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Amin Jaffer, International Director, Asian Art at Christie’s London, selects the object of the week from the seasonal line up at the famed auction house.
A Superb Ruby And Diamond ‘Red Scarlet’ Necklace
By James W. Currens
Estimated Price: $3.5-5.5 million
Price realised: $5,168,590
The world’s finest rubies come from Burma, present-day Myanmar. For more than 800 years, the Mogok Stone Tract in Upper Burma has been the source of the world’s most desirable rubies, described as ‘pigeon’s blood’ due to the intensity and tone of their remarkable colour. Continue reading