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Jun 7, 2024 · Weighing in at 2,800 carats, the necklace was worth roughly 1.6 million livres — about US$100 million today. Unfortunately for Boehmer and Bassenge (and Madame du Barry), King Louis died of smallpox before he could purchase it. Boehmer and Bassenge hoped that the new king, Louis XVI, would buy the necklace for the new queen, Marie Antoinette.
Jun 17, 2024 · Marie-Antoinette (born November 2, 1755, Vienna, Austria—died October 16, 1793, Paris, France) was the Austrian queen consort of King Louis XVI of France (1774–93). Her name is associated with the decline in the moral authority of the French monarchy in the closing years of the ancien régime, though her courtly extravagance was but a minor ...
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2 days ago · Madame du Barry Madame du Barry, by François-Hubert Drouais (c. 1770) After the death of the Madame de Pompadour, several women in the court sought to replace her, including the Duchess of Gramont, the sister of the Duke of Choiseul, the King's chief minister. However, the King's favor turned to Jeanne Bécu, the comtesse du Barry. She was ...
Jun 14, 2024 · eanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the Reign of Te
Jun 2, 2024 · Madame Forestier went to a wardrobe with a mirror, took out a large jewel box, brought it back, opened it and said to Madame Loisel: "Choose, my dear." She saw first some bracelets, then a pearl necklace, then a Venetian gold cross set with precious stones, of admirable workmanship.
Jun 6, 2024 · Marie Antoinette was born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria and was executed on October 16, 1793 at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France. While the Chapelle Expiatoire in Paris is dedicated to her and to her husband, King Louis XVI, she is buried at the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, France. In many ways Marie Antoinette was a victim ...
Jun 3, 2024 · Order of execution for Madame Du Barry, which hammered for $24,000 and sold for $30,000 with buyer’s premium at Potter & Potter April 18. CHICAGO – The 561-lot sale of more documents from the huge holdings of US manuscript collector Eric Caren at Potter & Potter on April 18 included the death warrant for Madame Du Barry (1743-1793 ...
