Most Expensive Stone Ever Sold

When these gemstones sell they are the most concentrated forms of wealth on the planet.

Most expensive stone ever sold.

Pink star 59 6cts 71 200 000 00 pink legacy 18 96cts 50 375 000. Above we featured the diamond as one of the most expensive gemstones and coming in at number 1 with a price tag of over 1 million per carat is the red diamond. 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. While a variety of theories scriptural historical allegorical physical have been presented to support the foundat.

The 10 most expensive stone statues ever sold. Graff pink 24 68cts 46 000 000 00. 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. Taaffeite wasn t identified until 1945 when a stone that was already cut and labeled as spinel underwent further testing.

There are less than 30 red. That made it the most expensive emerald per carat ever sold. This makes the emerald one of the most valuable gemstones in the world. At the christie s auction it was purchased for 5 5 million or 305 000 per carat.

This stone most definitely takes the award for least well known gem on our list of the most expensive gemstones. The most expensive emeralds ever sold identified as the rockefeller emerald were priced at about 305 000 per carat at the christie s auction. Rockefeller for his wife. The stone a 102 39 carat d colour flawless oval diamond could fetch.

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. Originally named the steinmetz pink after the firm that purchased and cut the 132 5 ct rough the pink star holds two world records. Greek and roman mythology has been studied by philosophers since their inception. Later it was passed down to their son and then sold privately.

The sapphire weighed 27 7 carats meaning it sold for just under 250 000 per carat.