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A dazzling diamond necklace linked to one of history’s most infamous royal scandals sold for an impressive $4.8 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva. The Georgian-era necklace, believed to have ...

A mysterious diamond-laden necklace with possible links to a Marie Antoinette scandal, sold for USD 4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday. Here’s a closer look at the necklace and its history.

(IDEX Online) - An historic necklace that has been linked to Marie Antoinette sold for $4.8m at Sotheby's Geneva, smashing its pre-auction high estimate of $2.8m. Seven bidders battled it out before ...

Some of the gems may have featured in a royal scandal known as the “affair of the diamond necklace ... necklace with a possible link to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, has sold ...

Marie Antoinette Boullard-Devé settled in Indochina in the early 1920s where she traveled and painted, depicting the local inhabitants and their culture. In the International Colonial Exhibition of ...

The necklace’s glittering history was also believed to be at the centre of the 1784 Affair of the Diamond Necklace scandal which damaged the reputation of Marie Antoinette. French aristocrat, Jeanne ...

96.5 x 122 cm. (38 x 48 in.) ...

Marie Antoinette was the daughter of Francis I, the Holy Roman Emperor. He betrothed her to King Louis XVI to strengthen ties between France and Austria, her native country. Marie Antoinette was ...