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Keywords: Diamond Necklace Marie Antoinette.jpeg The diamond necklace was commissioned by Louis XV for Madame Dubarry from the crown jewellers Bohmer and Bassenge It was worth an equivalent value then of £80 000 but with the death of the King the necklace was not paid for almost bankrupting the jewellers and leading to various unsuccessful schemes to secure a sale to Queen Marie-Antoinette 18th century http //www cix co uk/~museumgh/grave htm 2007-08-28 Author PD-old PD-old Collier de la reine |