“A dazzling tiara featuring emeralds believed to have belonged to Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, sold for a record 11.28 million Swiss francs to an anonymous buyer at Sotheby’s… The diamond and emerald tiara, which German prince Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck’s commissioned for his second wife Katharina, was estimated to fetch $4.3 million – $7.3 million. It was top lot at a sale that netted 78.9 million Swiss francs, third highest for a jewellery sale, the auction house said.” w/ photos
