@3kidzgems: The Blue Belle of Asia is one of the most famous and valuable natural sapphires in history. Key Facts and Specifications • Weight : 392.52 carats • Cut : Cushion-shaped (or cushion-modified mixed cut) • Color : Vivid cornflower-blue / peacock blue • Origin : Pelmadulla, Ratnapura ("City of Gems"), Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) • Treatment : Completely natural and unheated (confirmed by SSEF and Gübelin laboratories) • Setting : Mounted as the centerpiece of a gold and diamond tassel necklace (approx. 45 cm long), created by O.L.M. Macan Markar & Co. History and Provenance • Discovery : Found in 1926 in the gem gravels of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. • Early Ownership : Handled by gemstone dealer Macan Markar and sold in 1937 to British automobile magnate Lord Nuffield (founder of Morris Motors), reportedly for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. • Private Collections : The stone passed through private ownership and spent decades out of the public eye, including being examined in the 1970s by gemologist Theodore Horovitz. • Record Auction : On November 11, 2014, it was sold by Christie's Geneva from a Saudi estate collection for 16,965,000 Swiss Francs (about $17.3 to $17.56 million USD), setting a world auction record for any sapphire at the time.

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