Historic Swedish royal necklace up for sale

  

 

A historic pearl and diamond necklace worn by a Swedish Queen will be going up for auction in Hong Kong on 12 October. 

This 19th-century necklace, formally known as the Leuchtenberg Necklace, is thought to be made by jeweller Marie-Étienne Nitot, the founder of the House of Chaumet. Sotheby’s describes the necklace as “composed of two strands of natural pearls measuring from approximately 6.25 to 8.45mm, suspending seven detachable drop-shaped natural pearls.”

Pearls have long since been a sought-after jewel. Royalty across the centuries have worn pearls, including Queen Elizabeth I in several different portraits (to mark her purity), Queen Marie-Antoinette, and even Qing Emperors.

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