Red Scarlet by James W.Currens

Burma, now Myanmar, produces the world's finest rubies. The Mogok Stone Tract in Upper Burma has been the source of the world's most valuable rubies for over 800 years, dubbed 'pigeon's blood' due to the intensity and tone of their extraordinary color. Pigeon's blood rubies are the benchmark by which all rubies are measured because of their brilliant red and unusual degrees of transparency. Pigeon's blood rubies are only found in extremely small numbers and are the baseline by which all rubies are judged.

The Red Scarlet is a beautiful necklace with twenty-six graded oval-shaped Pigeon Blood rubies weighing 1.27 to 5.38 carats. A cluster of marquise and pear-shaped diamonds, placed in platinum and 18 carat yellow gold, enhances the beauty of each ruby. Rubies are frequently treated to increase their color, but these stones have been spared. It is incredibly difficult to locate rubies of the quality, size, color, and clarity depicted in this necklace. The floral impression created by the rubies and diamonds makes the necklace look like a flower bouquet.

Price: $5.1 million