A pair of headpieces believed to have belonged to Empress Joséphine Bonaparte fetched well above their combined high estimate at the recent Sotheby’s sale in London.The pieces, which have spent the past 150 years in a private collection, realized GBP 576,600 ($763,657) at the December 7 London.
Two headpieces believed to have belonged to Empress Joséphine Bonaparte of France are set to go on sale at Sotheby’s after spending the last 150 years in a private collection.The tiaras, made in Paris in 1808, are expected to fetch up to GBP 500,000 ($684,629) combined at the December 7 London.