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The ‘Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond’ Fetches $14 Million At Christie’s
Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction totaled $87.7 million with 100% of the lots sold, a record for a various-owner ...
A Pink Diamond That Belonged to Marie Antoinette’s Daughter Just Sold for $14 Million
The heirloom in question, lot 44, which sold for $13.98 million, is a diamond and blackened platinum ring featuring a fancy ...
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A 10-Carat Pink Diamond That Once Belonged To Marie Antoinette Is Now Heading To Auction
When King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette tried to flee from Paris in the midst of the French Revolution in 1791, the queen ...
The Royal Mystery at the Heart of This 470-Carat Emerald
The title of the sale makes it clear from the beginning, these are Mughal jewels “from a royal collection” and, should someone miss it, the stones themselves declare their importance: natural pearls, ...