Trafalgar Jewellers' Top 20 Most Expensive Pieces of Jewellery In The World

TRAFALGAR JEWELLERS’ 2G TOP MOST EXPENSIVE PIECES OF JEWELLERY IN THE WORLD ELIZABETH TAYLOR DIAMOND RING 2076 MILLION Richard Burton's gift to Elizabeth Taylor in 1968 was a 33.1 carat potentially flawless diamond set on a ring. The ring attracted a price of £6 million at an auction in December 2011. EMPRESS EUGENIE DIAMOND BROOCH 19 £7.2 MILLION The brooch, owned by the wife of Napoleon III, is made of silver, gold and cushion-shaped diamonds. The brooch is valued at £7.2 million. CORA SUN-DROP DIAMOND WALLIS SIMPSON PANTHER BRACELET 18 17 £7.5 MILLION £8 MILLION Found in 2010, this stunning 110.3 carat jewel is the largest known yellow pear-shaped diamond. It was sold for £7.5 million at an auction in Switzerland in 2011. This is the world's most expensive yellow diamond ever sold at auction. The bracelet belonged to Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson and was made in 1952. The beautiful bracelet of a panther has ears made of diamonds, eyes made of green emerald and teeth made of platinum. The bracelet was sold for £8 million in 2010. It's rumoured that Madonna bought it. UNMOUNTED HEART SHAPED DIAMOND 16 16 [8.2 MILLION The unmounted heart-shaped D colour, internally flawless diamond weighs 56.15 carats and is also known as "Love At First Sight." The lovely diamond got £8.2 million at auction in Switzerland in May 2011. 15 EMERALD AND DIAMOND TIARA £8.7 MILLION The tiara is breath-taking and believed to be a part of Princess Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck's collection, is made of diamond and pear-shaped emerald drops. The tiara was auctioned for £8.7 million in Geneva in 2011. **** 14 HEART OF THE KINGDOM RUBY NECKLACE £9 MILLION The House of Garrard is the oldest jewellery house in the world. The Heart of the Kingdom ruby necklace is one such famous piece created by Garrard. With the cost of 9 million, the necklace has a large 40.63 carat Burmese ruby as its center piece. Complementing the red gemstone is a necklace with 155 carats of diamonds. BVLGARI BLUE DIAMOND RING 13 12 CHOPARD BLUE DIAMOND RING £10.5 MILLION £10.9 MILLION Blue diamonds are considered one of the rarest gem stones. They are found near boron deposits. This is an element which helps the diamond get its distinct colour. In addition to the oval cut diamond, Chopard has added triangular cut diamonds to the sides and mounted it on an 18-carat white This unusual two-stoned ring has a triangular-shaped blue diamond weighing 10.95 carats and a colourless triangular diamond weighing 9.87 carats, and was created in the 1970's. The ring made £10.7 million at a Christies auction in New York in October 2010. gold band with more diamonds. 10 HEART OF THE OCEAN DIAMOND NECKLACE 11 THE WINSTON BLUE £11 MILLION 10 715 MILLION This imitation of the necklace worn by Kate Winslet in the movie Titanic is worth £11 million and features a 15-carat blue diamond, making this the real deal, compared to other imitations that used sapphires as their centre piece. It was created by the jeweller Harry Winston. Made up of 13.22 carats, this piece was actually marketed and sold as an engagement ring. Before 2014, only a handful of blue diamonds weighing between 10 and 12 carats had ever been sold at auction. So when this one came up at auction it went for £15 million. CHOPARD 201-CARAT DIAMOND WATCH 09716 MILLION £16 This Chopard creation has 874 diamonds of different sizes with the largest being 15 carats. The mechanism is made up of three large diamonds that move apart, revealing the watch underneath. For this masterpiece it will set you back 16 million. THE HUTTON-MDIVANI JADEITE NECKLACE 0817 MILLION The Hutton-Mdivani Jadeite necklace made by Cartier has been worn by some famous people including Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton and Princess Nina Mdivina. The necklace has 27 emerald green jadeite beads. The finishing touch is provided by a ruby, diamond, platinum and gold clasp to secure the necklace and costs £17 million. 06 731.6 MILLION THE ZOE DIAMOND THE GRAFF PINK 07 (21 MILLION In 2014 Rachel Mellon, wife of the late philanthropist Paul The 24.78-carat pink diamond is a flawless and sold for £31.6 million to the British jeweller Laurence Graff in 2010. However, before this, it belonged to another famous jeweller, Harry Winston. Mellon, put this diamond up for auction at Sotheby's. The Zoe diamond was classified as a 9.75 carat vivid blue diamond costing £21 million making it the most expensive blue diamond in the world. MOUAWAD L'INCOMPARABLE THE PINK STAR 05737.7 MILLION 04£52 MILLION The most expensive necklace in the Guinness World Records, Mouawad L'Incomparable is valued at £37.7 million. This stunning, 637-carat necklace has a total of 103 diamonds all in different shapes. The 59.60 carat diamond is flawless and oval in shape, mounted on a ring. Measuring 2.69 cm by 2.06 cm, the diamond was auctioned by Sotheby for a massive £52 million in Switzerland, in November 2013. WITTELSBACH GRAFF DIAMOND RING 03 754.8 MILLION The Wittelsbach Graff is now a 31.06 blue diamond with flawless clarity, it is oval in shape and mounted on a ring. Laurence Graff sold the diamond in 2011 for at least £54.8 million. It started its life as a 35.56 carat blue diamond which was used in Austrian and Bavarian crown jewels, then in 2008 Laurence bought the stone and altered it to the dismay of many other jewellers. He removed 4.5 carats which actually increased the value. PEACOCK BROOCH BY GRAFF 02765 MILLION The London-based company has created this expensive Peacock brooch costing £65 million. It boasts over 1,000 gemstones and weighs 120.81 carats, with the blue diamond centre weighing over 20 carats by itself. LA PEREGRINA 01780.8 MILLION This 16th-century pearl has been through royal hands, including King Phillip II and Queen Mary I. The pear-shaped pearl was gifted to legendary Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton. In 2011, the pearl was sold in an auction for £80.8 million. BROUGHT TO YOU BY wwW.TRAFALGARJEWELLERS.CO.UK