most expensive pieces of jewelry in the world

Princess Diana is an iconic figure. No wonder the royal jewelry that she wore which is now in the hands of Kate Middleton will be valued at a price of $38,488. This ring was given by Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on their engagement. Aside from the actual price. This ring is historically significant.

Once owned by Queen Marie of Romania this symbolic piece of brooch made out of Pecten shell was used as a crowned monogram for Princess Marie. It was crafted by C. Faberge and belongs to history of Russian Royalty.

This interesting piece of jewelry was once owned by the last royalty of Italy, Queen Marie Jose. She was known for having an extensive collection of jewels including this diamond necklace. This necklace contains 50 emeralds and a lot of diamonds. It was created by Van Cleef and Arpels.

Containing emeralds, rock crystal and diamonds this piece was auctioned at Christies in London and was once used as an adornment for the Maharajas favorite elephant.

This piece of jewelry is a heart shaped diamond weighing 56.15 carats. It was originally cut from theCullinanDiamonds, which the Cullinan 1 is now a part of Britains Crown Jewel collection and was sold for a staggering 11 million dollars. The diamond was part of theMagnificent Jewels collection which became available for purchase on May 2011.Christies (the seller) marketed the diamond as

This brooch was from Francois Kramer, circa 1855. It was originally designed as an old mine and old Europeancut diamond openwork sculpted bow. Napoleon III had it made for his wife, Empress Eugenie. Henri Loyrette, the President of Louvre, arranged a private sale with Christies New York in order to bring this piece of historical jewelry back to its homeland of France on April 22, 2008.

These drop earrings arent just in demand because of the hefty price tag. They are highly valued because they were made for the use of A list Hollywood superstars. With 60 carats and 4 diamonds they also come with a crested platinum set which can only be seen if inspected closely.

With a 8.19carat heart shaped diamond centerpiece the owner of this highly valued necklace remains anonymous.

It has an estimated price of $1,828,224. This was owned by Englands first female ruler Queen Mary. It is considered to be one of the worlds most exclusive jewels that include a Diamond Riviere. It was crafted from 34 old cut authentic diamonds set in gold and silver and given as a gift by the queen to her granddaughter Princess Margaret.

English jeweler Laurence Graff bought this ring for $2.6 million during a Christies Auction. It became one of a kind due to the maroon central color of the diamond and even rarer due to the diamonds octagonal shape.