Sharon Tate -- Engagement Ring Sells for $21k

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An engagement ring [b]Roman Polanski[/b] gave to[b] Sharon Tate[/b] before she was murdered by the Manson family in 1969 has been auctioned off ... and TMZ has learned it raked in more than $21k.

The ring was [url="http://www.tmz.com/2011/11/23/sharon-tate-ring-auction-house"][b]surrounded in controversy [/b][/url]-- with Tate's sister insisting it wasn't Sharon's "official" engagement ring -- but rather an "unofficial symbol of her relationship" with Polanski.

The auction house later produced a letter signed by Polanski, contradicting Tate's sister.

The controversy didn't seem to matter when the ring hit the block at the GottaHaveRockandRoll.com auction -- because the item sold for $21,260 ... well over the $10,000 starting bid.

So far, the identity of the big winner has not been revealed.
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