And there’s quite a story behind the gem. As the tale goes, right before Marie Antoinette attempted to escape from Paris (known as the Flight to Varennes), the famed royal collected her treasure trove ...

The world’s largest purple-pink diamond sold for nearly $30 million during a weekend auction in Hong Kong. Known as “The Sakura,” the flawless 15.8 carat ring set an auction record when it was sold to ...

A large pink diamond believed to have been passed down from France's Queen Marie Antoinette to her daughter is going up for auction in New York next month — and is expected to sell for millions of ...

In a sea of jewels, one particular stone has been stealing the show. A rare 10-carat pink diamond will be on display at Christie's Auction House in New York City. The Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond is a ...

On the night of June 20, 1791, as the French Revolution raged in Paris, the French royal family donned disguises and started an ill-fated escape eastward toward Montmédy, where they expected to find ...

Pink diamonds have become incredibly scarce in the past few years, but one such rarity will lead Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction this summer. Fittingly christened the Eden Rose, this particular ...

Pink diamonds are already among the rarest gemstones on earth. Add to that a documented royal provenance, an 18th-century ...

If a gem is good enough for Marie Antoinette, it’s no surprise it broke a world record at auction. The Marie-Thérèse Pink, a stunning fancy pink-purple diamond that may have ties to the French royal ...