Emerald auction records
Recorded results for emerald at auction: 6. Every row carries the realised total and the price per carat. Origin, weight, disclosed treatment and the laboratory report are shown wherever the catalogue entry stated them.
- Lots
- 6
- Unsold
- 0
- Origins
- 2
- Last read
- Aug 22, 2026
USD 6,221,000
Mughal carved emerald necklace
Christie's · Magnificent Jewels · Jun 17, 2025press.christies.comThe total the lot achieved, including the buyer’s premium as the house published it. Highest in this ledger, not a claim about every sale ever held.
USD 305,515.52
The Rockefeller Emerald, a rare and historic emerald and diamond ring, by Raymond Yard
18.04 ct · Colombia · None
Christie's · Magnificent Jewels & The Rockefeller Emerald · Jun 20, 2017christies.comDerived from a realised price and a recorded weight. This is the figure the trade compares across sizes, and it is often a different lot from the one beside it.
Where the emerald came from
- Colombia5 recorded
- Origin not stated1 recorded
Per-carat benchmarks for emerald
No band yet holds the 3 comparable lots in one currency that a range needs. Thin bands are suppressed rather than smoothed.
Every emerald lot recorded
Realised and per carat are two columns of the same table, set at the same size. Order it by whichever you came for. Unsold lots stay in place with their estimates, because what did not sell is a price signal too.
| Sale | Lot | Realised | Per carat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 585Sotheby's | An emerald and diamond necklace, Bucherer Colombia · Oiled · Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEFsothebys.com | UnsoldEstimate CHF 480,000 – CHF 800,000 | — |
| Lot 612Sotheby's | A magnificent emerald and diamond necklace, from a royal collection Colombia · Oiled · Gubelin Gem Labsothebys.com | CHF 1,920,000Estimate CHF 800,000 – CHF 1,600,000 | — |
| UnnumberedChristie's | Mughal carved emerald necklace press.christies.com | USD 6,221,000 | — |
| Lot 404Phillips | An important emerald ring 20.49 ct · Colombia · None · Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEFphillips.com | CHF 1,330,500Estimate CHF 650,000 – CHF 850,000 | CHF 64,934.11 |
| Lot 126Christie's | The Rockefeller Emerald, a rare and historic emerald and diamond ring, by Raymond YardEmerald per-carat record, 2017 18.04 ct · Colombia · None · Gubelin Gem Labchristies.com | USD 5,511,500Estimate USD 4,000,000 – USD 6,000,000 | USD 305,515.52 |
| Lot 108Sotheby's | 34.40 ct · Colombia · Clarity enhanced · American Gemological Laboratories, LLCsothebys.com | USD 996,500Estimate USD 800,000 – USD 1,200,000 | USD 28,968.02 |
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.
- High JewelrySotheby'ssothebys.com
- High JewelrySotheby'ssothebys.com
- Magnificent JewelsChristie'spress.christies.com
- The Geneva Jewels Auction: THREEPhillipsphillips.com
- Magnificent Jewels & The Rockefeller EmeraldChristie'schristies.com
- Magnificent Jewels Including the Legendary Stotesbury EmeraldSotheby'ssothebys.com