In 1772, Parisian jewelers Bœhmer and Bassange were commissioned to create an extra-ordinary necklace of diamonds for King Louis XV, but he died in the meantime. A few years later, they try to sell it to Queen Marie Antoinette, unsuccessfully. The Countess de la Motte manages to convince the jewelers that she has become Marie Antoinette’s close friend and proposes to intervene on their behalf. But she is really trying to steal the jewel…
Cultural Focus: History of France, Marie Antoinette, French castles, Parisian jewelers, Cities of Paris and Versailles…
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