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‘Jubilee Ruby’ Sells for $14 Million
The oval-shaped 15.99-carat gemstone topped Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale, becoming the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at auction in the U.S.
The oval-shaped 15.99-carat “Jubilee Ruby” topped Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale, becoming the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at auction in the U.S. when it sold for $14.1 million.
New York--The oval-shaped 15.99-carat “Jubilee Ruby” sold for $14.2 million at Christie’s Wednesday, making it the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at auction in the United States, according to Christie’s.
The ruby, set in a platinum and 18-karat gold ring by Verdura, topped the auction house’s Magnificent Jewels sale held Wednesday, with its final price falling within the range that Christie’s predicted when it announced the sale last month.
All told, Christie’s jewelry sale totaled $57 million.
Other top lots included a 10.07-carat brilliant-cut fancy intense purple-pink diamond selling for $8.8 million; a Type IIa, round brilliant-cut diamond weighing 40.43 carats garnering $7.2 million; and a ring set with a 54.62-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond that sold for $2.5 million.
There also was a ring set with a round brilliant-cut diamond weighing approximately 14.11 carats and set in platinum that went for $1.9 million, and another diamond ring with a 41.18-carat cushion brilliant-cut diamond that garnered $1.4 million.
Click through the slideshow below to see the auction’s top five lots.
The 15.99-carat “Jubilee” ruby, set in a platinum and 18-karat gold Verdura ring with diamond accents, sold for $14.2 million.
A brilliant-cut fancy intense purple-pink diamond, weighing approximately 10.07 carats and flanked on either side by a triangular-shaped diamond, realized $8.8 million.
This Type IIa, round brilliant-cut diamond weighing approximately 40.43 carats garnered $7.2 million.
This ring is set with a round-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut fancy vivid yellow diamond of VVS1 clarity weighing approximately 54.62 carats. It garnered $2.5 million, at the high end of its pre-sale estimate.
A ring set with a round brilliant-cut, D color, flawless diamond of 14.11 carats sold for $1.9 million.
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