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. The 18th century ...

Experts believe some of the diamonds may be linked to the infamous “Affair of the Diamond Necklace ... that tainted the reputation of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.

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 ...

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 ...

Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty An extremely rare diamond necklace with possible historical links to Marie Antoinette has been sold at auction for nearly $5 million. On Wednesday, Nov.

A diamond necklace with a possible link to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, has sold for $4.8 million at auction. The glittering, 300-carat necklace is laden with gems that may have ...

The necklace is believed to contain diamonds from the infamous 1785 Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which saw Marie Antoinette’s reputation left in tatters just eight years ahead of her execution.