The legendary “pigeon’s blood” ruby is poised to make a giant splash at Christie’s this fall. Two pieces of high jewelry featuring the exceedingly rare red gemstone will go under the gavel at the Hong ...

It’s a rare jewelry auction these days where diamonds are not the most prestigious items for sale. This auction will break the trend as leading the sale is a Burmese no heat “pigeon’s blood” ruby and ...

Sophie Wessex, the wife of King Charles III’s youngest brother Prince Edward, is celebrating her 58th birthday on January 20. To mark the occasion, the jewelry experts at UK retailer Steven Stone took ...

A 25.59 carat "pigeon blood" ruby sold for a world record $30.33 million at auction in Geneva Tuesday while a rare pink diamond believed to have once belonged to Napoleon's niece fetched $15.9 million ...

For centuries, the Mogok valley in Myanmar (formerly Burma) was the world's foremost source for rubies. Hundreds of years ago, likely in China, the term 'pigeon's blood' was coined to describe the ...

A rare 25.59-carat Burmese ruby sold for a world record CHF28.25 million ($30.42 million) at an auction in Geneva on Tuesday. There was strong demand for coloured stones and exceptional natural pearls ...

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 13 (UPI) --An incredibly rare -- and large -- pigeon blood ruby ring sold for $30.3 million, shattering a number of records at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva, the auction house ...

A rare 10.05-carat ruby will be the lead item at Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on November 29. Known as the “Ratnaraj” (“King of Precious Stones” in Sanskrit), the auction house says it ...