Smith, Marcell Nelson, 1854- [from old catalog] · Boston, Mass., Printed for Smith Patterson company by Griffith-Stillings press · leaf 77
s is also im-portant. Since fine rubies of all sizes areextremely rare, the price increases very rapidlywith an increase in size, and a fine ruby of moreValue than four carats commands an extraordinaryprice and can be said to be the most valuable ofall gems, exceeding greatly a diamond of… … RUBIES 55 rose tint to the deepest carmine, but the rarestand most valuable shade is that known as PigeonBlood. This is the color of arterial blood. Theruby has always been greatly admired, and Rus-kin calls the ruby in the British Crown themost beautiful gem he has ever seen. The finest rubies…
Precious stones · Gems
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