Top Ten Most Expensive Pieces of Diamond Jewellery

Top Ten Most Expensive Pieces of Diamond Jewellery
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The world's most expensive piece of jewellery is believed to be the ultra-rare blue diamond ring in a white-gold band, crafted by Swiss master Chopard (pictured). The piece is valued to be a cool 9.86million, reported The Daily Mail newspaper.

In second place is the British jeweler Garrard's Heart Of The Kingdom Ruby, a 40.63-carat Burma ruby on a 155-carat diamond necklace, worth 8.48million.

An auction sale at Sotheby's once raised 4.84million for a Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond Ring in October 2007 and at the same Sotheby sale in Hong Kong, a sautoir (loose necklace) with a 47-carat green emerald, was sold for 1.6million.

When Beyoncé married rapper Jay-Z last year she wore an 18-carat emerald-shaped diamond in platinum band worth 3million by Lorraine Schwartz. Following closely in the sparkly stakes is the 24-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring given to socialite Paris Hilton by shipping heir Paris Latsis in 2005, worth 2.85million.

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, who got married in January, showed off a diamond-heavy gold Venus Necklace by H.Stern, worth 1.92million.

De Beers' Marie Antoinette Necklace takes sixth place in the line-up, according to the newspaper, with 2.24million worth of diamonds.

When actor Ben Affleck proposed to singer and actress Jennifer Lopez in 2002, he popped the big question with a 6.1-carat pink diamond ring from Harry Winston, valued at 727,000.

Rounding up the top ten most expensive pieces of jewellery are Jennifer Lopez's diamond earrings worn at the 2007 Oscars, from New Yorker Lorraine Schwartz, at a sparkly 170,000.

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