GENEVA: A dazzling tiara featuring emeralds believed to have belonged to Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, sold for a record 11.28 million Swiss francs ($12.76 million) to an anonymous buyer, Tuesday 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 $5 million-$10 million. It was top lot at a sale that netted 78.9 million Swiss francs, third highest for a jewelry sale, the auction house said. “It is needless to say a world record price at auction for a tiara,” said David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby's Europe and Middle East jewellery department, as he brought down the hammer to applause. – Agence France
