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The Queen’s Treasury |Denmark Royal Jewels exploring in the queen’s treasure chest

The Queen's Treasury Denmark: Royal Jewels:exploring in the queen's treasure chest emerald parure Queen Margarethe II of Denmark
Foto: Lars E. Andreasen ©DR Queen Margarethe II of Denmark – wearing a Sapphire Diamond Brooch

The danish crown jewels, Frederik IX’s pipe collection and the more than 400-year-old Rosenborg wine are among the many objects that appear in the program series „The Queen’s Treasury“, which from tonight and the next Tuesdays will be broadcast on DR 1.

 emerald parure Queen Margarethe II of Denmark
The Queen's Treasury Denmark: Royal Jewels:exploring in the queen's treasure chest
Dronningens skatkammer: Smykker Emerald parure Queen Margarethe II of Denmark

The museum collection Kongernes Samling contains Danish kings and queens‘ central objects and works of art, and the program series follows the creation of the exhibitions „A Queen’s Jewelry Box“ and „Mary & the Crown Princesses“, which are currently on display at the Amalienborg Museum and Koldinghus, respectively.

The exhibitions have been created in collaboration with Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, and the programs are included when the Queen and the Crown Princess take part in the preparations for the new exhibitions. The first episode of „The Queen’s Treasury“ will be broadcast tonight at 20.30 on DR1.https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/dronningens-skatkammer_-smykker-der-taler_307886

Crown jewels and fideikomis jewels

At special events such as state visits, the New Year’s table and other major events where a gala is worn, the female members of the royal family like to wear historical jewellery. Often as sets, also called garnishes, with a tiara and earrings, necklace and possibly bracelet. The jewelery is partly the crown jewels, partly jewellery, owned by the Danish Royal House’s Løsørefideikommis and jewelery privately owned by the Royal House.

Crown jewels and fideikommjekker



In the future Queen Mary's jewelry collection,  
The most well-known of the privately owned pieces of jewelery worn by the future queen is probably the ruby ​​set, given to the future king by her maternal grandmother Queen Ingrid. The set was made for French Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte's wife Desirée and was worn at Emperor Napoleon's coronation in 1804. The set came to Sweden via the Bernadotte couple when they were appointed Crown Prince Couple of Sweden. Desirée, who in 1818 became Queen Desideria of Sweden, then let it go to her daughter-in-law Josefina. As queen dowager, in 1869 Josefina presented the set to her granddaughter, Princess Lovisa, at her wedding to Danish Crown Prince Frederik (8th) with the reason "the Danish colors for Louisa".

The crown jewels
The best-known pieces of jewelery are the crown jewels, which primarily consist of four large jewellery sets: a brilliant set, an emerald set, a pearl-ruby set and a rose stone set. The crown jewels belong to the Crown, i.e. the monarch and his queen. After the change of throne, they are therefore available to HM Queen Mary. When the crown jewels are not in use, they are displayed in the treasury in the secured basement under Rosenborg Castle.

It is customary for the crown jewels to remain in Denmark, which means that they are not taken with them when visiting abroad. The Danish crown jewels are the only ones in the world that are both exhibited as museum objects and at the same time worn by the country’s queen.

The history of the crown jewels goes back to Christian VI’s queen, Queen Sophie Magdalene, who in her will from 1746 decided that her jewelery should not pass to one specific person, but always be available to the country’s sitting queen on the grounds that „there in this royal house there are so few jewels and no crown jewels at all“. Most of Queen Sophie Magdalene’s original jewelery has been remade by subsequent queens as jewelery fashions have changed. Today, the four crown jewel sets have the design that Christian VIII’s queen, Queen Caroline Amalie, gave them in 1840. 

The jewelery in the Danish Royal House’s Loose Trust Committee
Another group of striking jewelery is the jewelery from the Danish Royal House’s Loose Trust Committee. These pieces include, among others, the Perlepoire set of tiara, necklace, earrings and brooches, the large diamond necklace, called the Rivière , and the diamond frame with royal portrait worn by the Queen at the gala.

