On November 4, 2021, CNN posted an article covering the upcoming auction of the diamond bracelets that belonged to Marie Antoinette expected to fetch over $4 million at auction in Geneva. The bracelets are each composed of three strings of diamonds and a large barrette clasp for a total of 112 diamonds. They rest in a blue velvet box that reads “Bracelets of Queen Marie Antoinette”. Beyond the obvious value of so many high-quality diamonds, these pieces bear a considerable historic value that is inherently more precious. They belonged to the last queen of France, “Marie Antoinette, who sent a letter from prison in the Tuileries in Paris saying that a wooden chest with jewels would be sent for safekeeping, was guillotined in 1793. Her surviving daughter Marie Therese, Madame Royale, received the jewels on her arrival in Austria, the auction house said.” Given that the significance of the jewelry goes beyond that of monetary value, to ensure that it reaches its destination as auction, safely and intact, is of the utmost importance.
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