The Auction Where an Empire Sold Cheap
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Inside Christie's, the jewels were laid out on velvet trays, each one a small sun catching the candlelight. But the buyers knew the seller's desperation, and their bids were cold, calculated, and low. The auctioneer's chant became the empire's death knell. Full video — The Night a Queen's Jewels Paid for a War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_4vJiHYcDA
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