Mysterious 18th-century diamond necklace — linked to Marie Antoinette's demise — could sell for over $2 million. ... some of the Marie Antoinette jewelry hadn't been seen in public for 200 years.

How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail. By Leena Kim Published: Nov 10, 2024 10:00 AM EST. Save Article.

This 18th-Century Diamond Necklace Was Worn at Two British Coronations. Now It Could Fetch $2.8 Million. Sotheby's says the 300-carat beauty is "a sublime survivor from the opulent court life of ...

That passion eventually, in 2008, led Satloff to launch Larkspur & Hawk, her line of modern interpretations of 18th-century Georgian jewelry, but not before the Sotheby’s and Cooper Hewitt ...

The Williamsburg Bray School, now part of Colonial Williamsburg, taught free and enslaved Black children for several years in ...

Archaeologists uncovered the 18th-century Bray School site, among the first to educate Black children in the U.S., revealing its foundation and a newly found cellar.

Europe News: Sotheby's plans to auction a rare 18th-century diamond necklace in Geneva on November 11. ... normally, jewelry from the 18th century was broken up in order to be repurposed.