One of the most expensive Alexandrites from Sri Lanka was sold for at the Magnificent Jewels New York Auction for $557,000.00.

At 18.23 carats, the price would be just over $30,000 per carat.

The stone included a supplemental letter from the American Gemological Laboratories attesting to the rarity and prestige of the alexandrite.

4 years later, a slightly smaller Alexandrite from Brazil would fetch an even higher price.

In the Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Auction, an Alexandrite and Diamond Ring weighing 15.58 carats sold for 7,220,000 HKD, the equivalent of $931,000 or just under $60,000 per carat!

In 2017, at 9.99 carats, another Alexandrite from Brazil sold for