Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
This week, an incredibly rare piece of vintage jewelry will be sold at auction. Let’s take a closer look at this lovely leafy brooch, set with diamonds and peridots, from a firm whose pieces are extremely desirable—and rarely auctioned.
A modern suite of ruby and diamond jewels was recently sold by Sotheby’s in Geneva. But the sale caused a minor commotion across the continent in Madrid, where journalists and royal watchers are all wondering one thing: is this the suite of rubies from the collection of the king’s sister?
The print and online catalogues for next week’s landmark Bourbon-Parma jewelry auction are officially up, and we’ve finally got more information on a set of jewels I’ve been very curious about: the pearl suite that belonged to Marie Antoinette.