A large pink diamond believed to have been passed down from France's Queen Marie Antoinette to her daughter is going up for auction in New York next month — and is expected to sell for millions of ...

The 300-carat necklace thought to be at the center of the infamous 'Affair of the Diamond Necklace' that contributed to the French Revolution sold at auction in Geneva The 300-carat necklace is ...

A large pink diamond believed to have been passed down from France's Queen Marie Antoinette to her daughter is going up for auction in New York next month — and is expected to sell for millions of ...

The auction house had predicted the bracelets would sell for between $2 million and $4 million. “Queen Marie Antoinette’s diamonds captured the world’s attention and achieved a fitting result for such ...

In a sea of jewels, one particular stone has been stealing the show. A rare 10-carat pink diamond will be on display at Christie's Auction House in New York City. The Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond is a ...

The 10.38-carat “Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond,” which may have been once owned by Marie Antoinette, achieved more than $13.9 million (including buyer’s premium), nearly double its high estimate at ...

Marie Antoinette, who sent a letter from prison in the Tuileries in Paris saying that a wooden chest with jewels would be sent for safekeeping, was guillotined in 1793. Her surviving daughter Marie ...

Every gemstone worth its weight needs a good story and the Marie-Thérèse pink diamond certainly has one. The clue is in the name, referring to the only surviving child of King Louis XVI and Queen ...