Origin of name The “Star of Bharany Ruby” gets its name from the previous owners of this rare and unique gemstone, the House of Bharany, renowned dealers and collectors of antique jewelry, textiles, arts and artifacts and curios, based in New Delhi. The art and jewelry collection of the House of Bharany is so rare […]
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Origin of name The 2475-carat “Rajaratna Ruby” which was unveiled to the world by its owner Mr. G. Vidyaraj of Bangalore, India, at the end of the year 1986, was at that time considered to be the world’s largest ruby as well as the world’s largest star ruby, and was appropriately named the “Rajaratna Ruby” […]
Origin of name The 1370-carat “Neelanjali Star Ruby” has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest double star ruby in the world. The enormous star ruby of Indian origin belongs to the retired lawyer G. Vidyaraj who lives in Bangalore, India, and claims his descent from the kings of the […]
Origin of Name The “Gordon Star Sapphire” and the “Gordon Sapphire” are two different blue sapphires weighing 52 carats and 50 carats respectively, that once belonged to Aron S. Gordon, the founder of Gordon Jewelers, from whom the two blue sapphires get their names. While the “Gordon Star Sapphire” was set in a pendant ring, […]
S/N Name Carat weight Origin Cut/shape Present owners 1 Blue Giant of the Orient 486.52 Sri Lanka cushion Unknown 2 Queen Marie of Romania 478.68 Sri Lanka drop-shape cushion Unknown 3 Logan Sapphire 423.00 Sri Lanka rectangular cushion NMNH-Smithsonian 4 Blue Belle of Asia 400.00 Sri Lanka unknown Previous owner Lord Naffield 5 Unnamed 337.66 […]
Origin of name
The name reflects the type of gemstone and country of origin
The name “Star of Lanka” reflects both the type of gemstone and its country of origin. The gemstone is a blue star sapphire with a distinct six-rayed…
S/N Name Carat weight Origin Cut/shape Present owners 1 Lone Star 9,719.50 North Carolina cabochon star Harold Roper 2 Star of India 563.35 Sri Lanka round-cabochon star AMNH-New York 3 Le Cote d’Azur 397.095 Myanmar cabochon star Unknown 4 Unnamed-NGJA, Sri Lanka 393.00 Sri Lanka cabochon star National Gem & Jewelry Authority, Sri Lanka 5 […]
Origin of name
The brooch gets its name from the Russian Empress Maria Alexandrovna, the empress consort of Czar Alexander II, Emperor of Russia (1855-81), who purchased the 260.37-carat enormous Sri Lankan (Ceylon) blue sapphire at the Great London Exhibition held in 1862…
S/N Name Carat Weight Origin Cut/shape 1 Star of India 563.35 Sri lanka round-cabochon Star AMNH-New York City 2 Blue Giant of the Orient 486.52 S. L. cushion unknown 3 Queen Marie of Rumania 478.68 S. L. drop-shape cushion unknown 4 Logan Sapphire 423.00 S. L. rectangular-cushion NMNH-Smithsonian 5 Blue Belle of Asia 400.00 […]
S/N Name Carat weight Origin Cut/shape Present owners 1 Lone Star 9,719.50 North Carolina cabochon-star Harold Roper 2 Star of India 563.35 Sri Lanka round cabochon-star AMNH-New York 3 Blue Giant of the Orient 486.52 Sri Lanka cushion Unknown 4 Queen Marie of Romania 478.68 Sri Lanka drop-shape cushion Unknown 5 Logan Sapphire 423.00 Sri […]