The Royal Trust Trust was founded by Frederik 8th and Queen Lovisa in 1910. The purpose was to collect and secure gold, silver and other valuables „that are desired to be preserved in Our Family and therefore must pass undivided from King to King of our House“.

The objects in a fideicommis are inherited in the family. They are not owned by the individual person, and a sale or mortgaging of the inheritance is therefore not possible. In the Royal Trust Committee, this means that important collections – not least the co-founder, Queen Lovisa’s great legacy from her Dutch, German, French and Swedish ancestors – have been able to be kept together in the Royal House.

The Commission of Estates jewelery is worn by the sitting Queen and can be taken abroad for use at gala events. 

The royal family’s private jewelery
The queen and the other women in the royal family also have a collection of private jewels which they themselves dispose of.

In Queen Margrethe’s collection, you will find, among other things, the palmette tiara and the sapphire set with necklace and earrings, which Frederik IX had made as a wedding present for his daughter, the successor to the throne, Princess Margrethe. Other important pieces of jewelery are the ruby ​​and pearl set, which was a silver wedding gift from Prince Henrik, and the Greenlandic gold diadem, the flower diadem  Naasut – a gift from Greenland in connection with the 40th anniversary of the government in 2012.

In the future Queen Mary’s jewelry collection, you will find the old Russian turquoise and brilliant jewelry that Queen Margrethe gave to her daughter-in-law on her 50th birthday in 2022, and a slender diamond tiara that can also be used as a necklace, and which the future queen herself has purchased at auction.

The most well-known of the privately owned pieces of jewelery worn by the future queen is probably the ruby ​​set, given to the future king by her maternal grandmother Queen Ingrid. The set was made for French Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte’s wife Desirée and was worn at Emperor Napoleon’s coronation in 1804. The set came to Sweden via the Bernadotte couple when they were appointed Crown Prince Couple of Sweden. Desirée, who in 1818 became Queen Desideria of Sweden, then let it go to her daughter-in-law Josefina. As queen dowager, in 1869 Josefina presented the set to her granddaughter, Princess Lovisa, at her wedding to Danish Crown Prince Frederik (8th) with the reason „the Danish colors for Louisa“.

Crown princess Mary – Jewels|Royal Denmark| Diamond Wedding Tiara

Die Kronjuwelen des dänischen Königshauses Königin Caroline Amalie | Diamanten und Schmuck

The Crownjewels Denmark | Diamands Queen Caroline Amalie |Royal Jewels

Danish Crown Jewels – Emeralds | Emerald Parure Tiara Necklace Earrings Brooch| Denmark Royal Jewelry

Smaragd Garnitur von Königin Caroline Amalie| Queen of Denmark Emerald Parure, Emerald Tiara, Emerald Stomacher, Emerald Brooch Emerald Necklace

Dänische Kronjuwelen mit Smaragden | Königin von Dänemark

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Royale Hochzeit Herzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses

Die Brautgeschenke an die spätere Königin Alexandrine von Dänemark| Dänisches Königshaus

Pearl and Diamond Pendant and Pearl pendants Queen Louisa |Bolin|Royal Jewels Denmark

Queen Alexandrine’s sapphire diadem| Queen of Denmark Royal Jewels

Queen Alexandrine’s sapphire diadem was bought in 2018 by an unknown at auction in Denmark. Now it turns out that it was probably Queen Margrethe who was the buyer.

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Queen Alexandrin’s Imperial Russian wedding gift

Queen Alexandrine's sapphire diadem russian tiara bandeau bolin  Queen Margarethe bought the Diademe Diadema Diademes Diadems
Queen Alexandrine’s sapphire diadem | Denmark Queen Margarethe bought the russian tiara bandeau bolin

The sapphire diadem, which was sold at auction almost four years ago, now appears in the Queen’s jewelery collection.

In the broadcast „Dronningens Skatkammer“ on DR1, a secret is revealed.
Namely who in 2018 bought the Danish-Russian sapphire diadem. There are many indications that it was Queen Margrethe herself. And that will please many Danes.

