The market decided, this Tuesday, November 9, in Geneva, when the hammer fell to nearly 7.5 million Swiss francs, or 7 million euros, for lot 13, the two diamond bracelets attributed with certainty to Marie Antoinette. At the top of the charts, she is the most expensive historical figure at auction since the record at 32 million euros, in 2018, at Sotheby's, of the famous diamond pendant adorned with a pear-shaped pearl of an exceptional size. .
Presented in their blue box marked with the queen's name, these two three-row bracelets of 112 diamonds, which can be assembled to be worn as a necklace, have seemed less dreamy.
Even if this price remains fantastic.
These pieces would not have been signed Marie-Antoinette, with their historical significance, they would only have sold for a few hundred thousand euros.
The magic of provenance has added the necessary zeros.
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After several long minutes, to take the auction from the end of the
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