Marie Antoinette pendant gets record $A44m

By Jamey Keaten
Updated November 15 2018 - 10:06am, first published 10:03am
The Queen Marie Antoinette Pearl and diamond pendant sold for a hammer price of $US32 million.
The Queen Marie Antoinette Pearl and diamond pendant sold for a hammer price of $US32 million.

A large, drop-shaped natural pearl pendant sold for a hammer price of $US32 million ($A44 million) at an auction of jewellery that once belonged to French Queen Marie Antoinette.

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