Sotheby’s and Christie’s sold a combined $158,152,390 worth of jewels this week in New York, in sales that were dominated by spectacular named diamonds (flawless, colored, or huge), along with ...

Sotheby’s New York set two world records for gemstones today, one for a 55.22 carat Mozambique ruby known as the “Estrela de Fura 55.22” and one for a 10.57 carat fancy purplish-pink diamond referred ...

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 ...

Two world records were set today (June 8) when a ruby and pink gemstone sold for $34.8 million each at Sotheby's, making them the most expensive colored gemstone and purplish-pink diamond ever sold.

GENEVA, May 12 (Reuters) - A Burmese ruby weighing 25.59 carats sold for a world record 28.25 million Swiss francs ($30.42 million) at Tuesday's auction that saw strong demand for colored stones and ...

NEW YORK -- The world's most expensive diamond and ruby have been sold in the same auction -- a first in auction history. A 55-carat ruby sold for nearly $35 million at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The Estrela de Fura is the largest gem-quality ruby ever to ...

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An "ultra-rare" purple-pink diamond sold for a record 24.4 million Swiss francs ($26.6 million) at an auction in Geneva on Wednesday evening.The 14.83-carat stone, dubbed "The Spirit of the Rose," is ...