Most Expensive Stone Ever Sold

Later it was passed down to their son and then sold privately.

Most expensive stone ever sold.

Originally named the steinmetz pink after the firm that purchased and cut the 132 5 ct rough the pink star holds two world records. At the christie s auction it was purchased for 5 5 million or 305 000 per carat. Sotheby s is set to auction off a 102 carat diamond that could become the most expensive jewel ever sold to an online bidder. Above we featured the diamond as one of the most expensive gemstones and coming in at number 1 with a price tag of over 1 million per carat is the red diamond.

This stone most definitely takes the award for least well known gem on our list of the most expensive gemstones. The 18 04 carat gemstone got purchased by john d. This makes the emerald one of the most valuable gemstones in the world. That made it the most expensive emerald per carat ever sold.

The sapphire weighed 27 7 carats meaning it sold for just under 250 000 per carat. Meanwhile the recent world record breaker the pink star diamond was sold at a whopping 71 2 million for 59 6 carats or 1 2 million per carat becoming the most expensive gemstone ever sold based on its total price. Greek and roman mythology has been studied by philosophers since their inception. Graff pink 24 68cts 46 000 000 00.

It is the most expensive gemstone ever sold at auction and the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond ever graded by the gemological institute of america gia. The 10 most expensive stone statues ever sold. Sotheby s is auctioning off a 102 carat diamond which is expected to fetch between 10 million to 30 million and could potentially be the most expensive stone ever sold the new york city. Taaffeite wasn t identified until 1945 when a stone that was already cut and labeled as spinel underwent further testing.

When these gemstones sell they are the most concentrated forms of wealth on the planet. The most expensive emeralds ever sold identified as the rockefeller emerald were priced at about 305 000 per carat at the christie s auction. Pink star 59 6cts 71 200 000 00 pink legacy 18 96cts 50 375 000. The pink star diamond is now the most expensive gemstone ever sold coming in at a whopping 71 2 million.

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