Weighing in at 55.22 carats, the "Estrela de Fura" is the world's largest known gem-quality ruby - and this Thursday, the stone broke another record when it sold for a whopping $34.8 million at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Auction. The sum fetched exceeded the previous gem auction record -- $30.3M USD for the 25.59-carat "Sunrise Ruby" in May 2015 -- by over $4M USD, although it was technically a better buy: the "Estrela de Fura" cost roughly $530,206 USD a karat while the "Sunrise Ruby" went fo...
Weighing in at 55.22 carats, the "Estrela de Fura" is the world's largest known gem-quality ruby - and this Thursday, the stone broke another record when it sold for a whopping $34.8 million at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Auction. The sum fetched exceeded the previous gem auction record -- $30.3M USD for the 25.59-carat "Sunrise Ruby" in May 2015 -- by over $4M USD, although it was technically a better buy: the "Estrela de Fura" cost roughly $530,206 USD a karat while the "Sunrise Ruby" went fo...
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