Most expensive ruby
- Who
- Sunrise Ruby
- What
- 30,274,10 US dollar(s)
- Where
- Switzerland (Geneva)
- When
- 12 May 2015
The 25.59-carat "Sunrise Ruby", set with diamonds in a ring made by Cartier, sold for 28,250,000 Swiss francs ($30,274,100; £19,552,200; €27,122,000), including commission, to an anonymous buyer at Sotheby's auction house in Geneva, Switzerland, on 12 May 2015.
The Sunrise Ruby originates from Myanmar. It is described as a "pigeon's-blood ruby" – the rarest and most precious class of rubies, distinguished by its intense colour.
Its original auction estimate was between $12 million and $18 million.