10 World's Most Expensive Antiques Ever Sold

By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 22 October 2011, 01:01 IST
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Bangalore: Antique is an old collectible item that is desirable because of its age, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, and other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human society. Every antique present in this world has its own antique values and attractive features that were once used by Royal heads. Let's have a look about such expensive antiques which has maintained its value and presence that is carried on through times. Emerald & Diamond Tiara
Emerald
This emerald and diamond tiara is said to have belonged to the wife of the French emperor Napoleon III. It was originally commissioned by Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck, a German prince, for Katharina who was his second wife. The buyer remains anonymous at this time. The cost of this precious antique is 7,994,484 euros.

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