{"id":17520,"date":"2014-11-13T13:52:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T11:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=17520"},"modified":"2024-10-04T18:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T16:30:32","slug":"rubino-71-milioni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/rubino-71-milioni\/","title":{"rendered":"A 7.1 Million Ruby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Christie\u2019s, it\u2019s Sotheby\u2019s turn to boast precious auction records: in Geneva, the Graff Ruby, \u201ca gem among gems,\u201d was sold for 8.6 million dollars (about 7.1 million euros), a world auction record for a ruby. The Magnificent &amp; Noble Jewels auction was centered on the sale of the red gem, from the Dimitri Mavrommatis Collection. The ruby \u200b\u200bhas a cushion cut, weighs 8.62 carats, and exceeded its maximum estimate. It also set a new world record for price per carat. The spectacular jewel with a rare and precious pigeon blood color and associated with the finest rubies from Mogok, Burma, was not the only one to fetch a million-dollar price. Sotheby\u2019s also highlighted the world auction record for a Kashmir sapphire (6 million dollars, 5 million euros). The jewels from the Mavrommatis Collection also performed well, selling for $27.9 million, approximately \u20ac24 million. The natural pearl necklace that belonged to Queen Jos\u00e9phine exceeded its estimate and was sold for $3.4 million, \u20ac2.8 million. In total, the Magnificent &amp; Noble Jewels auction totaled $95.3 million, \u20ac79.4 million.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17524\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/asta-ruby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17524\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/asta-ruby.jpg\" alt=\"David Bennett, presidente di Sotheby\u2019s Svizzera e responsabile del Dipartimento di gioielli di Sotheby\u2019s Europa e Medio-Oriente, batte il GRaff Ruby\" width=\"709\" height=\"398\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/asta-ruby.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/asta-ruby-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/asta-ruby-250x140.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/asta-ruby-97x55.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Bennett, presidente di Sotheby\u2019s Svizzera e responsabile del Dipartimento di gioielli di Sotheby\u2019s Europa e Medio-Oriente, batte il GRaff Ruby<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Graff Ruby is a jewel that enchants you. A gem among gems and the most beautiful ruby \u200b\u200bI have ever seen in my career. The record price recorded also represents a true tribute to the great eye of Dimitri Mavrommatis and the true passion that the collector showed for beauty in all its forms&#8221;, commented David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby&#8217;s Switzerland and head of the Jewelry Department of Sotheby&#8217;s Europe and Middle East. Laurence Graff was also satisfied, &#8220;Mr. diamond\u00bb: \u00abIt was simple: Graff deals with the most beautiful gems in the world, and this is the most beautiful ruby \u200b\u200bin the world. We are very proud to own it for the second time\u00bb.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17528\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PAIR-OF-MAGNIFICENT-DIAMOND-EARRINGS-56-mln.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17528\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PAIR-OF-MAGNIFICENT-DIAMOND-EARRINGS-56-mln.jpg\" alt=\"Un paio di orecchini con diamanti. Prezzo di aggiudicazione: 5,6 milioni di euro\" width=\"709\" height=\"517\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PAIR-OF-MAGNIFICENT-DIAMOND-EARRINGS-56-mln.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PAIR-OF-MAGNIFICENT-DIAMOND-EARRINGS-56-mln-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PAIR-OF-MAGNIFICENT-DIAMOND-EARRINGS-56-mln-250x182.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PAIR-OF-MAGNIFICENT-DIAMOND-EARRINGS-56-mln-75x55.jpg 75w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PAIR-OF-MAGNIFICENT-DIAMOND-EARRINGS-56-mln-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un paio di orecchini con diamanti. Prezzo di aggiudicazione: 5,6 milioni di euro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17529\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RARE-AND-IMPORTANT-GEM-SET-AND-DIAMOND-BANGLE-CARTIER-EARLY-1920S-639ml.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17529\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RARE-AND-IMPORTANT-GEM-SET-AND-DIAMOND-BANGLE-CARTIER-EARLY-1920S-639ml.jpg\" alt=\"Un bracciale di Cartier degli anni Venti, con diamanti. Venduto per 639mila euro\" width=\"709\" height=\"483\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RARE-AND-IMPORTANT-GEM-SET-AND-DIAMOND-BANGLE-CARTIER-EARLY-1920S-639ml.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RARE-AND-IMPORTANT-GEM-SET-AND-DIAMOND-BANGLE-CARTIER-EARLY-1920S-639ml-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RARE-AND-IMPORTANT-GEM-SET-AND-DIAMOND-BANGLE-CARTIER-EARLY-1920S-639ml-250x170.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RARE-AND-IMPORTANT-GEM-SET-AND-DIAMOND-BANGLE-CARTIER-EARLY-1920S-639ml-80x55.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un bracciale di Cartier degli anni Venti, con diamanti. Venduto per 639mila euro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_17530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17530\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/zaffiro-47mln.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17530\" src=\"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/zaffiro-47mln.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con zaffiro del Kashmir- Prezzo di aggiudicazione: 4,7 milioni di euro\" width=\"709\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/zaffiro-47mln.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/zaffiro-47mln-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/zaffiro-47mln-250x169.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/zaffiro-47mln-81x55.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anello con zaffiro del Kashmir- Prezzo di aggiudicazione: 4,7 milioni di euro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Christie\u2019s, it\u2019s Sotheby\u2019s turn to boast precious auction records: in Geneva, the Graff Ruby, \u201ca gem among gems,\u201d was sold for 8.6 million dollars (about 7.1 million euros), a world auction record for a ruby. The Magnificent &amp; Noble Jewels auction was centered on the sale of the red gem, from the Dimitri Mavrommatis Collection. The ruby \u200b\u200bhas a cushion cut, weighs 8.62 carats, and exceeded its maximum estimate. It also set a new world record for price per carat. The spectacular jewel with a rare and precious pigeon blood color and associated with the finest rubies from Mogok,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[63,65,103,133,166,719,753,983],"class_list":["post-17520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-christies","tag-asta","tag-collana","tag-sothebys","tag-prezzo","tag-ginevra","tag-rubino","tag-zaffiro","style--link-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132020,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17520\/revisions\/132020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}