Diamond, Marie Antoinette

Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8m
Experts say some of the stones in the piece are a match with the original diamonds central to a royal scandal.
Diamond Necklace With Mysterious Past Sells For Nearly $5 Million
The may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually trigger the French Revolution.
Rare 300-carat diamond necklace with links to Marie Antoinette fetches €4.5m in Geneva auction
Composed of approximately 300 carats of old mine-cut diamonds, the historic piece was once worn during royal coronations and is rumoured to hold ties to the scandal that tainted Marie Antoinette’s reputation.
Necklace some link to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8 mln
Since the Revolution, the Diamond Necklace Affair has inspired several works of literature and films. The diamonds of the original necklace, crafted in the 1770s, were later sold piecemeal on the black market and so are almost impossible to trace.
Marie Antoinette's 'scandalous' necklace, seen at The Queen's coronation, heads to auction
Tobias Kormind, managing director of Europe’s largest online diamond jeweller 77 Diamonds, shared his thoughts on the jewellery's historic allure: "A scandalous link to Marie Antoinette and the dramatic end of the French monarchy, this historic necklace, which is unusually intact for a Georgian jewel, has it all."
Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette's downfall sells for £3.7m
A necklace believed to contain jewels from the infamous Marie Antoinette "Affair of the Diamond Necklace" has been sold for £3.7m.
Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8 million
A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of France, Marie Antoinette, sold at auction in Geneva on Wednesday for 4.26 million Swiss francs ($4.
Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette scandal sells for $4.8 million
A 300-carat necklace, whose diamonds have been linked to a scandal involving the last French queen Marie Antoinette, sold Wednesday for nearly $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva.
Mysterious diamond necklace linked to queen's demise sells for $4.8 million
The necklace containing around 300 carats of diamonds was bought by an unidentified woman who put in her bid over the phone, Sotheby's said.
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Necklace Linked to Marie Antoinette’s Demise up For Auction
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Diamond Necklace Possibly Linked to Marie Antoinette's Demise up for Auction
Diamond Necklace Possibly Linked to Marie ... were later sold piecemeal on the black market so are almost impossible to trace. However, some experts say the quality and age of the diamonds point ...