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What Happened to Marie Antoinette's Jewels? Diamonds, Pearls and the Necklace That Launched a Revolution
After Napoleon III was overthrown, the French Crown Jewels were sold in 1887 ... in the Gem Gallery at the National Museum of Natural History. Twenty-one gray pearls that once belonged to Marie ...
Why the case of Ireland’s missing crown jewels remains unsolved after more than a century
Stored in a castle in the most guarded corners of Dublin, the jewels were taken from a locked strongbox that wasn’t forced open.
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 ...