Marie Antoinette was known - and eventually ... After Napoleon III was overthrown, the French Crown Jewels were sold in 1887. Eugenie, exiled to England, sold her personal jewels between 1870 ...

The necklace containing around 300 carats of diamonds was bought by an unidentified woman who put in her bid over the phone, ...

Sotheby’s in Geneva was sparkling last week as the historic sale of Royal & Noble jewels took place. Swiss society and the ...

The watch, which wasn't finished in time to adorn the wrist of Marie Antoinette, has been described as the “Holy Grail” of ...

The magnificent necklace may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually ...

and while it belonged to the French monarchy’s collection of crown jewels, Marie Antoinette did not directly own it. De Beers' Arpeggia Collection is a favourite amongst the A-List and it's ...

Experts say some of the stones in the piece are a match with the original diamonds central to a royal scandal.

A necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that prompted the downfall of the doomed French queen Marie Antoinette has been ... buyer was "ecstatic". The jewels were sold on Wednesday evening ...

A 300-carat 18th century necklace, whose diamonds may have helped fuel the overthrow of the French monarchy ... that tainted the reputation of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.