Worn at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the triple-row diamond tassel necklace is thought to contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette that would eventually trigger ...

She pretended to be Marie Antoinette, then absconded with an opulent, 2,800-carat necklace made of nearly 650 diamonds. Marie Antoinette was acquitted in court, but her reputation took a hit ...

A necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that prompted the downfall of the doomed French queen Marie Antoinette has been sold at auction for $4.81m (£3.8m). The Georgian piece contains about ...

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 4.2 million ...

GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - 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 ...