Diamond necklace may be related to Queen Marie Antoinette (X)
A diamond necklace that may have been linked to France’s former queen is up for sale Marie Antoinette It was estimated at $2.8 million at auction in November. The 18th century 300-carat necklace was made in the decade before the French Revolution in 1789 and last appeared in 1973, when it was sold into a private collection.
Three rows of diamonds
The necklace, which consists of three rows of diamonds, was shown to the public for the first time in 50 years at Sotheby’s London showroom on Monday. “Diamonds have always been reused, and most of them were removed when the Golconda mines in India ceased production at the end of the 18th century,” said Andres White Curial, Sotheby’s director of royal jewellery sales for Europe and the Middle East. Jewelry “The 18th century was fashionable, so to find an intact 18th century gem of this size and the importance of a diamond is extremely rare.”
Diamond Necklace Box
It is believed that some of the diamonds in the necklace may date back to the infamous “Affair of the Diamond Necklace” which tarnished the reputation of Marie Antoinette, the last unpopular French queen before the French Revolution, when the French spread the news that she had bought a necklace at a ridiculous price, making her the first enemy of the French people, until her innocence was later proven.
The necklace was owned by the Anglo-Welsh noble family the Marquess of Anglesey and was worn by a family member at the coronation of King George VI in 1937.Queen Elizabeth In 1953, the necklace will be auctioned at the “Jewels of Kings and Nobles” auction held by Sotheby’s in Geneva on November 11.
(Reuters, Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed)
