A diamond-studded necklace thought to be involved in a scandal that led to the eventual downfall of the last queen of France, ...

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

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

If you have a couple of bucks lying around and want to splash out on some gems for the festive season, here are a couple of ...

A subsequent trial found the queen blameless, yet did little to alleviate her growing notoriety for extravagance which helped fuel the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette’s beheading.

Complete with beautiful production and a stellar cast, “Marie Antoinette” aims to showcase Marie’s journey leading up to and through the French Revolution. To quite literally set the stage, the ...

A stunning jewel which could have helped spark the French Revolution is being sold at auction – and is expected to fetch ...

Crafted circa 1776 and having spent time on the necks of British aristocracy, the 300-carat dazzler is now set to be ...

A subsequent trial found the queen blameless, yet did little to alleviate her growing notoriety for extravagance which helped fuel the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette’s beheading.

The piece was at the centre of a scandal in the 1780s known as the Diamond Necklace Affair in which a hard-up noblewoman ...