Marie Antoinette

A mysterious necklace laden with some 500 diamonds and with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.

A mysterious 18th century necklace made from around 500 diamonds, some of which are believed to have been taken from a piece that contributed to Marie Antoinette's demise, will go on sale in November, Sotheby's said on Monday.

A family was stunned to discover that a mirror hanging in their bathroom once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's "I-don't-eat-onions" comment in parliament was attacked by opposition parties today with the Congress calling it her "Marie Antoinette moment" and wondering whether she preferred avocado. Nirmala Sitharaman had made the remarks when opposition MPs had interrupted her statement on the government's measures to co...

A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million.

Internet users will be able to consult the texts dating from 1700 to 1870, which have been digitised by Google

A mysterious necklace laden with some 500 diamonds and with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.

A mysterious 18th century necklace made from around 500 diamonds, some of which are believed to have been taken from a piece that contributed to Marie Antoinette's demise, will go on sale in November, Sotheby's said on Monday.

A family was stunned to discover that a mirror hanging in their bathroom once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's "I-don't-eat-onions" comment in parliament was attacked by opposition parties today with the Congress calling it her "Marie Antoinette moment" and wondering whether she preferred avocado. Nirmala Sitharaman had made the remarks when opposition MPs had interrupted her statement on the government's measures to co...

A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million.

Internet users will be able to consult the texts dating from 1700 to 1870, which have been digitised by Google