A diamond-pearl-pendant of the French Queen Marie-Antoinette has achieved at auction in Geneva for a record price. The historic piece of jewelry was auctioned for the equivalent of just under 32 million euros, as the auction house Sotheby’s announced to s on Wednesday. The contract had received an anonymous bidder. The price exceeds the estimated price by a multiple of: Sotheby’s had given the value of the pendant with a large pear-shaped pearl, with between one and two million dollars.
The sale of ten pieces of jewelry of the 1793 executed Queen in total were taken around 38 million euros. A diamond-encrusted brooch brought in almost € 1.6 million. Were auctioned, also pearl earrings and a pearl necklace.
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Limanbet A stranger has paid for this trailer is 32 million Euro.
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the chief of The jeweller Le Vian, Eddie LeVian, smuggling was impressed by the pearl pendant. The piece of jewelry was “simply irreplaceable”, the price at the auction reflect far more than the pure value of the pearls and jewels, he explained. “It captures the imagination of everyone.”
The jewels had been smuggled in 1791 from France, as the Royal family wanted to escape the turmoil of the French Revolution out of the country. Since then, they were in possession of Marie Antoinette’s Relatives.
The Queen herself could not save himself. She died in October, 1793, at the age of 37 years as well as her husband, king Louis XVI under the Guillotine.
In October, the jewels of the last Queen of France had been issued in London.
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