Figure 1. The Burmese ruby beads in this multi-strand necklace were filled with lead glass. Photo by C.D. Mengason. Rubies filled with a high-lead-content glass as a clarity enhancement were first ...

These beads were the first examples of this lower-lead-content glass filling in Burmese rubies examined at the Carlsbad laboratory. On a GIA report, most of these beads would be identified as “rubies ...

Taking these rubies—96, to be precise—and combining them with a selection of diamonds, the Queen commissioned what we now call the Burmese Ruby Tiara. Controversially for some, to make the tiara, the ...

An exceptional Burmese ruby ring, which once belonged to the last Queen of Italy, failed to sell at Sotheby’s auction. The 8.48ct Burmese ruby ring once belonged to the last Queen of Italy, Maria-José ...

Rubies, spinels, and Alexandrites raked in millions for the houses. Phillips, meanwhile, will host its jewelry sale tomorrow. Sotheby's Burmese ruby and diamond ring The crown jewel was a 10.33 ...

Rubies, spinels, and Alexandrites raked in millions for the houses. Phillips, meanwhile, will host its jewelry sale tomorrow. The crown jewel was a 10.33 Burmese ruby and diamond ring from Sotheby’s, ...

Rubies, spinels, and Alexandrites raked in millions for the houses. Phillips, meanwhile, will host its jewelry sale tomorrow. The crown jewel was a 10.33 Burmese ruby and diamond ring from Sotheby ...