 30 42 million 1 2 million per carat. The intense color balanced cut and incredible purity are rare in a ruby of this size which helped drive the price of this beautiful stone.

The sunrise ruby weighs 5 1 g or 25 59 carat. The sunrise ruby and diamond ring by cartier 30 335 698 usd. Sold by sotheby s at their may 2015 geneva auction this extraordinary ring broke records and likely a few hearts. The sunrise ruby is the world s most expensive ruby and for just over six months it also held the title of highest price per carat before being beaten by the crimson flame.

Any list of important gemstones cannot be complete without the mention of rubies in it. Being an untreated pigeon blood burmese ruby only adds to its desirability. This precious gemstone traces its origin to myanmar. Its colors always red can reach vivid levels of saturation.

Tanzanite 1 200 per carat black opal 9 500 per carat red beryl 10 000 per carat musgravite 35 000 per carat alexandrite 70 000 per carat emerald 305 000 per carat ruby 1 18 million per carat pink diamond 1 19 million per carat. In may 2015 it sold at auction in switzerland to an anonymous buyer for us 30 million. The sunrise ruby is the world s most expensive ruby most expensive coloured gemstone and most expensive gemstone other than a diamond. You may have seen the incredible changing color of this mineral where it appears to be emerald in light and ruby red in darkness.

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. Rubies are among the most valuable gemstones in the world and they are often referred to as king of gemstones by collectors. The sunrise ruby.

At over 10 carats bigger than it s main rival the sunrise is a truly exceptional ruby.