"The Sunrise Ruby has become the world's most expensive coloured gemstone, selling for $30M at auction, with costs. It was sold in Switzerland to an unnamed buyer, and becomes the most expensive gem which is not a diamond."
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This Ruby related article was specifically chosen for this month, as All That Glitters just received the photo of our large, unheated, well cut, GIA Certed 5.67ct Ruby, photographed by the well-known professional gemstone/mineral/jewelry photographer, Jeff Scovil.
| An Incredible UNHEATED LARGE RUBY weighing 5.67cts!! |
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| Many gemstones (Sapphire, Ruby, Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Tanzanite and others) are routinely heated.
This partciular Ruby is Unheated and well cut with no blemishes on the surface due to voids, scratches, etc. -
also unusual in most Ruby/Sapphire unless faceted in the U.S. This is a very fine large Ruby and a very important gemstone, something that has
taken us four decades to find in our travels abroad and was thought to be very worthwhile to have in inventory.
Color is always difficult to capture correctly and even attempts to correct color can fail as the camera doesn't capture the color the eye sees. Then there is color rendering on various mobile devices which adds another layer and possiblity of incorrect color display. The color as described by GIA is Purplish Red. Depending on the lights one sees magenta (or purplish) body color but also red - all dependent on the lights available and the wavelengths found in those lights. This is one of those gemstones that one has to be seen in person, as that way the color is correct for one's vision/color perception, one can appreciate the cutting, brilliance, polish, sparkle etc. in real time as the gem is tilted, producing life, sparkle and various colors. A nicely cut, better than eye clean, 5.67ct GIA Certed Ruby, that is Unheated...very uncommon indeed. Origin is the land/country of Sapphires and Rubies...Ceylon. The most costly Rubies have been from Burma, with a fine red color, unheated and frequently seen as being sleepy due to fine inclusions. The Graff Ruby - an 8.62 carat Mogok Burmese Ruby set in a Diamond Ring, by Graff, sold for $8,600,410 ($997,727 per carat - Sotheby's Geneva, November 2014). The All That Glitters 5.67ct Purplish Red Ruby, very clean, well cut, unheated gem is not exactly in the same category as the Graff Ruby, but it is in a category of its own as gems like this are just tyically not seen on the market. (Yes, we have a nice selection of Fine Burmese Rubies also!) Measures approximately 11.71 x 8.92 x 6.75mm (essentially a 12x9mm) (egaj-15-54) Price Upon Request. |
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