Burmese Ruby Ring Auction

The most expensive ruby ever sold at an auction house the sunrise ruby that fetched over 30 million us dollars in 2015 beating all previously held records.

Burmese ruby ring auction.

Sold for chf 365 000 in 2016. Natural rubies above 5 carats are extremely rare so to have one over 14 carats is extraordinary which means that rubies of this size infrequently come onto the market. 23 66 carat burmese ruby and diamond ring. A third colored gem receiving attention is a 6 41 carat unheated burmese pigeon s blood ruby mounted on an 18k yellow and white gold ring surrounded by french cut diamond.

The top lot of the night was a 32 08 carat cushion shaped burmese ruby and diamond ring by chaumet which sold for more than 6 7 million a new world record price for any ruby sold at auction. The gemstone was formerly in the collection of luz mila patiño countess du boisrouvray. The claws holding the exceptional stone are set with inverted baguette cut diamonds mounted in platinum. It currently holds the title as the most expensive colored gemstone in the world.

Invaluable is the world s largest marketplace for art antiques and collectibles. Unfortunately these famous burmese mines are now almost fully depleted making burmese rubies ever scarcer and expensive. Look for pigeons blood red stones that have minimal treatments or if the budget does not extend that far look for a milky stone with good color. Buy online view images and see past prices for 5 23 carat burmese unheated ruby and diamond ring.

The sunrise ruby a 25 59 ct burmese ruby ring by cartier sold for us 32 42 million 1 266 901 ct at sotheby s geneva on 12 may 2015 a per carat and total price world ruby auction record. Buy burmese rubies gemstones. Queen victoria s ruby brooch. Cartier grabbed the auction crown in november 2014 at christie s geneva with their 23 66 carat burmese ruby and diamond ring popularly known as the the queen of burma.

Gem rock auctions has a large selection of burmese rubies online.