FRENCH QUEEN’S NECKLACE
A diamond necklace of exquisite workmanship presented to Marie Antionette, Queen of France, by the people of Paris on her wedding day, has been brought to India by the Marara.ja of Darbhanga, who acquired it for £15,000 at an auction in London. He possesses a fine collection of antique jewellery, some of it Indian, dating back to the early Moghul period. The necklace consists of 43 gems and is enclosed in its original case bearing Marie Antionette's monogram. At the outbreak of the French Revolution she gave this treasure into the keeping of her sister, who fled from France to Austria.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 245, 15 October 1937, Page 11
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104FRENCH QUEEN’S NECKLACE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 245, 15 October 1937, Page 11
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