A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...

How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake ... was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, to try and find a solution ...

Composed of approximately 300 carats of old mine-cut diamonds, the historic piece was once worn during royal coronations and ...

Sotheby's said this month that some of the diamonds in the piece may have come from a necklace that helped precipitate the ...

A necklace with jewels linked to the most famous scandal of Marie Antoinette's tragic reign surpassed its estimate to sell ...

Tobias Kormind, managing director of Europe’s largest online diamond jeweller 77 Diamonds, shared his thoughts on the ...

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For a quarter of a century, the Latin Grammys have given legends like Celia Cruz, Ricky Martin, Juan Luis Guerra and Gloria ...

The glittering 1785 scandal at the court of Louis XVI involved a cardinal who was looking to regain the favor of ...