AN IMPORTANT RUBY AND DIAMOND RING, BY FRED LEIGHTON

Set with a cushion-shaped ruby weighing 6.30 carats, to the baguette-cut diamond shoulders, mounted in platinum and gold, ring size 5¼; Signed Fred Leighton. Price Realized: HK$7,047,500 ($907,154)

Accompanied by report no. 50866 dated 13 March 2008 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that the 6.30 carat ruby is of Burma origin with no indications of heating

Christie's. Jewels:The Hong Kong Sale. 28 May 2008