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.
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.
All About the Mysterious Diamond Necklace That Just Fetched USD 4.8 Million at Auction
A mysterious necklace with possible links to a Marie Antoinette scandal, sold for $4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.
Diamond Necklace Linked to Marie Antoinette Fetches a Dazzling $4.79 Million
A necklace thought to contain diamonds from an earlier necklace which embroiled Marie Antoinette in scandal has found success at auction.
Mysterious diamond-laden necklace sells for almost €4m
A mysterious necklace, laden with 500 diamonds and with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of French queen Marie Antoinette, has sold for 3.55 million Swiss francs (€3.8m) at an auction in Switzerland.
Mysterious diamond-laden necklace fetches 4.3 million francs in Geneva auction
A MYSTERIOUS diamond-laden necklace with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for 4.26 million francs (S$6.5 million) at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.
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.
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 Affair' which helped fuel French Revolution sold for $4.8 million in auction
A diamond necklace, potentially linked to Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday in Switzerland. The necklace, dating back to the 18th century, features approximately 300 carats of diamonds.
Mysterious diamond-laden necklace fetches $4.8 mn in Geneva auction
A mysterious diamond-laden necklace with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.Sotheby's said it was likely that some of the diamonds featured in the piece came from the famous necklace from the scandal that engulfed Marie Antoinette just a few years before she was guillotined.
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Huge diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette scandal sells for $4.8 million
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