One of the most magnificent all-diamond jewelry at Smithsonian-Insight is the Napoleon necklace. Originally thought to be owned by the great of Catherine Russia, it contains his second wife in the birth of their sons in 1811, a necklace of Austrian * Marie * Louie silver and gold set 175 carats -28 oval and cushion-cut diamond weighing diamond, 19 Brio diamonds are cut with "old mine" style, precursor to modern brilliant cut, elevation of fire (color flash as light stone move), stone Less through the top
The total weight of this necklace's gems is estimated to be 275 carats, and the largest single diamond on it is about 10 carats. When Marie-Louis died in 1847, a necklace was given to her sister-in-law, Archduchess Sophie of Austria. The earring was made of two removed stones, the whereabouts is unknown.
In 1872 the necklace was bequeathed to the son of the Grand Duchy of Austria, the Grand Duchy of Karl-Ludwig. In 1948, Grand Prince Ludwig's grandson, Prince Franz Josef of Liechtenstein, necklace to a French collector who sold it to Harry Winston in 1960. Marjorie Merriweather Post obtained a necklace from Winston and donated to the Smithsonian Society in 1962 Did.
It is difficult to assess this part of the market today. However, in 1993, Christie Napoleon of the auction house Geneva had another net given to Marie Louise which was composed of ruby and diamonds. This necklace sold $ 13 million.
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