Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets fetch £7m at auction

Price for two items smashes pre-sale estimates amid growing interest in former French queen’s belongings Two diamond bracelets that Marie Antoinette sent away in a wooden chest for safekeeping before she was guillotined during the French Revolution, have sold at auction in Geneva for 7.46m Swiss francs (£7.04m). The sum was several times higher than the pre-sale estimate, amid a growing interest in items of jewellery and clothing belonging to the former French queen. The buyer was bidding by telephone and not identified. Continue reading...
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