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The Sunrise Ruby [1] [2] [3] has been the world's most expensive ruby, most expensive coloured gemstone, and most expensive gemstone other than a diamond [2] [3] [4] until the discovery of the Estrela de Fura. Originally mined in Myanmar, its current name is derived from a poem of the same name, written by the 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi. [5]
The Sunrise Ruby was the world's most expensive ruby, most expensive colored gemstone, and most expensive gemstone other than a diamond when it sold at auction in Switzerland to an anonymous buyer for US$30 million In May 2015. [40]
Bahia Emerald [2]; Carolina Emperor, [3] [4] 310 carats uncut, 64.8 carats cut; discovered in the United States in 2009, resides in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, US
At 12.03 carats, it cost the aspiring father-of-the-year — felon status notwithstanding — over $48 million, setting a record for the highest price per carat ever paid for a diamond of any color.
The diamond is the largest cushion-shaped blue stone classified as "fancy vivid" ever to appear at auction. [ 2 ] The "Blue Moon" sale, according to David Bennett, the head of Sotheby's international jewellery division, set a record for the highest-ever price per carat and it made the diamond both the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction ...
If you’ve ever wanted to live in the world’s most expensive house, you’ll find it in Mumbai, India. The 27-story building towers over others in the skyline and boasts three helipads, 9 ...
The painting was sold at auction by Christie’s for $179,365,000 in 2015. At the time, it was the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol.
The pre-sale estimate for the diamond was US $27 million to US $38 million (£17 million to £24 million). The diamond was shown around the world prior to the auction in Geneva. It sold for US $46 million (£29 million), making it the most expensive single jewel ever sold at auction at the time.