A few months ago a jewel that belonged to the Spanish royal house, specifically Queen Isabel de Farnesio, went on auction. The jewel is a blue Diamond which was initially valued at about 2 million euros but was finally sold for almost 6 million exceeding all forecasts.
These types of jewelry auctions usually reach a total higher than initially thought due to the historical value of the pieces.
The buyer took only 4 minutes to acquire the piece and has preferred to remain anonymous so that their data does not appear in the media.
Farnese's diamond story auctioned
This is the chronological line of the diamond since it was received by Queen Isabel de Farnesio in 1714:
- In 1714 Queen Isabel de Farnesio when marrying Felipe V receives this diamond from the Philippines as a wedding gift.
- The diamond is inherited by the count of Villafranca, great-grandson of Felipe V and Isabel de Farnesio, who dies in 1883.
- The next monarch to own the jewel is the Duke of Parma, grandson of the Count of Villafranca who has it until his death in 1907.
- The next heir was his son Elías de Borbón (1880-1959), who married María Ana de Habsburgo.
- Of the 8 children of this marriage between different houses of European royalty, only the infant Alicia, Duchess of Calabria (1918-2017), had the jewel in her possession.
- And already in 2018 the offspring of the Duchess of Calabria, her children and grandchildren, have auctioned the jewel that has been bought by an anonymous person as we mentioned before.
Ultimately, a jewel with more than 3 centuries old who has traveled half the world and has lived very important times and milestones in our history, such as the Spanish War of Succession (1701-1713).
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