Andres White Correns, senior director for jewelry declared: “We had said when we did the press conference for this sale that this was going to be the sale of this century — and I think that the results tonight prove that this is the case.” (AP)
A Russian buyer won Marie-Antoinette's memorial ring with woven hair for 447.000 swiss francs.
As reported by Le Figaro, Marie-Antoinette's Pearl pendant was acquired by a European man, bidding on the telephone, who wishes to remain anonymous. He outbid a middle-eastern buyer who was apparently on the floor.
Exciting news from France, The Musée de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris is said to have acquired Charles X's star of the Order of the Saint-Esprit, for 35172€
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