Largest Kashmir sapphire ever auctioned shines, fetches $3.9 mn
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Last Updated: May 12, 2021, 02:44 PM IST
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The Kashmir sapphire, a 55.19 carat gem, was formerly in the collection of Maureen Constance Guinness, a marchioness of the aristocratic Anglo-Irish brewing family, who died in 1998
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GENEVA: A Savoy royal tiara which everyone could try on via Instagram, and the largest Kashmir sapphire ever auctioned sold for millions of dollars each on Tuesday. The tiara went for $1.6 million and the sapphire fetched $3.9 million when the historic treasures went under the hammer at Sotheby s auction house in Geneva. The tiara was kept in the Italian House of Savoy royal dynasty for more than 150 years. It was bought by an Asian collector, Sotheby s told AFP.
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The largest Kashmir sapphire ever to appear at auction is viewed ahead of the Sotheby s sale in Geneva. Getty Images
A Sotheby s employee displays a diamond and pearl tiara passed down through generations of the Italian royal family. AP Photo
An employee displays a diamond necklace, Harry Winston, circa 1973, set with eight pear-shaped diamonds weighing from 3.77 to 20.72 carats representing a total of 280 carats. EPA
A diamond ring set with a 40.08 carat square emerald-cut D colour flawless IIa diamond. It is estimated to sell for between $3.7 million - $4.5 million US Dollars. AP Photo