Diamond Necklace With Mysterious Past Sells For Nearly $5 Million
The magnificent necklace may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually trigger the French Revolution.
Mysterious diamond necklace — possibly linked to Marie Antoinette'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.
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.
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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."
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Diamond Necklace Possibly Linked to Marie Antoinette Sells at Auction for $4.8M
The 300-carat necklace thought to be at the center of the infamous 'Affair of the Diamond Necklace' that contributed to the French Revolution sold at auction in Geneva
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.
Huge diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette scandal sells for $4.8 million
A diamond necklace that has been worn at two British coronations, and is thought to contain stones from the infamous necklace at the heart of a Marie Antoinette scandal, sold for over $4.8 million at an auction.
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.
Necklace Linked to Marie Antoinette's Downfall Sold at Auction
"There is obviously a niche in the market for historical jewels with fabulous provenances," Sotheby's jewelry specialist Andres White Correal said after a diamond-studded necklace with a possible link to Marie Antoinette's downfall sold for more than double the pre-sale estimate.
Diamond necklace linked to Queen Marie Antoinette sold in Switzerland for 4.5 million euros
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