Blog The Cambridge Emeralds

[bcmacdonald]

PriceScopeKayti published a new blog post.

In a previous blog I said that I would come back to the Cambridge Emeralds, and so here we are. There is a complicated but interesting story about how they came to be in Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.

When Princess Charlotte of Wales died...

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[PinkAndBlueBling]

I love these stories! One of my favorite sites for royal jewels and their history: https://www.thecourtjeweller.com

 

[PriceScopeKayti]

I love them too! I always enjoy getting to share them, thank you for reading

 

[pammbw]

I always love hearing the story about winning the emeralds in a raffle- lol yes "unreal" is the perfect word for it. How gullible do they think we are?

 

[Beautiful-disaster]

Wow - a really fascinating story! - and truly stunningly gorgeous pieces. Thankyou for sharing.
I inherited some very old emeralds myself that I would love to know the story of. Very mysterious.
(It’s a carved emerald bracelet surrounded by old rubies, polki diamonds, with an enamelled minkari reverse in 22KT gold for the Moghal period). At some point it was converted from a necklace or turban ornament into a bracelet.
Certainly not of the Royal Standard but still very interesting and unique piece you don’t see everyday.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

i never tire of reading about the Cambridge emeralds
Queen Mary did good by them

 

[lambskin]

I love these stories! One of my favorite sites for royal jewels and their history: https://www.thecourtjeweller.com

Pricescope’s own forum within Jewelry Pieces is the Royal Jewels thread. The posters therein are very knowledgeable and the historical references and photos are incredible.

 

[PriceScopeKayti]

I always love hearing the story about winning the emeralds in a raffle- lol yes "unreal" is the perfect word for it. How gullible do they think we are?

I have so many theories! hahaha.

 

[PriceScopeKayti]

Wow - a really fascinating story! - and truly stunningly gorgeous pieces. Thankyou for sharing.
I inherited some very old emeralds myself that I would love to know the story of. Very mysterious.
(It’s a carved emerald bracelet surrounded by old rubies, polki diamonds, with an enamelled minkari reverse in 22KT gold for the Moghal period). At some point it was converted from a necklace or turban ornament into a bracelet.
Certainly not of the Royal Standard but still very interesting and unique piece you don’t see everyday.

Well, these are magnificent! <3

 

[pammbw]

I have so many theories! hahaha.

The story behind the Greville bequest also fascinates me. Royal mistresses, illegitimate children, such juicyness!! And the jewels ultimately found their way back to the Royal coffers.

 

[PriceScopeKayti]

The story behind the Greville bequest also fascinates me. Royal mistresses, illegitimate children, such juicyness!! And the jewels ultimately found their way back to the Royal coffers.

I'll give that a spin in an upcoming post!