The world's rarest and largest ruby ​​is up for auction, could fetch over $30.3 million

The 55.22-carat ruby ​​is set to become the largest and rarest ruby ​​ever auctioned in June. It is expected to surpass the previous record of $30.3 million, held by the Sunrise Ruby.

This ruby ​​is expected to be auctioned next June in New York (USA), less than a year after being discovered at a diamond mine in Mozambique.

It is the rarest and most valuable ruby ​​ever to come to market. Named Estrela de Fura (“Fura Star” in Portuguese), the ruby ​​is expected to fetch $30.3 million, Sotheby’s said.

Besides diamonds, rubies are also considered one of the rarest and most valuable gemstones in the world .

The ruby ​​originally weighed 101 carats in its rough form, twice its current weight.

The current auction record is held by the Sunrise Ruby, a 25.59-carat ruby ​​found in Myanmar that fetched $30.3 million in Geneva, Switzerland in 2015.

The Estrela de Fura was extracted from a rough rock by miners in July last year. Originally weighing 101 carats, it was almost twice as large as its current form, making it the largest ruby ​​ever discovered.

The world's largest and rarest ruby ​​will be auctioned in New York next June.

The giant stone is cut into smaller symmetrical shapes and polished, processes that remove impurities and enhance the ruby's color and brilliance.

A ruby ​​of this size and quality is almost unprecedented. Deep red in colour and of exceptional clarity, the ruby ​​has the traditional red colour of highly sought-after Burmese rubies.

According to SK&DS

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