Cake was the quote—pearls were the legacy.

A rare, 10.38-carat diamond is making its way around the globe before going to auction at Christie's next month. The kite-shaped, purple-pink stone is believed to have been passed from France's Queen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christie's will auction it off as part of their Magnificent Jewels event. The rare pink stone was first sold in 1996. The last ...

A large pearl pendant once belonging to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, has sold at auction for $36 million. Sotheby's expected the piece would sell for maybe one or two million but it ...

Before she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette couldn’t have imagined that more than two ...

Before she was sent to the guillotine in 1793, 37-year-old Marie Antoinette couldn’t have imagined that more than two centuries later, she’d still be one of the most famous women in the world. The ...