JEWELRY
Selected jewelry and gemstone auction results, ordered by USD sale price including buyer’s premium.
Scope: these three selected sales only. Highest reported USD result first; no inflation adjustment. Fee treatment follows each source.
The Pink Star Diamond
A 59.60-carat oval mixed-cut fancy vivid pink diamond. The highest price ever achieved for a diamond or any jewel at auction. Sotheby's Hong Kong, April 2017.
Total including buyer's premium. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 April 2017.
Estrela de Fura 55.22 Ruby
A 55.22-carat ruby from Mozambique. World record for a ruby and any colored gemstone at auction. $630,288 per carat. Sotheby's.
Total including buyer's premium. Sotheby's, June 2023.