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What Happened to Marie Antoinette's Jewels? Diamonds, Pearls and the Necklace That Launched a Revolution
Marie Antoinette was known - and eventually beheaded ... After Napoleon III was overthrown, the French Crown Jewels were sold in 1887. Eugenie, exiled to England, sold her personal jewels ...
Mysterious diamond necklace — possibly linked to Marie Antoinette'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, ...
Diamond Necklace With Mysterious Past Sells For Nearly $5 Million
The magnificent necklace may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually ...
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The story behind the dazzling £2.1 million diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette’s downfall
The Queen was falsely accused of defrauding the Crown jewellers by ordering but ... Louis XVI to purchase the necklace as a gift for Marie Antoinette, who declined. So the jeweller enlisted ...