Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
Last week, the hammer fell on the sale of a remarkable collection of jewelry linked to the former royal family of Württemberg and their close relatives, the Habsburgs. Among the pieces were two lots of diamond star jewelry, part of a fad popularized at the nineteenth-century imperial court in Vienna.
This week, Sotheby’s is auctioning off a truly magnificent gemstone: a blue diamond sourced from the same mine as some of the greatest royal diamonds in the world.
April is the month for showcasing diamonds, and Sotheby’s has a particularly spectacular one coming up for sale later this year. Here’s a closer look at the Eternal Pink Diamond, which could be yours if you have a few extra million bucks laying around!