It’s a rare jewelry auction these days where diamonds are not the most prestigious items for sale. This auction will break the trend as leading the sale is a Burmese no heat “pigeon’s blood” ruby and ...

For centuries emperors, kings and warlords have vied for control over the valley of Mogok, north of Mandalay, once known as the "land of rubies" for its extraordinary treasure trove of jewels. Its ...

For centuries, the Mogok valley in Myanmar (formerly Burma) was the world's foremost source for rubies. Hundreds of years ago, likely in China, the term 'pigeon's blood' was coined to describe the ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Leonard Joel has been busy building a reputation as the auction house of big-ticket jewels and million-dollar-plus diamonds. It ...

They are the most expensive gems per carat on Earth - and Burma is blessed with an abundance of them. The trade in Burmese rubies is banned, but as a Live investigation discovers, the country's ...