A 10.33-carat Burmese ruby sold for an impressive $5.5 million after a six-minute bidding war among two bidders on the phone and one in the New York saleroom at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction.

Both the diamonds were discovered in mines inm Africa. A 55.2-carat diamond was recently sold for nearly $35 million at an auction in New York, according to a report in CNN. The ruby has become both ...

The just completed Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale in New York is the first auction to sell two items for more than $30 million. The first is the “Estrela de Fura,” a 55.22-carat Mozambique ruby ...

A 55.22-carat ruby has become both the largest and most valuable gem of its kind ever to sell at auction, netting $34.8 million on Thursday. The stone went under the hammer in New York in June, less ...

The current record for a ruby sold at auction was achieved by the Sunrise Ruby. This 25.59-carat Burmese stone hammered down for $30.3 million at Sotheby’s Geneva in May 2015. This price also ...

The Estrela de Fura, or ‘Star of Fura’ in Portuguese, was unearthed from Fura’s Montepuez mine in July 2022, weighing a whopping 101 carats as a rough gemstone The current world record for a ruby sale ...

The largest, and most expensive ruby to ever be auctioned off will be hitting the blocks at Sotheby’s. It’s called the Estrela de Fura, or Star of Fura in Portuguese, and it’s a 55.22-carat ruby.

Ruby has been a noteworthy and symbolic gem from ancient times through this modern time. The vibrant red rubies represent qualities such as nobility, purity, and passion. Let’s look at the various ...