Some of the gems may have featured in a royal scandal known as the "affair of the diamond necklace" that damaged the French ...

The necklace containing around 300 carats of diamonds was bought by an unidentified woman who put in her bid over the phone, ...

The 300-carat necklace thought to be at the center of the infamous 'Affair of the Diamond Necklace' that contributed to the ...

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

A 300-carat necklace, whose diamonds have been linked to a scandal involving the last French queen Marie Antoinette, sold ...

A necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that prompted the downfall of the doomed French queen Marie Antoinette has been ...

A necklace thought to contain diamonds from an earlier necklace which embroiled Marie Antoinette in scandal has found success ...

A mysterious diamond-laden necklace with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday. The 18th century ...

A necklace believed to contain jewels from the infamous Marie Antoinette "Affair of the Diamond Necklace" has been sold for £3.7m. Set with nearly 500 diamonds and weighing about 300 carats ...

“This rare and important diamond jewel is a sublime ... he could not pay for and receive the necklace, leaving the jewelers out of pocket. Marie Antoinette, the country's new queen consort ...

Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty An extremely rare diamond necklace with possible historical links to Marie Antoinette has been sold at auction for nearly $5 million. On Wednesday, Nov. 13 ...