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 ...

The may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually trigger the French ...

"There is obviously a niche in the market for historical jewels with fabulous provenances," Sotheby's jewelry specialist ...

Experts say some of the stones in the piece are a match with the original diamonds central to a royal scandal.