Marie antoinette pearl necklace

Parure of pearls belonging to Marie Antoinette and daughter the Duchesse d’Angeloume sold by Sotheby’s for $27 million necklace four strands star diamond closure enhancer bows royalty baroque rococo luxury luxurious exclusive jewelry 18th century 1700s

EXCEPTIONAL AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, 18th century. Set with an oval diamond supporting a diamond bow motif and a slightly baroque drop shaped natural pearl measuring 15.90 x 18.35 x 25.85mm, the pearl and diamond bow motif were suspended from Marie Antoinette’s three strand pearl necklace; the oval diamond formed the clasp. Estimate 1,000,000 - 1,990,000 USD // LOT SOLD 36,165,090 USD. SSEF / natural, saltwater [S. GE. 14 NOV. 2018] #MarieAntoinette…

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The sale of jewellery from the Bourbon Parma family was 100% sold last night in Geneva, and led by pieces owned by Queen Marie Antoinette of unrivalled historic provenance. The ten pieces from her collection reached a total of CHF 43.1 million ($42.7 million) against a pre-sale estimate of CHF"u2026

Sumptuous pearls which graced the neck of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, are to go on sale in London next week with an estimate of £400,000.

Stowed away during the French Revolution, the jewels have spent the past two centuries hidden from view in a private royal collection

These pearls were originally strung in a necklace that belonged to Marie Antoinette. The French Queen’s jewels were given to her daughter, Marie Thérèse, Madame Royale, by her cousin, Franz II of Austria (1768-1835) when the young princess, 15 years old, was freed from prison and fled to Vienna. When she died in 1860 in Austria, the pearls were given to her niece, Louise, Duchess of Parma. The duchess can be seen wearing the original necklace in a painting by Prosper Raffi.

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