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Estrela de Fura – Gem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
AT 55.22 CARATS, THE RARE GEMSTONE IS THE LARGEST\u00a0<\/strong>& MOST VALUABLE RUBY TO EVER APPEAR AT AUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\nEXPECTED TO ACHIEVE IN EXCESS OF $30 MILLION\u00a0<\/strong>UNEARTHED IN MOZAMBIQUE AND CUT FROM A 101 CARAT ROUGH <\/strong><\/p>\nTHE WORLD\u2019S LARGEST GEM-QUALITY RUBY IN EXISTENCE – THE ESTRELA DE FURA 55.22 WILL HIGHLIGHT SOTHEBY\u2019S MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AUCTION THIS JUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cAlready in its rough state, the Estrela de Fura showed its extraordinary quality traits with a potential to become a one-of-a-kind gemstone. <\/em>
\nThe cutter was able to realize this potential and created a faceted ruby with an astounding 55.22 ct weight, displaying a saturated and homogeneous red color, combined with a degree of clarity unseen in any other unheated ruby of comparable size. <\/em>
\nTo see a natural ruby of this size, with such a combination of quality characteristics spared from treatment was considered almost unimaginable. <\/em>
\nThe natural ruby of 55.22 ct is setting a new record not only for Mozambican rubies, but also for rubies in general<\/em>.\u201d
\nThe G\u00fcbelin Gem Lab<\/strong><\/p>\nNEW YORK, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When FURA Gems announced its historic uncovering of the world\u2019s largest gem-quality ruby ever discovered in September 2022, the news dominated headlines the world over, prompting tremendous excitement and taking the gemstone market by storm. Unearthed from FURA\u2019s ruby mine in Montepuez, Mozambique in July of 2022, the gemstone \u2013 weighing an astonishing 101 carats \u2013 was subsequently named Estrela de FURA (Star of FURA in Portuguese), in a nod to its outstanding depth of color and size, and to shine a spotlight on Mozambique as a rich source of premium quality rubies. Even in its rough, untouched state, Estrela de FURA was considered by experts as an exceptional treasure of nature for its fluorescence, outstanding clarity and vivid red hue, known as \u2018pigeon\u2019s blood\u2019 – a color traditionally associated only with Burmese rubies.<\/p>\n