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Marie-Antoinette's diamond bracelets smash auction estimate, selling for $8.2 million

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Jack Guy, CNN A pair of diamond bracelets once owned by Marie-Antoinette, the last queen of France, have been sold for $8.2 million at auction, smashing their pre-sale estimate. The bracelets were part of Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction on Tuesday.

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  1. The Guardian

    Marie Antoinette’s diamond bracelets fetch £7m at auction (opens The Guardian)

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    Price for two items smashes pre-sale estimates amid growing interest in former French queen’s belongings

  2. Forbes

    Marie Antoinette’s Diamond Bracelets Sell For More Than $8 Million At Auction (opens Forbes)

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    The bracelets have more than 200 years of history backed up by art and documents from the period.

  3. France 24

    Marie Antoinette's bracelets dazzle at auction (opens France 24)

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    Two diamond bracelets once belonging to Marie Antoinette and imbued with her "glamour, glory and drama" according to Christie's auction house, sold for more than $8 million on Tuesday.

  4. KVIA El Paso

    Marie-Antoinette's diamond bracelets smash auction estimate, selling for $8.2 million (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Jack Guy, CNN A pair of diamond bracelets once owned by Marie-Antoinette, the last queen of France, have been sold for $8.2 million at auction, smashing their pre-sale estimate. The bracelets were part of Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction on Tuesday.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Marie Antoinette's diamond bracelets fetch $8.3M at auction (opens MyNorthwest)

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    GENEVA (AP) -- A pair of diamond bracelets that once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the famed wife of French King Louis XVI who met her fate at the

  6. Newsweek

    Marie Antoinette's diamond bracelets soar in value, sell for $8.2M at Christie's auction (opens Newsweek)

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    The bracelets had been in the possession of Antoinette's family for over 200 years and were expected to fetch between $2 million to $4 million before the auction.

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