In the program „Dronningens Skatkammer“ you see the special diamond and sapphire tiara being exhibited together with numerous royal jewelery in „Kongernes Samling“ at Koldinghus.

The three countesses had inherited the historic Danish-Russian diadem from their mother, Countess Anne Dorte, and in December 2018 they sold the expensive diadem for two million kroner at the auction.

There were many Danes who at the time believed that the precious jewelry belonged in Denmark, and with the Danish royal family. And much now it seems that Queen Margrethe meant it too.

The three countesses of Rosenborg, Josephine, Camilla and Feodora, who had inherited the jewelry from their father, Count Christian of Rosenborg and mother, Countess Anne Dorte, sold the tiara.

The Russian sapphire diadem was originally a gift from Tsar Nikolai II and Zaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia to Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at her wedding to the Danish prince Christian’s wedding in Cannes in the spring of 1898.

The royal couple themselves passed the jewelery on in 1933 to their daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Caroline-Mathilde, at her wedding in Fredensborg Castle Church with the king’s youngest son, Crown Prince Knud.

It was he and his sons who lost the right to inherit the throne when a new succession law was passed in 2953, because his older brother, Frederik X „only“ had three daughters, Margrethe, Benedikte and Anne-Marie.

After Caroline-Mathilde’s death in 1995, the youngest of her children, her son Count Christian of Rosenborg and his family inherited diadem, and they have kept the jewelry until it was sold in 2018.

The first episode of the TV series „Dronningens Skatkammer“, where you see the sapphire diadem, was shown on DR1 Tuesday 12 April. But can also be seen on DRTV.

Crownprincess Mary – Jewels|Royal Denmark| Diamond Weddding Tiara

Die Kronjuwelen des dänischen Königshauses Königin Caroline Amalie | Diamanten und Schmuck

The Crownjewels Denmark | Diamonds Queen Caroline Amalie |Denmark Royal Jewels

Danish Crown Jewels – Emeralds | Emerald Parure Tiara Necklace Earings Brooch| Denmark Royal Jewelry

Smaragd Garnitur von Königin Caroline Amalie

Dänische Kronjuwelen mit Smaragden | Königin von Dänemark Queen of Denmark Emerald Parure – Emerald Diamond Tiara

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Royale Hochzeit Herzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses

Die Brautgeschenke an die spätere Königin Alexandrine von Dänemark| Dänisches Königshaus

Pearl and Diamond Pendant and Pearlpendants Queen Louisa |Bolin|Royal Jewels Denmark

Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses| Princess Marie de Orleans Hochzeit| Prinzessin Waldemar von Dänemark

Royal Wedding Gifts Princess Marie of Orleans France|Princess of Denmark|Mariage Presents Royal Jewel History

Mariage du prince Waldemar de Danemark et la princesse Marie d’Orleans|Royal France

Opal and Diamond Tiara Princess Marie of Orleans|Opal Parure Duchess of Chartres|Royal Jewels Denmark

Opal Choker Diamond Ruby and Sapphire Necklace Princess Marie of Orleans |France |Princess of Denmark|Royal Jewel History

Tunget Tiara Sapphire and Diamond Tiara Diadem|Princess Thyra|Imperial Coronation Brooch Royal Jewels Denmark |Princess Elisabeth

Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna's Coronation Brooch Princess Thyra's Sapphire Tiara · Princess Elisabeth of Denmark diamond diamonds brooch coronation jewels royaljewels princesselisabeth prinsesseelisabeth queenalexandrine dronningalexandrine danishroyalfamily Tunget tiara diadem coronation brooch royal royalty romanov danishroyals denmark danmark Coronation Brooch Faberge, Brooch in the form of the russian imperial crown, imperial gift from the tsar, czar. Coronation brooch. One of 18 made in 1896 by Fabergé for the Grand Duchesses of Russia on the occasion of Tsar Nicholas II’s coronation. This example was passed down from Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin all the way to Princess Elisabeth, who left it to The Royal Danish Collection in her will. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna's Coronation Brooch
Thunget tiara Princess Elisabeth of Denmark tiara, diadem Princess Thyra of Sweden tiara, Princess Caroline Mathilde Sapphire Tiara Denmark royal famil
In the picture Princess Thyra’s Sapphire Tiara · Princess Elisabeth of Denmark diamond brooch, imperial coronation jewels Coronation Brooch Faberge, Brooch in the form of the russian imperial crown, imperial gift from the tsar | Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna’s Coronation Brooch

Diamond Brooch in the form of the Russian Imperial Crown, set with 149 diamonds of abourt 21,1 carats. The two largest diamonds are ca 6,8ct and 7,3ct.


