Rubies and sapphires of exceptional provenance and signed jewels were among the top lots at Bonhams New York Fine Jewelry sale on Tuesday. This is to be expected at a Bonhams sale, as the auction ...
A 10.33-carat Burmese ruby sold for an impressive $5.5 million after a six-minute bidding war among two bidders on the phone and one in the New York saleroom at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction.