{"id":16959,"date":"2018-05-23T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/?p=16959"},"modified":"2021-06-30T08:36:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:36:38","slug":"5-of-the-most-expensive-ruby-pieces-ever-sold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/5-of-the-most-expensive-ruby-pieces-ever-sold\/","title":{"rendered":"5 of the Most Expensive Ruby Pieces Ever Sold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The legendary biannual jewelry auctions in Geneva are right around the corner. With that in mind, we\u2019re taking a look back at some of the statement gems and noble jewels that have smashed records at auction in years past\u2014specifically, the history-making pieces that are fitted with rubies.
\nHere are five of the of the most expensive ruby jewelry pieces<\/a> ever sold at auction and a little information about each of them.<\/p>\n

The Sunrise Ruby and Diamond Ring by Cartier \u2013 $30,335,698 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sold by Sotheby\u2019s at their May 2015 Geneva auction, this extraordinary ring broke records and, likely, a few hearts. The center gemstone was a 25.59-carat Mogok Burmese ruby that was accompanied by a report from the SSEF (the Swiss Foundation for the Research of Gemstones) and from G\u00fcbelin (one of the foremost gem labs in the world). The reports verify the ruby\u2019s Burmese origin and \u201cpigeon-blood\u201d color and certify that there was no indication of heat treatment.<\/p>\n

The Sotheby\u2019s catalog noted at the time that the ruby \u201cdisplays a homogeneous and richly saturated ‘pigeon blood red’ colour, which typifies the finest of these gems. The depth of colour, combined with a high clarity and brilliance, all contribute to the beauty of the gem. The shape and finely proportioned cut provides vivid internal colour reflections.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ruby was set into a platinum signed and numbered Cartier mounting and flanked by shield-shaped diamonds weighing 2.47 and 2.70 carats each.<\/p>\n

The Graff Ruby Ring \u2013 $8,600,410 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another expensive ruby ring sold at a Sotheby\u2019s Geneva auction is the Graff Ruby, which was sold back to an earlier owner \u2013 Laurence Graff \u2013 in November of 2014. The cushion-cut, Burmese ruby, also of \u201cpigeon blood red\u201d color, weighs 8.62 carats and is set between triangle-shaped diamonds in a white metal mounting accompanied by bead-set round brilliant cut diamonds.<\/p>\n

A Diamond Brooch containing 10.10 Carat Burmese Ruby \u2013 $8,428,127 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At a November 2014 auction held by Christie\u2019s in Hong Kong, an incredible signed Cartier platinum, diamond, and Burmese ruby brooch fetched a whopping $8.4 million. The brooch contained a 10.10 carat Mogok Burmese ruby (\u201cpigeon\u2019s blood\u201d in color), and, according to the Christie\u2019s description, the ruby \u201cexhibits a saturated and vivid red colour combined with a fine purity and a very attractive cutting style. The tiny inclusions found by microscopic inspection represent the hallmarks of rubies from the classical ruby mines in Mogok Valley in Burma.\u201d<\/p>\n

The brooch was also outfitted with four triangle-shaped white, natural diamonds in its corners and twelve additional square-cut diamonds throughout.<\/p>\n

The Pati\u00f1o Ruby and Diamond Ring – $6,736,750 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In May of 2012, a 32.08 carat ruby set into a gold Chaumet ring with trapeze cut side stones hit the auction block. The ring fetched almost 7 million dollars at Christie\u2019s Geneva auction that year, and for good reason. The Pati\u00f1o Ruby once belonged to Luz Mila Pati\u00f1o, Countess du Boisrouvray and daughter of Bolivian tin tycoon Simon Pati\u00f1o, who was also related closely to Prince Rainier of Monaco. Countess Pati\u00f1o was known for her jewelry collection, which was largely auctioned off by her daughter to use for charitable purposes.<\/p>\n

The Queen of Burma \u2013 $6,084,559 USD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Once belonging to His Highness Khengarji III, the Maharaja of Kutch, the Queen of Burma ruby ring<\/a> was sold at the November 2014 Christie\u2019s auction in Geneva. The pinkish-red, oval-shaped Burmese ruby weighed approximately 23.66 carats and was claw-set into a platinum and baguette diamond platinum signed Cartier mounting. This marvelous specimen was sold at a for just over 6 million U.S. dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The legendary biannual jewelry auctions in Geneva are right around the corner. With that in mind, we\u2019re taking a look back at some of the statement gems and noble jewels that have smashed records at auction in years past\u2014specifically, the history-making pieces that are fitted with rubies. Here are five of the of the most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[97,826,614,352,18,384,2407],"class_list":["post-16959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-auction","tag-auctions","tag-expensive","tag-fine-jewelry","tag-jewelry","tag-ruby","tag-ruby-jewelry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16959"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19908,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16959\/revisions\/19908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}