Most Expensive Pieces Of Jewelry In The World
Most Expensive Pieces Of Jewelry In The World
21. Bulgari Two Stone Diamond Ring
This easily becomes one of the most expensive rings in the world due to the two large diamonds it contains. Created in 1972 from the Bulgari collection, an Asian collector willingly bought the ring for $15.7 million after an intense bidding war.
22. Heart of the Ocean Diamond
Gloria Stuart wore one of the most expensive jewels ever at the 1998 Academy Awards. This Harry Winston Sapphire has an estimated price of $20 million and is an exact replica of the piece of jewelry from the Titanic. It is the most expensive piece of jewelry ever worn at the Oscars and replicas are being sold for $3.5 million in auction sales.
23. The Wittelsbach Graff Diamond
Sold for $24.3 million to Laurence Graff in 2008, it was rumored to be the diamond from the Indian Kingdom of Golkonda and that King Philip IV Spain bought it to include in the dowry of his teenage daughter, Margaret Teresa, in the year of 1664.
24. The $30 Million Diamond Bikini
The record price for a single piece of jadeite jewelry was set at the November 1997 Christies Hong Kong sale: Lot 1843, the
25. The Graff Pink
Said to be the most expensive piece of jewelry in the world, it was sold for a staggering price of $46 million in November 2010. Famously known as
26. L Incomparable Diamond Necklace
The LIncomparable Diamond Necklace has the World Record as the most valuable necklace in the world. This diamond piece, weighs 637 carats, with the worlds largest internally flawless diamond as its centrepiece. The Incomparable diamond is yellow in shade, and weighs 407.48 carats, discovered over 30 years ago by a young girl, when it was a massive 890 carat byproduct of a diamond mining, and took the Mouawad Jewelry over four years to polish it and craft it into a necklace of $55 million with 91 diamonds of various cuts, including 229.52 carat white diamonds, set in 18 carat rose gold.
27. The Graff Vivid Yellow
$16.3 Million English jeweller Laurence Graff and his company, Graff Diamonds, are giants in the world of jewelry. Its not surprising, therefore, that we come across another piece of jewellery by Graff. In this instance, the Graff Vivid Yellow is a 100 carat yellow diamond mounted in gold with diamonds on the band. The massive stone fetched a world record for yellow diamonds when it went up for auction at Sothebys Geneva. It had originally been a 190 carat rough diamond which Graff purchased in South Africa. In total, it took nine months of cutting to get the diamond to the point we see it today.
28. The Blue Belle of Asia
Sold at Christies Geneva in 2014, the Blue Belle of Asia is the fourth largest faceted sapphire in history. The cushion shaped sapphire weighs in at a little over 392.5 carats and set a world record for sapphire price. However, dont get too upset, you get more for your $17.3 million than just a massive gem stone. In addition to the Ceylon sapphire, the piece includes a diamond covered gold neckchain and diamond covered tassels which extend downward from the sapphire. Just think of it as a really sparkly and expensive Bolo tie.
29. 1912 Cartier Diamond Brooch
Officially known as
30. The Winston Blue
At 13.22 carats, this piece was actually marketed and sold as an engagement ring. Before 2014, only a handful of blue diamonds weighing between 10 and 12 carats had ever been sold at auction. So, when this 13+ carat monster came across the auction block at Christies in Geneva, it was believed it would bring in at least $21 million. The background of the diamond is not well known, although most experts agree that the diamond likely came from South Africa where most of the worlds blue diamonds originate.
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