{"id":428517,"date":"2025-06-23T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=428517"},"modified":"2025-06-26T04:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:08:36","slug":"marie-antoinette-jewel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/marie-antoinette-jewel\/","title":{"rendered":"At $14 Million, a Purple-Pink Diamond Just Set a New Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1-950x654.jpg\" alt=\"JAR designed the ring that this purplish-pink diamond is set in\" class=\"wp-image-428526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1-950x654.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1-509x350.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1-120x83.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1-1356x933.jpg 1356w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MarieAntoinetteRing-1.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">JAR designed the ring that the purplish-pink diamond is set in. Photo courtesy of Christie&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/press.christies.com\/christies-magnificent-jewels-achieves-877-million-100-sold-highest-total-ever-for-a-various-owner-jewelry-auction-at-christies-in-the-americas\">Christie\u2019s Magnificent Jewels<\/a> event last week, a new record was set for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/purple-pink-diamond-rings\/\">purple-pink diamonds<\/a>. The popularity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/fancy-colored-diamond-engagement-rings\/\">fancy-colored diamonds<\/a> has been strong for a while, but even Christie\u2019s didn&#8217;t expect such a strong showing for the ring in which the 10.38-carat stone is set. The high estimate for the piece was $7 million, and it was knocked down for nearly double that, at almost $14 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The high sum paid for the ring isn\u2019t entirely surprising: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/most-famous-diamonds\/\">diamond is famously connected<\/a> to Marie Antoinette. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/style\/jewelry\/christies-marie-therese-pink-diamond-auction-1236832487\/\"><em>Robb Report<\/em><\/a>, when the ill-fated last queen of France was trying to escape Paris, she gave her cache of jewels to her coiffeur, and this purple-pink gem was among them. After the monarchy&#8217;s fall, it was given to Duchess Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se de Angoul\u00eame, the royal family&#8217;s sole heir, and sometime later, to Queen Marie Theresa of Bavaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purplish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/pink-diamonds\/\">pink diamond<\/a> made its appearance on the block mounted in a ring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/jar\/jewelry\/\">designed by JAR<\/a>, with a fleur-de-lis-like crown. 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The popularity of fancy-colored diamonds has been strong for a while, but even Christie\u2019s didn&#8217;t expect such a strong showing for the ring in which the 10.38-carat stone is set. 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