In 2015 an extremely rare burmese ruby was auctioned off at a sotheby s event in geneva for over 30 million.
Most expensive ruby color.
The sunrise ruby.
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.
The world s most expensive ruby the sunrise ruby is also the world s most expensive.
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.
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.
The ruby is noted for its prominent star pattern and attractive color.
The ruby weighs 27 74 g or 138 7 carats.