1. CHOPARD’S WORLD WONDER
The world’s priciest bling is thought to be the ultra-rare blue diamond ring in white-gold band made by Swiss master Chopard – a bargain. £9.86million (chopard.com).
2. GARRARD’S QUEEN OF HEARTS
British jeweller Garrard’s Heart Of The Kingdom Ruby – a 40.63-carat Burma ruby on a 155-carat diamond necklace – is a mite cheaper at £8.48million
(garrard.com).
3. SOTHEBY’S SENSATIONAL SPARKLER
Sotheby’s set an auction record for jewellery in October 2007 when a Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond Ring went for £4.84million at its Hong Kong house (sothebys.com).
4. BERLIN’S ENTICING EMERALD
The same auction saw a sautoir (loose necklace) once owned by Broadway songsmith Irving Berlin, and adorned with a 47-carat green emerald, ring the tills at £1.6million.
5. FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY ROCKS
The famously extravagant French queen would surely have loved the Marie Antoinette Necklace –£2.24million worth of diamonds – produced by De Beers (debeers.com).
6. BLACK EYED BLING
When Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie tied the knot in January, she wore a diamond-heavy gold Venus Necklace by H.Stern (hstern.net) worth a mere £1.92million.
7. AFFLECK GOES FOR BROKE
When Ben Affleck proposed to Jennifer Lopez in 2002, he sealed the short-lived deal with a 6.1-carat pink diamond ring by Harry Winston (harrywinston.com) ) £727,000.
8. PARIS’S FIVE-STAR FINGER ADORNMENT
Not to be outdone, Paris Hilton‘s brief 2005 engagement to shipping heir Paris Latsis came with a£2.85million 24-carat emerald-cut diamond ring from a private designer.
9. BEYONCE PUTS A RING ON IT
Topping the lot, Beyoncé slipped on an 18-carat emerald-shaped diamond in platinum band when she married Jay-Z in 2008 – £3million via jeweller Lorraine Schwartz.
10. J-LO’S OSCAR WINNERS
Something cheaper? The diamond earrings J-Lo wore to the 2007 Oscars were worth £170,000 from Lorraine Schwartz. Find her New York boutique at 580 Fifth Avenue.
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