
Estimate
2,600,000 - 3,800,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
Set with a heart-shaped ruby weighing 7.45 carats and brilliant-cut diamonds, 18 karat white and yellow gold.
Approximate Gross Weight: 9 grams
Approximate Size: 5¼
Gübelin report no. 25074016, 16 July 2025: 7.45 carats, Mozambican, no indications of heating
GRS report no. GRS2017-070746, 7 July 2017: 7.45 carats, Mozambican, no indication of thermal treatment
The prestige and beauty of rubies continue to inspire admiration to the present day. In the 20th century, they were prized acquisitions of great collectors like Mona Bismarck, the Duchess of Windsor and Elizabeth Taylor and have long graced the designs of iconic houses such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Bulgari and Winston. In recent years, collectors and luxury houses alike have begun looking beyond the more traditional sources of rubies, such as Burma and Thailand, to embrace the extraordinary crystals now being found in Africa, most notably in Mozambique.
A ‘Crimson’ Mozambique ruby, is one of the most vivid, highly saturated rubies found in East Africa, celebrated for its exceptional clarity, intense chromium-driven fluorescence, and a color intensity that rivals historic Burmese stones. Mozambique rubies have become highly sought after and the ‘Crimson Red’ designation is being awarded by laboratories to only the few exceptional Mozambique stones that exhibit a pure red hue. This 7.45-carat ruby is one of the finest examples of ‘Crimson Red’ to appear on the market today.
紅寶石的尊貴顯赫與絕美風采,至今仍持續引發世人的無限傾慕與讚嘆。在 20 世紀,它們是莫娜·馮·俾斯麥(Mona Bismarck)、溫莎公爵夫人(Duchess of Windsor)以及伊莉莎白·泰勒(Elizabeth Taylor)等偉大收藏家夢寐以求的珍藏,並長期為梵克雅寶(Van Cleef & Arpels)、卡地亞(Cartier)、寶格麗(Bulgari)與海瑞溫斯頓(Harry Winston)等頂級品牌標誌性設計增光添彩。近年來,收藏家與奢華珠寶商紛紛將目光投向緬甸與泰國等傳統紅寶石產區之外,轉而擁抱如今在非洲——尤其是莫桑比克——所發現的卓越晶石。
這段文字的繁體中文翻譯如下:
「緋紅」(Crimson)莫桑比克紅寶石是東非所發現色澤最為鮮豔飽滿的紅寶石之一,以其卓越的淨度、鉻元素引發的強烈螢光,以及足以媲美歷史級緬甸名鑽與寶石的色彩飽和度而備受推崇。莫桑比克紅寶石現已成為市場上炙手可熱的追捧標的,而「深紅/緋紅」(Crimson Red)評級更是寶石鑑定所僅頒予極少數呈現純正紅色的頂級莫三比克寶石之殊榮。這顆重達 7.45 克拉的紅寶石,堪稱當今現身市場上最頂尖的「深紅/緋紅」傑作之一。