A Romanov sapphire bracelet sells for $4.9 million at a Geneva auction

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Sotheby’s in Geneva recently sold a Romanov sapphire bracelet that exceeded expectations by selling for over 4.1 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million). The bracelet, featuring a nearly 198-carat cushion-shaped sapphire once owned by Russia’s imperial family, was initially estimated to fetch between 850,000 and 1.7 million Swiss francs.

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The cushion-shaped sapphire attributed to onetime ownership of Russia’s imperial family was billed as a very rare stone, and had been expected to fetch between 850,000 and 1.7 million francs ($1 million and $2 million) at the Geneva auction late Wednesday.

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GENEVA (AP) — A Romanov sapphire weighing nearly 198 carats on a diamond-covered bracelet sold for more than 4.1 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) at auction, vastly higher than the expected price range, Sotheby’s said. asserted

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