Gina Lollobrigida’s jewellery collection was the centrepiece of an epic auction of
Magnificent and Noble Jewels which saw nearly 650 lots selling for a
combined total of $78,229,556.
The auction house said the collection went for twice as much as the original estimate.
More than 20 of her pieces - many created by Italian jeweller Bulgari - went under the hammer on Tuesday.
"So often women are lucky enough to be given jewellery, but when you have an actress, a famous lady, who has chosen the jewellery herself it makes it that much more interesting," said David Bennett of Sotheby's Geneva.
The 85-year-old said some of the money would go towards an international hospital for stem-cell treatment.
The Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale, which included jewellery from other sellers, also featured a yellow diamond reportedly once owned by a Shah of Persia that sold for just under $3m.
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