November | 2020 | ROYAL MAGAZIN

Princess Gloria, née Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau, has a very high-quality and unusual collection, despite the sale of part of the jewelry and jewels of the Princely House of Thurn und Taxis collected over the years, from which we can see a few remarkable pieces.

Thurn&Taxis Saphir und Diamant Schmuck, überarbeitet von der Firma Friedrich Kreuter & Co Hanau um 1890-1894, Fürstin von Thurn und Taxis historische Juwelen und Schmuck — Thurn&Taxis Saphir und Diamant Schmuck, überarbeitet von der Firma Friedrich Kreuter & Co Hanau um 1890-1893, Fürstin von Thurn und Taxis historische Juwelen und Schmuck

The high diadem in the empire style. Like the front side of a grenadier cap, set with diamonds has a large oval sapphire as the center, a large cushion-shaped sapphire is also attached above as a tip, both are carmized with diamonds and changeable. A frame made of diamonds.

Openwork, filigree scroll work of diamonds forms a high structure, acanthus leaves were worked into diamond-set borders and set accents. Another four sapphires are housed as highlights in the central motif, an exceptional jewel in the royal house’s treasury.

Like the complete diamond Parure, the tiara was revised in the 19th century by the renowned company Kreuter, Hanau specialist in white jewels, or supplemented with diamonds and precious stones from home jewelry.

The princess wears a necklace made of small flowers alternately set in diamonds and sapphires, the same size and workmanship, which can be lengthened or shortened as a choker close to the neck. The ear-studs in the lower part match the necklace, a sapphire framed with diamonds.

Die Ornamente der Sapphire und Diamant Parure im Detail, historischer Hausschmuck der Fürsten von Thurn & Taxis
workshop - Kreuter & Co — The Diamond and Sapphire Parure of the Princess of Thurn und Taxis, the diamond tiara, a sapphire necklace of 18ornaments and diamond necklace or 34 ornaments and a clasp and diamond necklace two single sapphire cluster,and eight sapphire clusters to change the elements in the tiara.
Die Ornamente der Saphire und Diamant Parure im Detail, historischer Hausschmuck der Fürsten von Thurn & Taxis

Archduchess Margarethe Klementine Maria of Austria 1870-1955, was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg and an Archduchess of Austria by birth.

She married Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis in 1890, the Prince ordered for her the sapphire and diamond parure by Kreuter, Hanau from older jewels and jewelry to rebuild a new versatile Parure, see above. In 1894, she was first time pictured with the tiara and the necklace.