Apr. 20 at 11:04 AM
$BID to offer the “Estrela de FURA,” the world’s largest ruby, at an upcoming auction this summer, the auction house said in a statement. With an estimate of over +
$30M, the 55.22-carat gem is also poised to become the most valuable ruby ever sold at auction. Unearthed in Mozambique in July 2022, it is referred to as “pigeon’s blood,” a color traditionally associated with rubies mined from Burma, said Sotheby’s. The gem is also rich in chromium, which supposedly radiates a red fluorescence when exposed to sunlight.