Most Expensive Ruby Color

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.

Most expensive ruby color. The ruby was donated to the smithsonian in 1965 by rosser reeves an advertising mogul after whom the gemstone is named. The ruby is noted for its prominent star pattern and attractive color. There are a total of 35 rare unheated burmese rubies on this necklace all of which are pigeon blood color the largest two of which are over 10 carats and weigh a total of 87 78 carats. Until may 2015 this necklace maintained the record of the most expensive ruby necklace at auction.

The ruby weighs 27 74 g or 138 7 carats. In 2015 an extremely rare burmese ruby was auctioned off at a sotheby s event in geneva for over 30 million. The cushion cut burmese ruby also of pigeon blood red color weighs 8 62 carats and is set between triangle shaped diamonds in a white metal mounting accompanied by bead. Another expensive ruby ring sold at a sotheby s geneva auction is the graff ruby which was sold back to an earlier owner laurence graff in november of 2014.

That s a staggering number which makes it the most expensive ruby ever sold.