A rare, 10.38-carat diamond is making its way around the globe before going to auction at Christie's next month. The kite-shaped, purple-pink stone is believed to have been passed from France's Queen ...

In 1774, King Louis XVI ascended the throne of France alongside Queen Marie Antoinette. Inside the Palace of Versailles, life appeared full of glitz and glamour, but beyond its walls, frustration ...

The Paris jewelry maker Mellerio introduces Jardin des Rêves, a showcase for 14 kinds of gems totaling 172 carats. By Victoria Gomelsky In July 2023, Laure-Isabelle Mellerio, the president and ...

A large pink diamond believed to have been passed down from France's Queen Marie Antoinette to her daughter is going up for auction in New York next month — and is expected to sell for millions of ...

It’s 1772, and King Louis XV is desperate to impress his mistress, Madame du Barry, with the ultimate gift to signify his affection. So, he commissions Parisian jewelers Boehmer and Bassenge to create ...

Before she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette couldn’t have imagined that more than two centuries later, she’d still be one of the most famous women in the world. The ...