Royal Jewels
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by Sithathoriunet » April 4th, 2009, 3:51 am
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there are two photos of the royalty involved with this parure and it''s story, the type is as follows...
''From the Duchess of Edinburgh, the parure went to her daughter Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. If anyone recalls seeing pictures of the princess wearing her mother''s jewels, let me know because I have yet to see one. The last wearer of the set was Princess Margarita of Greece, Princess Alexandra''s daughter-in-law. She wore the tiara to the 1962 wedding of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sofia of Greece, as well as another wedding in the 1970''s (pictured). The princess died in 1981 and her jewels were auctioned off in 1989.''
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The Burmese Ruby Tiara
A little bit of history The Burmese ruby tiara was ordered to be made by the Queen in 1973. The design of the jewel is in the form of a wreath of roses. It is conventional yet detailed. There are clusters of rubies in the centre of each flower, and the petals are made using brilliant diamonds. The 96 rubies set into the tiara were a present from the Burmese people. The number of stones represent the number of diseases that the Burmese people believe can afflict the human body. They credit the ruby with prophylactic properties guarding the wearer not only against illness, but also against evil.
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The Crown Jewel Ruby. Once part of the most extensive collection of royal jewels to ever exist, this phenomenal 3.79 ruby hails from the crown believed to be part of the French Crown Jewels and owned by the Sultan of Brunei. Excavated from a mine that has been extinct for 150 years, the ruby features perfect “pigeon blood” coloring, stunning clarity and size. Perhaps the finest ruby available, it is set in platinum amongst 2.50 carats of brilliant round diamonds and has been certified by the American Gem Trade Association.
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Happy 100 pages, Royal Jewels thread!
I want to thank Pricescope for hosting this forum, LadyAmythyst for starting this thread, all of the people who have posted in it, and Jenna for her many great posts, and especially for many pictures of Diana that are new to me and always enjoyable and comforting for me to see. Thank you, everyone! |
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Have a look at the tiaras on display at Amalienborg Museum recently.
http://web.me.com/stefdnk/Royal2009/Mar09/Pages/mar13-2009.html#1 |
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Do you meant Stuart as in the royal family Diana is descended from, or another Stewart? In any case, I found this article I wanted to share with you and the forum about Diana''s royal Stuart ancestors. http://www.etoile.co.uk/Columns/Ken/080217.html A general listing of columnists can be found here: http://www.etoile.co.uk/Rother.html |
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Ditto many times over. I always come here to see new pics and learn a bit of history. |
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Ditto from me, too! This is an AWESOME thread!  Lori |
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yes, congrats to us all! now, everyone who has been watching this wonderful thread, but has not yet contributed any photos, go out and find some cool stuff to share! then we''ll have 200 pages of history and eye candy to see!
here''s a new photo i just found... Marie Antoinette’s 33 natural pearls, as they appear on the ruby and diamond necklace created in 1849...i had put up a pic of it before but this pic is a nice one as well.
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hey, not sure really, i just put in all the info i found on it...it probably has nothing to do with her..but you never know! anyone else have any ideas? |
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ok, here it is..the story behind it..the drake jewel...The emblem of the recent conference “Virginia and the Atlantic World” was the spectacular “Drake Jewel,” one of the most evocative remnants of the state art of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Since its reproduction on the cover of the conference program, Sally Mason, who secured its use for the conference, has been questioned repeatedly about its symbolism, the circumstances of its creation, and the meaning of its bestowal upon Sir Francis Drake.
One of the rites of the Elizabethan court was the giving of jewels to the Queen, usually to mark the New Year, and the occasional gift by the Queen of jewels and portrait miniatures to favored servants and defenders of the realm. After Drake circumnavigated the globe, he gave Queen Elizabeth a composite jewel token made with rare materials gathered from around the globe: a ship with an ebony hull, enameled gold taken from a prize off the Pacific coast of Mexico, a diamond from Africa. The ship was the instrument that extended the Queen’s potency around the world, so an apposite image for a gift meant to celebrate her. Elizabeth’s gift to Sir Francis Drake is similarly evocative: one side is a locket with a portrait of the Queen by Nicholas Hilliard with a cover featuring on the interior her avian emblem, the phoenix. A miniature portrait was the single most frequent gift given by Elizabeth I to persons she would reward. It projected her image as monarch, equipped with state clothes and regalia and asserting a personal connection with the recipient as well as a political relationship. On another occasion Elizabeth I gave Drake a second miniature portrait, in which she stood at the focus of a sunburst, to use as a hat badge. That Drake, a commoner who rose to the position of state champion on the raid to Cadiz and Vice-Admiral of the Armada, was so honored marked his extraordinary place in the world.
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I cannot look anymore right now. I didn't find any instantly. I just found many allusions to Queen Elizabeth having given Mrs. Obama a ruby ring "commissioned and worn by" Queen Victoria. I did a brief search for Queen Victoria's rings, but I have no idea whether the ring given to Mrs. Obama was a well-known ring or one that relatively few people had seen. I am interested in this ring now, however! I also cannot escape the story of the "embrace" between Mrs. Obama and the Queen! What a brouhaha!!! AGBF 
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Thanks! I fell for the gold crown, also the gold crown in The Tudors on Showtime. So that's one of my interests now, crowns that are gold and nothing else. I will see if I can find some pictures of royal jewelry. Every time I think I know how to post pictures here I realize I don't. 
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here''s one for you then, the scottish crown At various times prospectors were drawn to the Wanlockhead locality in search of gold. The first documented evidence of the recovery of gold in the area is from the reign of King James IV of Scotland in the early 16th century. During the reign of King James V, gold from the Crawfurd Muir was incorporated in the new crowns for the King and Queen. Crawford Moor in Clydesdale, "God''s Treasure-House in Scotland". to post photos, first download images onto your computer, if they are bigger then 100kb, then you resize them in your photo shop, whatever you use, then you reply on this page and attach file. it''s that easy! good luck!
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well everyone, here, i my humble opinion, are the true ''primary colours!'' LOL...sapphire, ruby and emerald! i do hope to see some of these beauties on royal hands, but i really wouldn''t mind if we each got to take one home for ourselves as well! what do you think? which would you chose?
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