Louvre acquires French jewels
From the Associated Press
The Louvre Museum has acquired a diamond-encrusted brooch that is among the few intact pieces of the crown jewels once worn by French royals.
The Louvre said Tuesday that it paid $10.7 million for the brooch at auction on Friday from unidentified owners in the United States, where the brooch had been since 1887 -- the year when many of the crown jewels were sold off.
Shaped like a bow, the brooch features two dangling tassels and 2,634 pink and white diamonds weighing more than 140 carats, the Louvre said.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
