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Sapphire-diamond jewellery set once owned by Napoleon s adoptive daughter fetches $3 mn
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Last Updated: May 13, 2021, 06:08 PM IST
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Bids on the imperial consignment far outstripped pre-sale estimates. (In pic: Early 19th-century sapphire and diamond necklace, c. 1800, made with octagonal step-cut sapphires, rose and old-cut diamond, gold, 40.5 cm)
GENEVA: An imperial jewellery sale including a set of sapphire and diamond items that belonged to Napoleon s adoptive daughter fetched nearly $3 million at auction at Christie s in Geneva on Wednesday, as the rare sale of objects directly linked to the French emperor was met with great demand.
Bids on the imperial consignment far outstripped pre-sale estimates. There were nine items from the collection of Napoleon s daughter Stephanie de Beauharnais as well as a sapphire crown which previously belonged to Queen Maria II of Portugal. ....

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