The Napoleon Diamond Necklace is a diamond necklace commissioned by Napoleon I of France c. 1811–1812 from the Parisian jeweler Marie-Étienne Nitot. It...
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reverse Sarcophagus of Marie Louise in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna Napoleon Diamond Necklace de Saint-Amand, p. 1 de Saint-Amand, p. 2 Cuthell, Edith E: Vol...
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pardon and the diamond was restored to the French crown. In 1811, Napoleon Bonaparte gifted his wife Marie Louise the Napoleon Diamond Necklace, which became...
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include the Napoleon Diamond Necklace and the Marie Louise Diadem, a 275-ct (55 g) diamond-and-turquoise necklace and tiara set that Napoleon I gave to...
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throughout different cultures and time periods. For example, Napoleon gave the Napoleon Diamond Necklace to his wife Marie Louise upon the birth of their son...
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Harry Winston (section Noted diamonds Winston owned)
sold at her estate sale auction in April 1987 for $3.15 million. Napoleon Diamond Necklace, various stones, colorless, antique cushion brilliants, pear-shaped...
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0 g) diamond briolette necklace presented by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1811 to his Empress consort Marie Louise. Briolette of India Pendeloque "Napoleon Diamond...
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in her finances, Maria Theresa engaged two agents to sell the Napoleon Diamond Necklace, a piece inherited from her husband, in the United States. After...
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Nitot crafted the Napoleon Diamond Necklace around 1811–1812 to celebrate the birth of Napoleon II. The necklace, featuring 234 diamonds totaling approximately...
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Marie Louise Diadem (category Napoleon II)
was temporarily removed from its shared display alongside the Napoleon Diamond Necklace for several months in the 1990s while the diadem was passed to...
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A necklace is an article of jewellery that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans. They...
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Marie Louise, including the Napoleon Diamond Necklace and the Marie Louise Diadem, were commissioned from Nitot by Napoleon to celebrate the birth of his...
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after the Smithsonian's acquisition of the Hope Diamond in 1958; another was the Napoleon Diamond Necklace. The Logan Sapphire was physically transferred...
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January 13, 2012, the diamond was returned to its historic setting, and the current necklace was implanted with another diamond worth "at least a million...
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Austria. They were looking to set themselves up as brokers for the Napoleon Diamond Necklace, a family heirloom that Maria Theresa had been attempting to sell...
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Alessandro Cagliostro (category Affair of the Diamond Necklace)
was arrested because of possible participation in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe relates in his Italian Journey that the...
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Pigot diamond was purchased by or for Madam Bonaparte, Napoleon's mother, for a necklace. In 1840, a British scholastic book said the Pigot diamond, after...
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the centerpiece of a diamond necklace. After losing the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and surrendering to the Germans, Napoléon III was deposed and France...
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necklaces, flanking a smaller 13.95 carat triangular diamond. Upon the sale of the earrings to the Smithsonian Institution, the additional diamonds and...
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French Crown Jewels (section Crown of Napoleon I)
Diamants de la Couronne [30] Regent Diamond, Louvre [31] Micromosaic set of Empress Marie Louise, Louvre [32] Emerald necklace and earrings of Empress Marie...
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Austria Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal arranged to sell the Napoleon Diamond Necklace (worth US$450,000 at the time) in the U.S., she received only...
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circumference of the head, the fringe, a fringed trim of diamonds that can often also be worn as a necklace. Bandeau tiara (worn by princess Stéphanie of Luxembourg)...
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La Peregrina pearl (category Individual necklaces)
auctioned at Christie's in New York. It was sold mounted on the diamond Cartier necklace. Its value had been estimated at $3 million, but the bidding vastly...
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19th-century Europe. A parure typically consists of a combination of a matching necklace, earrings, brooch, bracelet and often a diadem or tiara. A variation is...
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related to Stéphanie de Beauharnais. A German article and portrait of her Information and photo of her emerald and diamond necklace, worn in portrait above....
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jewelry during her marriage to Prince George of Greece. An opulent diamond necklace with red hues was commissioned for Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala...
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Diamonds occur naturally and vary in size, color, and quality, so the largest of a particular color may not be large in absolute terms, but may still be...
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rose-cut diamonds weighing 132 carats (26.4 g) that were taken from a large necklace belonging to the queen. Unlike coloured gemstones, diamonds were seen...
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Diadème arceaux. 1878: Diamond tea rose brooch Diamond necklace, designed as a series of clusters, each set with a cushion-shaped diamond within a double border...
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