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.
Mysterious diamond-laden necklace fetches 4.8 million dollars in Geneva auction
Geneva - A mysterious diamond-laden necklace with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for 4.8 million dollars at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.
Necklace some link to Marie Antoinette sells for $4.8 mln
Put up for sale by an Asian private collector ... The jewels in question were at the centre of a 1785 scandal known as the Diamond Necklace Affair in which a hard-up noblewoman named Jeanne de la Motte pretended to be the French queen and acquired the ...
Huge diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette scandal sells for $4.8 million
Editor’s Note: This article was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction’s conclusion. A diamond necklace that has been worn at two British coronations, and is thought to contain stones from the infamous necklace at the ...
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.
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