For all lovers of collecting and history, this news of global repercussion on the auction of jewels of Marie Antoinette, historical character known to all who was archduchess of Austria and queen consort of France and Navarra.
It should not be surprising that this type of news generates so much expectation, they are part of the history of mankind and the auction of jewels of royalty always causes impact. Like it happened with the auction of the jewel of Luisa de Orleans princess of Bourbon-Dos Sicilias.
Although the experts initially they estimated that the jewelry collection could be sold for around 20 million, the final figure has exceeded all expectations and doubled that amount, reaching a total of more than 42 million dollars.
The love of Marie Antoinette for jewels made her acquire enough throughout her life, and she collected them until she completed a spectacular jewelry box. Many of these jewels bought them in secret and it was not known about their existence until recently. All these kinds of mysteries, together with the era in which they were produced and the historical character in question, have caused the price to rise in that unpredictable way.
In the jewelery auction different pieces have been offered, but the most prominent are:
- A diamond and pearl necklace with an estimated value of $ 2 million has been sold for $ 36 million.
- A diamond ring with engraved initials exceeded any forecast and was auctioned 50 times more than initially calculated.
If you are interested in jewelry auctions, we recommend that you visit the ones we have available on our website, you can find articles of great historical value.
