MOST EXPENSIVE JEWELLERY IN THE WORLD

SAPPHIRE RING OF PRINCESS DIANA

Princess Diana is an iconic figure. No wonder the royal jewellery that

she wore which is now in the hands of Kate Middleton will be valued

at a price of £300,000. This ring was given by Prince Charles to

Lady Diana Spencer on their engagement. Aside from the actual price.

This ring is historically significant.

QUEEN MARIE OF ROMANIA’S SHELL SHAPED BROOCH

Once owned by Queen Marie of Romania this symbolic piece of

brooch made out of Pecten shell was used as a crowned monogram

for Princess Marie. It was crafted by C. Faberge and belongs to the

history of Russian Royalty.

QUEEN MARIE JOSE’S EMERALD AND DIAMOND NECKLACE

This interesting piece of jewellery was once owned by the

last royalty of Italy, Queen Marie Jose. She was known for having an

extensive collection of jewels including this diamond necklace. This

necklace contains 50 emeralds and a lot of diamonds.

It was created by Van Cleef and Arpels.

THE ELEPHANT DIAMOND

Containing emeralds, rock crystal and diamonds this piece was auctioned

at Christie’s in London and was once used as an adornment for the

Maharaja’s favourite elephant.

UNMOUNTED HEART SHAPED DIAMOND

This piece of jewellery is a  heart shaped diamond weighing

56.15 carats. It was originally cut from the Cullinan Diamonds,

the Cullinan 1 is now a part of Britain’s Crown Jewel collection and

was sold for a staggering  11 million dollars.  The diamond was part

of the Magnificent Jewels collection which became available for purchase

on May 2011. Christie’s (the seller) marketed the diamond as

“Love At First Sight,” and released it for

EMPRESS EUGENIE’S BOW BROOCH

This brooch was from Francois Kramer, circa 1855. It was originally

designed as an old mine and old European-cut diamond openwork

sculpted bow. Napoleon III had it made for his wife, Empress Eugenie.

Henri Loyrette, the President of Louvre, arranged a private sale with

Christie’s New York in order to bring this piece of historical jewellery

back to its homeland of France on April 22, 2008.

HARRY WINSTON’S DIAMOND DROP EARRINGS

These drop earrings aren’t just in demand because of the hefty price tag.

They are highly valued because they were made for the use of A list

Hollywood superstars. With 60 carats and 4 diamonds they also come

with a crested platinum set which can only be seen if inspected closely.

ANONYMOUS DIAMOND NECKLACE

With a 8.19-carat heart shaped diamond centre piece the owner of

this highly valued necklace remains anonymous.

QUEEN MARY’S DIAMOND RIVIERE AND LA PEREGRINA PEARL

It has an estimated price of $1,828,224. This was owned by England’s first

female ruler Queen Mary. It is considered to be one of the world’s most

exclusive jewels that include a Diamond Riviere. It was crafted from 34 old

cut authentic diamonds set in gold and silver and given as a gift by

the queen to her granddaughter Princess Margaret.