Ye Tian began to disassemble the white satin bag in his hand and explained to everyone the meaning of the embroidered patterns on the white satin.

"The iris is the national flower of France, and the symbol you see now, an oval shield decorated with three irises, is the emblem of the Bourbon dynasty of France, but it is only an abbreviated version!"

As he spoke, he had already untied the white satin bag in his hand and presented the contents wrapped in it to everyone.

It was a pearl diamond bow brooch, beautifully designed, elegant and gorgeous, and a piece of jewelry in the Rococo art style.

At the top of the brooch is a dazzling diamond, large and perfectly cut, radiating an incomparably brilliant light, which makes everyone's eyes a little dizzy.

Beneath this huge diamond is a diamond white gold bow, which is beautiful, beautiful, and radiates incomparably brilliant light!

But these are just accessories, and the most eye-catching, if not crazy, thing on this piece of fine jewelry is the pear-shaped pearl that falls underneath!

That pure and immaculate white natural pearl is the size of a quail egg, which can be said to be extremely rare, and you can see the constant flow of treasure light on its surface!

Because of its age, this pearl has turned slightly yellow and needs to be treated!

With a little treatment, this pearl diamond bow brooch will completely restore its original appearance, radiating a brighter and more glamorous glow.

The moment they saw this pearl diamond bow brooch, everyone at the scene was completely stunned.

In addition to Ye Tian, everyone at the scene counted one by one, and their eyes were all round in an instant, staring closely at the treasure in Ye Tian's hand, their eyes full of fascination and madness.

Especially Betty, she gently covered her mouth with her hand, lest she couldn't control her emotions, she screamed wildly with excitement, and her eyes were even more starry, and there was nothing else.

The antique shop fell silent, except for the sound of heavy, rapid breathing, and no other sounds.

After a long time, Gatlinck's dejected voice came out, breaking the silence of the scene.

"This is the legendary pearl diamond bow brooch, and I'm sure it's Martha Cristina's, or Martha Cristina's servant's furniture to be exact!"

As soon as his words fell, Jürgen's voice rang out, equally full of incredulity.

"That's right! This is indeed the legendary brooch, but how did it end up here? How did it end up in Brussels? According to legend, wasn't it sent to Vienna, Austria?"

For the words of the two antique art appraisal experts, except for Ye Tian, the others at the scene did not understand very well.

"Steven, is this pearl diamond bow brooch a very famous piece of jewelry? Gatlinck, why do they say that? Who owned this piece of jewelry in the first place?"

Betty asked in surprise, her eyes were always fixed on the treasure in Ye Tian's hand, and she was reluctant to look away for a moment.

Ye Tian gently picked up the brooch with two fingers, looked at it back and forth, and then handed the dazzling top-grade jewelry to Betty and gently placed it in her palm.

The moment she received the brooch, Betty approached and admired it, and her expression was so intoxicated!

At the same time, Ye Tian also began to explain the story related to this top piece of jewelry.

"Gatlink is right, this is indeed a legendary pearl diamond bow brooch, very famous in history, and it can be said that it is a very big surprise to find it here.

The former owner of this fine jewel was Queen Marie, the last queen of the Bourbon dynasty and the wife of Louis XVI, the last king of the Bourbon dynasty.

In the wave of the French Revolution, although the Bourbon dynasty had a brief restoration in the nineteenth century, we generally talk about the end of the French Bourbon dynasty with Louis XVI as the end.

As the wife of Louis XVI and known as the peerless Cleopatra, Queen Mary was probably one of the poorest and most extravagant queens in European history, and she was extremely obsessed with fine jewelry.

Queen Mary, who was born in the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire, grew up with fine clothes and luxury, and when she grew up and married to France, she developed this luxurious lifestyle to the extreme.

As long as she sees the jewelry she likes, she will not hesitate to buy it, never considering the price factor, and the madness of her jewelry purchase is absolutely unprecedented!

