The royal jewelry sale, including a collection of sapphire and diamond gems belonging to the adopted daughter of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, fetched nearly $3 million at the home’s auction. Christie’s in Geneva, Switzerland.
This rare jewelry set includes 9 pieces including a crown, earrings, rings, bracelets and pendants… dating from the early 19th century and was a wedding gift of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine de Beauharnais dedicated to their adopted daughter – Duchess of Baden, Stephanie de Beauharnais.
The flawlessly beautiful jewelry set is being sold individually at Christie’s, with an initial estimate of 10,000-250,000 francs ($11,000-$275,430) each. Among these, the standout necklace and crown set with sapphires were quarried from gem mines in the Ceylon area, now Sri Lanka. 
Beautiful flawless diamond and sapphire jewelry set. Photo: Christie’s Notably, part of the Christie’s home auction this time is a sapphire and diamond tiara that once belonged to Queen Maria II of Portugal from the 19th century, which sold for the actual price of Rs. 1.77 million francs. While the 100.94 carat rectangular cut diamond in color D, is sold for a hefty price of 12.84 million francs. The sale ended, bringing in revenue that far exceeded the original estimate. 
Beautiful brooch of Emperor Napoleon’s adopted daughter. Photo: Christie’s Christie’s auction house representative – Code Fawcett said: “Today’s auction brought in 57.75 million Francs, equivalent to 64 million USD. This is quite a large revenue. This year will be a boom year, there will be More demand than last year and I believe this will be a good start to a great auction season. We look forward to many more spectacular auctions.” Christie’s’ latest auction comes shortly after another auction organized by the same auction house, selling memorabilia related to Emperor Napoleon on the 200th anniversary of his death.
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