EXCEPTIONAL AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, 18TH CENTURY.
SOLD YESTERDAY AT SOTHEBYS AUCTION IN GENEVA FOR 36,427,000 CHF.
The pendant was among 10 exquisite pieces which once belonged to Queen Marie Antoinette, all of which attracted fierce bidding. Together they realised a total of CHF 43.1 million ($42.7 million) against a pre-sale estimate of CHF 1.6–2.9 million ($1.6–2.9 million). These jewels had an extraordinary story. Before being taken into captivity, Marie Antoinette carefully wrapped her pearls, diamonds and rubies in cotton, placed them in a wooden chest and sent them to Brussels. From there, they were taken to Vienna, into the safe keeping of the Austrian Emperor, her nephew. Restored to Marie Antoinette’s daughter, Madame Royale, following her release in 1795, the jewels were then passed on to the Bourbon Parma family with whom they remained for the next 200 years.
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