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Rare Jewel From Russia’s Last Dynasty Set to Fetch a Fortune

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Sotheby’s A rare jewel said to belong to the last Russian royal family is expected to sell for over $2 million as a Cartier cuff. The piece is part of a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 11. The Romanov Sapphire, weighing over 197 carats, is one of the few documented Russian Crown Jewel gemstones that remain identifiable today. Grand Duchess Anastasia’s grandmother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, wore the sapphire at the 1903 Winter Palace Ball, considered the last great spectacle of imperial Russia. After the Russian Revolution that ousted Czar Nicholas II, the Soviet…

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    Rare Jewel From Russia’s Last Dynasty Set to Fetch a Fortune

    Sotheby’s A rare jewel said to belong to the last Russian royal family is expected to sell for over $2 million as a Cartier cuff. The piece is part of a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 11. The Romanov Sapphire, weighing over 197 carats, is one of the few...