Marie Antoinette’s pearl necklace sells for £28m

Historic pendant made more than 15 times its reserve price at Sotheby’s auction house in Geneva

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Model shows off the former queen’s pearl and diamond necklace
(Image credit: Getty Images)

A pearl necklace that belonged to the doomed French queen Marie Antoinette has sold for a record $36m (£28m) at a Sotheby’s auction.

The piece, originally valued at £1.6m, was part of a larger royal jewellery collection auctioned off an a special sale in Geneva.

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