A ring with a huge pink diamond, which may have belonged to Marie-Antoinette, was sold by Christie's New York on June 17, 2025 for a whopping $13.98 million!
Christie's, New York, Magnificent Jewels auction, June 17, 2025 - Lot 44
..... a diamond and blackened platinum ring featuring a fancy kite-shaped 10.38-carat purple-pink diamond. That stone, likely from the legendary Golconda mines, can be traced back to the 18th century—and directly to the collection of Marie-Thérèse de Angoulême, the eldest and only surviving child of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. As for where Marie-Thérèse got this rock in the first place? One theory is that it could have come from her mother herself, who made no secret of her love of rare gems (among other expensive things). We all know that in 1791, as Marie Antoinette was preparing to flee Paris, she entrusted her jewels to her hairdresser for temporary safekeeping. Of course she would never see those treasures again—they were eventually given to Marie-Thérèse. Could this pink diamond have been among them?
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