As one of the top European powers at the time, France was even 'bought' by her to the point of national bankruptcy, because of this notoriously arrogant and lascivious, she was also called the 'Lady of Deficit'"

"Wow! It's exaggerated, it's extravagant."

There was an exclamation at the scene, and everyone was shocked by Ye Tian's words, and they were also amazed by Queen Mary's arrogance and lasciviousness.

After a pause, Ye Tian continued:

"The outbreak of the French Revolution was to a large extent related to Queen Marie's extravagant lifestyle, and it was because of her extravagance that the French finances fell into an unprecedented crisis!

What followed was the turbulent French Revolution, the Bourbon dynasty that had ruled France for hundreds of years was completely overthrown, and Queen Mary, like her husband, was guillotined by the French people.

In 1791, Louis XVI and Queen Marie fled in order to save their lives in the face of the surging revolutionary wave, but Queen Mary was reluctant to give up her dazzling jewelry.

She began preparations months in advance, carefully wrapped many of her precious jewels, and then commissioned trusted servants and friends to hastily take them out of France at that time.

The pearl diamond butterfly brooch that everyone sees now is one of the most famous pieces of jewelry, and Queen Mary arranged for someone to secretly send it to her sister in Brussels, Belgium.

Queen Mary's sister, Martha Christina, whom Mr. Gatlink just mentioned, came from the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire and was a member of the Belgian royal family at that time, which is recorded in the history books.

According to legend, it didn't take long for Queen Mary to send the top jewelry to Brussels to Vienna, Austria, where Queen Mary's maiden home was the place where she felt most at ease.

When the jewels were delivered to Vienna, they were given to Queen Mary's nephew, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, where they have been stored ever since.

Unfortunately, Louis XVI and Queen Marie's escape plan failed, and they were tried one after another, and then guillotined by the revolutionary French people, never to be seen again.

At the time of her trial, Queen Mary's extravagant purchase of jewelry became one of the grounds for her conviction, and in a way, it can be said that Queen Mary died from these jewelry!

After the deaths of Louis XVI and Queen Marie, their only daughter, Marie Teresa, took back some of her mother's jewelry, some of which she later gifted to others.

For more than 200 years, these fine jewels were kept in private hands, held by aristocrats across Europe, and never appeared in public.

The appearance of this pearl diamond butterfly brooch in front of me is enough to show that Martha Christina, who received Queen Mary's jewelry, did not send all her jewelry to Vienna!

She took it upon herself to intercept some of it, and it was the most striking and valuable brooch, and if it weren't for that, there wouldn't be this great surprise!"

Everyone at the scene was completely dumbfounded, one by one dumbfounded, their eyes were round, and their eyeballs were about to fly out of their sockets!

While feeling the extravagant and lascivious life style of Queen Mary, everyone also sighed secretly!

A person's love for jewelry can go so far that he not only 'buys' bankrupt a European power, triggers a magnificent wave of revolution, and even loses his own life!

Steven is absolutely right, in terms of her love for fine jewelry, Queen Mary is absolutely unprecedented!

"How much is this Queen Mary pearl diamond bow brooch worth? Steven, can you tell us about it?

Joseph asked curiously, his eyes full of envy.

Not only him, but also everyone at the scene was very concerned, and everyone wanted to know the answer to this question, including the Ghent father and son, who had fallen into despair and were dying.

Hearing Joseph's question, everyone looked at Ye Tian and looked forward to his answer!

Ye Tian looked at the top-grade jewelry that Betty was holding in her hand, and then said with a smile:

"In eighteenth-century France, the pearl diamond bow brooch should have been worth between 800,000 livres and 1,000,000 livels, and the livres were the French currency unit at the time.

You may not understand how much this money is, but at that time, it only cost 200 livres to buy an ordinary house in a small town in France, so you can see how expensive this piece of jewelry is!

Today, more than 200 years later, this is also a priceless treasure, and I estimate that this piece of jewelry should be worth between 30 million and 40 million euros!"

As soon as the words fell, the entire antique shop immediately fell silent, and there was a deathly silence, and everyone seemed to have completely lost even the ability to breathe!