{"id":1071,"date":"2025-06-17T21:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfeed99.com\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2025-06-17T21:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:27:21","slug":"a-10-carat-pink-diamond-that-once-belonged-to-marie-antoinette-is-now-heading-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfeed99.com\/?p=1071","title":{"rendered":"A 10-Carat Pink Diamond That Once Belonged To Marie Antoinette Is Now Heading To Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pink diamond may have been part of a cache of jewelry that Marie Antoinette gave to her hairdresser for safekeeping before attempting to flee Paris during the French Revolution.<\/h2>\n
\"Marie<\/p>\n

Public Domain<\/span>A 1775 painting of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Baptiste Andr\u00e9 Gautier-Dagoty.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Marie Antoinette was no stranger to luxury. Considered today as an icon of style, she was constantly adorned in a variety of jewels, from rubies to pearls to diamonds.<\/p>\n

Now, a pink, 10.38-carat diamond that\u2019s believed to have once been owned by the famous French queen is heading to auction \u2014 and it\u2019s expected to fetch up to $5 million.<\/p>\n

The diamond is now part of a ring designed by jeweler Joel Arthur Rosenthal, also known as JAR. Rahul Kadakia, the international head of jewelry at Christie\u2019s,\u00a0said in a statement<\/a>\u00a0that the ring is \u201ceverything you could want in a piece of jewelry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The History Of Marie Antoinette\u2019s Jewels<\/h2>\n

As the French Revolution raged in Paris in 1791, King Louis XVI, his wife\u00a0Marie Antoinette<\/a>, and their\u00a0children<\/a>\u00a0attempted to flee the city.<\/p>\n

Before they left, the queen allegedly gave some of her jewelry to her hairdresser in hopes of keeping it safe. She had already smuggled some other pearls and gemstones out of France and into Austria, according to\u00a0Smithsonian<\/em>\u00a0magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Marie<\/p>\n

Christie\u2019s<\/span>The \u201cMarie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Pink\u201d is a 10.38-carat pink diamond that was likely mined in the Golconda region of India<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Marie Antoinette wouldn\u2019t live to see what would become of her jewels. The royal family\u2019s escape was unsuccessful, and they were imprisoned until both the king and queen were\u00a0executed by guillotine<\/a>\u00a0in 1793.<\/p>\n

Their daughter, Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se, was the only one of their children to survive the French Revolution. In 1795, she was allowed to return to Austria and live in exile, and she was reunited with many of her mother\u2019s jewels. The pink diamond may have been one of them.<\/p>\n

How The Pink Diamond Is Still Making History<\/h2>\n

Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se later passed the diamond down to her niece, and it eventually ended up in the hands of Queen Maria Theresa of Bavaria. The pink stone remained among the royals until 1996, when it was sold to a private owner.<\/p>\n

This new owner commissioned JAR to design a ring with the diamond as the centerpiece. It is surrounded by other diamonds in the shape of a fleur-de-lis, the symbol of the House of Bourbon. According to Kadakia, the style echoes the imagery of a crown.<\/p>\n

\"Pink<\/p>\n

Christie\u2019s<\/span>The diamond was made into a ring by jeweler Joel Arthur Rosenthal, also known as JAR.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe stone \u2014 likely from the prized Indian region of Golconda \u2014 has several shades of soft colors, flashing purple and pink from different angles,\u201d Kadakia said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s been transformed into a masterpiece by JAR, all while carrying the splendor of royal provenance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis extraordinary, documented, and continuous royal lineage makes the diamond not only a natural wonder but a living testament to European history,\u201d Kadakia continued.<\/p>\n

The ring is expected to sell for between $3 million and $5 million when it is put up for auction by Christie\u2019s on June 17, 2025. However, it may bring in more than experts have estimated. Association with Marie Antoinette has proven to be powerful in the past, with two bracelets of the queen\u2019s going for triple their initial estimated value in 2021.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen what the \u201cMarie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Pink\u201d will sell for, but its connection to royalty will certainly continue to make it a coveted piece of European history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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