By Kelly Allen For The Daily Mail
Published: 16:36 BST, 16 May 2019 | Updated: 16:37 BST, 16 May 2019
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An emerald and diamond necklace once owned by Catherine the Great has sold for £3.3million at auction.
The necklace featured a 107.67-carat pear-shaped emerald, which belonged to the Russian Imperial collection for over a century.
Catherine the Great, who had the longest reign of any female Russian leader, would wear extra emerald jewels when she had a tough meeting with her generals. She left her children an impressive jewellery collection.
In 1874, Tsar Alexander II gave the emerald to Grand Duchess Vladimir for her wedding to his son Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, according to auctioneers Christie’s.
A necklace which used to be worn by Catherine the Great, featuring a 107.67-carat pear-shaped emerald, sold at Christie's in Geneva
Catherine the Great owned the necklace before it was handed down in the Russian royal family and used in weddings
Grand Duchess Vladimir reportedly had the largest private jewellery collection of the early 20th century. Upon her death, her jewels were
