Saturday, 18 April 2015

Rare Burmese Ruby at Sotheby's London

I came across this amazing, extremely scarce Burmese ruby at Sotheby`s auction house in London`s Bond Street. Amid high security that included handbag scan and body scan, and furnished nicely with a Bellini, I checked out several pieces from Cartier.
 
The ruby  (see the ring, not a bracelet in the above photo) – the main attraction of the exhibition - weighs 25.59 carats and possesses uniquely deep colour – the rarest `pigeon`s blood` hue. It is named the Sunrise Ruby, referencing a beautiful poem of the same title, written by the Sufi poet Rumi.
 
Sotheby`s - one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, real estate, and collectibles -  organise regular exhibitions of beautiful jewellery, and other items that are planned for sale either in London or in other locations.
 
The estimate for the ruby is $12-18 million.

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