Marie Antoinette's Rare Jewels Coming to Dubai

From October 7 to 11, Sotheby's will host its "Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family" exhibition in Dubai, before it makes its way to Geneva for the biggest jewelry auction of the year What's more: rare, never-before-seen jewels once owned by the former Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, who was executed in 1793, will also be on display "Never before seen in public, this extraordinary group of jewels offers a captivating insight into the lives of its owners going back hundreds of years" Marie Antoinette is generally associated with excess.

Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, and their children never made the escape from France, and were executed by guillotine in 1793 Their son died in prison, and their eldest daughter was released after several years and fled to Austria, where she received her mother's jewels In addition to Marie Antoinette's collection of rare gems, the exhibit will also be showcasing works from Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, who is widely considered one of the most important figures in art history. Source