A unique sapphire bracelet from the collection of the Russian Imperial House of the Romanovs has sold at auction in Geneva for $4.9 million, Sotheby's reported.
The gem, mounted on a bracelet decorated with diamonds and rock crystal, weighs 197.8 carats. Before the sale, the jewel was valued between 1.02 and 2.05 million dollars, the body said.
According to the lot description, the jewel was sold after the October Revolution of 1917. After that, pieces with this sapphire were repeatedly sold at auction. Its current bracelet-shaped design was acquired in 2015.