Most Expensive Stone 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.

Most expensive stone ever sold.

While a variety of theories scriptural historical allegorical physical have been presented to support the foundat. The 18 04 carat gemstone got purchased by john d. The most expensive emeralds ever sold identified as the rockefeller emerald were priced at about 305 000 per carat at the christie s auction. That made it the most expensive emerald per carat ever sold.

Graff pink 24 68cts 46 000 000 00. Originally named the steinmetz pink after the firm that purchased and cut the 132 5 ct rough the pink star holds two world records. Rockefeller for his wife. 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.

This stone most definitely takes the award for least well known gem on our list of the most expensive gemstones. Later it was passed down to their son and then sold privately. The pink star diamond is now the most expensive gemstone ever sold coming in at a whopping 71 2 million. The sapphire weighed 27 7 carats meaning it sold for just under 250 000 per carat.

When these gemstones sell they are the most concentrated forms of wealth on the planet. The stone a 102 39 carat d colour flawless oval diamond could fetch. Sotheby s is set to auction off a 102 carat diamond that could become the most expensive jewel ever sold to an online bidder. The 10 most expensive stone statues ever sold.

At the christie s auction it was purchased for 5 5 million or 305 000 per carat. This makes the emerald one of the most valuable gemstones in the world. 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. Pink star 59 6cts 71 200 000 00 pink legacy 18 96cts 50 375 000.

Taaffeite wasn t identified until 1945 when a stone that was already cut and labeled as spinel underwent further testing.