Engagement ring given by Napoleon Bonaparte to Rose Tascher de la Pagerie de Beauharnais prior to their wedding on March 9th 1796. Two tear-shaped stones – a diamond and a sapphire – are placed in a gold setting that was sentimentally called toi et moi (you and me) in the 18th century. Each gemstone weighs just under a carat. The ring was passed down through the family of Hortense de Beauharnais until recently being sold at auction for $949,000.
