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Lollobrigida's earrings set auction record
A pair of pearl earrings belonging to actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for an auction record of $2.39 million at Sotheby's Geneva on Tuesday as the veteran Italian star auctioned off some dazzling jewellery.
Lollobrigida's jewels set for Geneva auction
Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida is putting up for auction in Geneva jewellery worth as much as three million euros with some of the proceeds going to help stem cell research.
Tsarist treasures set record at Swiss auction
Items linked to Russia's imperial family, including four letters penned by Tsar Nicholas II, fetched 1.3 million francs on the auction block, a Geneva auction house says.
Royal bracelet sells for 'double price' in Geneva
A conch pearl and diamond bracelet that once belonged to Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain fetched 3.2 million francs ($3.4 million) at auction in Geneva on Wednesday, more than doubling reserve estimates.
Historic diamond sells for $9.7 million in Geneva
<p>A centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty fetched nine million francs ($9.7 million) at auction in Geneva on Tuesday.</p>
Historic diamond to fetch millions in Geneva
<p>The 35-carat pear-shaped diamond Marie de Medici wore at her coronation in 1610, one of the world's most famous gems, is to be auctioned in Geneva on May 15th, Sotheby's announced on Tuesday.</p>