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Fri, Oct 19, 2018 – 10:32 PM
The collection, held by the historic Royal House of Bourbon-Parma, is being sold by Sotheby's auction house in Geneva on November 14.
On show at their London headquarters, the lots include 10 jewels which belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was guillotined in Paris aged 37.
The highlight is Queen Antoinette's Pearl, a natural pearl and diamond valued at US $ 1-2 million.
A natural pearl and diamond necklace composed of three rows of more than 100 slightly graduated pearls is expected to fetch US $ 200,000-300,000, as a pair of natural pearl and diamond pendant earrings.
A monogrammed ring containing a lock of her hair is valued at US $ 8,000-10,000.
"The romance, magic and universality of her reputation is that of sophistication of the old regime." She is it, "Andres White Correal, Sotheby's Senior Director of Jewelery, told AFP.
"It's the sale of the 21st century." Because how do you top Marie Antoinette "Also because it's so scarce.
White Corral compared to Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra and Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales.
He said there were more political and historical stature goals for Marie Antoinette "had the pace".
Charles X, the last king of France, including a diamond tiara; jewels from empress Marie Therese of Austria – Marie Antoinette's Mother – Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, who died in 1916.
When Marie Antoinette tried to flee the French Revolution in March 1791, the royal jewels were smuggled out of the country to Brussels.
They were then sentenced in Austria.
The collection has been exhibited in Hong Kong, Dubai and New York, and will go to Singapore, Taipei and back to Geneva where they will go under the hammer.
AFP
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