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Huguette Clark Had a Pretty Substantial Collection of Jewels

This Aug. 11, 1930 file photo shows Mrs. Huguette Clark Gower, daughter of the late Sen. William A. Clark of Montana, a copper magnate, in Reno, Nev.
This Aug. 11, 1930 file photo shows Mrs. Huguette Clark Gower, daughter of the late Sen. William A. Clark of Montana, a copper magnate, in Reno, Nev. Clark, the 104-year-old heiress to a Montana copper fortune who once lived in the largest apartment on Fifth Avenue, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at a Manhattan hospital even as an investigation continues into how her millions were handled. Photo: AP

Reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who died last year at the age of 104, didn’t just collect massive amounts of real estate and dolls. She also went in for jewelry in a big way, it has emerged. The dolls had to wear something, after all, and why shouldn’t something be a $8 million 19-carat pink diamond ring?

Huguette Clark Had a Pretty Substantial Collection of Jewels