Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite
Sotheby's held this sale on Oct 07, 2015. Lots recorded here from the house’s published result: 1. Every row carries the realised total and the price per carat.
- Sale date
- Oct 07, 2015
- House
- Sotheby's
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Lots recorded here
- 1
Lots recorded
The coloured-stone lots this ledger tracks, not the whole catalogue. Unsold lots are kept with their estimates.
| Sale | Lot and species | Realised | Per carat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1860Sotheby's | The Jewel of Kashmir, an exceptional sapphire and diamond ringKashmir sapphire record, 2015 Sapphire27.68 ct · None · American Gemological Laboratories, LLCsothebys.com | HKD 52,280,000Estimate HKD 48,000,000 – HKD 55,000,000 | HKD 1,888,728.32 |
Notes on individual lots
- Lot 1860
The Jewel of Kashmir, an exceptional sapphire and diamond ring
Kashmir origin (no Kashmir row exists in this register's origin taxonomy). AGL CS 62143 (2 July 2014), Gubelin 14070301 (13 August 2014), SSEF 77842 (9 January 2015): natural, Kashmir, no indications of heating or clarity enhancement. Sold for HKD 52,280,000 per Sotheby's own editorial. Forbes reported a world per-carat record for a Kashmir sapphire at USD 242,145; IDEX later cites 243,703. Surpassed per carat by the Regent Kashmir in 2025.
Sources
Every catalogue entry behind the figures on this page, with the date each was read. Where a house has since amended its published result, that date tells you which version this record reflects.
- Magnificent Jewels and JadeiteSotheby'ssothebys.com