This is of course the sunrise ruby.
Most expensive ruby stone in the world.
Yes rubies can cost a fortune.
So much so that one of the the most expensive colored gemstones ever sold at auction until this past may was a ruby.
The sunrise ruby weighs 5 1 g or 25 59 carat.
Another world famous ruby that also happens to be the most expensive ruby ever sold is the sunrise ruby of burmese origin which sold in may of 2015 at a sotheby s auction in geneva switzerland for over 30 million usd.
The most expensive emeralds ever sold identified as the rockefeller emerald were priced at about 305 000 per carat at the christie s auction.
This precious gemstone traces its origin to myanmar.
15 99ct burmese ruby ring by verdura.
The most expensive gemstones in the world and the ones that are most often traded are diamonds sapphire and rubies.
The ruby orignated from mogok in myanmar burma.
April 2016 a 15 99ct oval cut burmese ruby ring made by verdura sold for 14 16 million at christie s new york.
It set a record as the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at a us jewelry auction.
The ruby has been set between hexagonal diamonds to create an exquisitely beautiful piece of jewelry.
Top 10 most expensive ruby in the world ew editor last updated on july 10 2020 properties of large jewelry houses and private collectors who love beautiful pieces the rubies presented in this article are stones with high investment value coveted by many bidders and many characteristics define the price of rubies.
Why is a purplish red ruby the most expensive type you ask.
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 jadeite 3 million per carat.
Here is the top 10 list of most expensive gemstones in the world.
Above we featured the diamond as one of the most expensive gemstones and coming in at number 1 with a price tag of over 1 million per carat is the red diamond.
If you re interested in seeing more spectacular history making rubies check out this post.
The world s most expensive ruby the sunrise ruby is also the world s most expensive gemstone other than a diamond.
This makes the emerald one of the most valuable gemstones in the world.
Well there are two explanations for this.
Until recently the magic 1 million per carat mark was only achieved by colored diamonds.
The most expensive type of ruby is called pigeon blood ruby and is a ruby with a slight purple hue to it.
The sunrise ruby.
At 25 59 carats the sunrise ruby is a mogok burmese cushion shaped ruby set upon a cartier setting alongside two shield shaped diamonds that weigh 2 47 and 2 70.