Smithsonian - One of the most magnificent all-diamond jewelry at Insight is Napoleonic's necklace. Originally thought to be possessed by the great of Catherine Russia, it contains his second wife, the Austrian Mary * Louis Silver and Gold set necklace in their son's birth in 1811 175 carats -28 Oval and cushion cut diamond weighing diamonds, 19 Brio diamonds are cut in precursors to the "old mine" style, modern splendid cut, altitude of fire (color flash as light stone move), stone Less going through
The total weight of this necklace jewel is estimated to be 275 carats, and the largest single diamond weighs about 10 carats. When Mary - Louise died in 1847, the necklace was given to her sister - in - law, Archduchess Sophie in Austria. The location of the earring, made of two removed stones, is unknown.
In 1872, the necklace was brought to the Carl - Ludwig the son of the Grand Duke of Austria. In 1948, Grand Duke Ludwig's grandson, Prince Franz Joseph of Liechtenstein sold it to Harry Winston in 1960 Necklace to French collector Marjorie Merriweather Post got a necklace from Winston and donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1962 Did.
It is difficult to evaluate such parts of today's market. But in 1993, Christie 's Napoleon of auction house Geneva sold $ 13 million another neck this necklace that Marie Louise had made of rubies and diamonds.
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