This brooch and 17 others were executed on the order of Tsar Nicholas II to Carl Faberge .
The brooch cost 4000 silver roubles.


These brooches were Imperial gifts presented on 24. May 1894. The day before the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna.

They were given both to the Grand Duchesses living in Russia and also to those that had, trough their marriages, become queens or duchesses outside Russia and attend the coronation.

This was given to Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna who married in 1879 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.


Their daughter Alexandrine inherited this brooch in 1922. She married in 1898 the Danish Crown Prince Christian. Later Queen Alexandrine of Denmark left it to her daughter-in-law Princess Caroline-Mathilde (Prince Knud’s wife). In 1995 the brooch was inherited by her daughter, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark.

Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, left it to The Royal Danish Collection in her will.

Carl Faberge also executed brooches, in this design but larger diamonds, for the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna 10 000 roubles and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna 12 000 roubles. The Queen of Siam was also presented with such a brooch in 1897 the price beeing 5100 roubles.

Queen Alexandrine|Sapphire and Diamond Brooch,Sapphire Necklace,Romanov Sapphire Clusters| Denmark Royal Jewelry|Queen Margrethe

Crownprincess Mary – Jewels|Royal Denmark| Royal Jewel History | Diamond Weddding Tiara

Die Kronjuwelen des dänischen Königshauses Königin Caroline Amalie | Königliche Diamanten und Schmuck

The Crownjewels Denmark | Diamonds Queen Caroline Amalie |Royal Jewels

Danish Crown Jewels – Emeralds | Emerald Parure Tiara Necklace Earings Brooch| Denmark Royal Jewelry

Smaragd Garnitur von Königin Caroline Amalie|Königliche Juwelen von Dänemark Kronjuwelen

Dänische Kronjuwelen mit Smaragden | Königin von Dänemark| Royal Jewel History

Royal Wedding Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Imperial Marriage Jewels |Sapphire Diamond Necklace Choker Tiara Present of the Czar and Czarina

Royale Hochzeit Herzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses

Die Brautgeschenke an die spätere Königin Alexandrine von Dänemark| Royal Jewel History| Dänisches Königshaus

Pearl and Diamond Pendant and Pearlpendants Queen Louisa |Bolin|Royal Jewels Denmark

Juwelen des dänischen Königshauses| Princess Marie de Orleans Hochzeit| Prinzessin Waldemar von Dänemark

Royal Wedding Gifts Princess Marie of Orleans France|Princess of Denmark|Mariage Presents Royal Jewel History

Mariage du prince Waldemar de Danemark et la princesse Marie d’Orleans|Royal France

Opal and Diamond Tiara Princess Marie of Orleans|Opal Parure Duchess of Chartres|Royal Jewels Denmark

Opal Choker Diamond Ruby and Sapphire Necklace Princess Marie of Orleans |France |Princess of Denmark|Royal Jewel History

Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia|Sapphire Brooch with large Pearl Drop Diamond Cluster| Royal Jewel History

Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia |Sapphire Diamond Brooch Wedding Present|Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland|Romanov Imperial Jewel

Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia|Sapphire Brooch with large Pearl Drop Diamond Cluster| Royal Jewel History
Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia|Sapphire Brooch with large Pearl Drop Diamond Cluster| Royal Jewel History

Queen’s Brooches|Queen Elizabeth II|Empress Maria Feodorovna Wedding Gift from the Prince and Princess of Wales|Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland|Romanov Imperial Jewel

0ueen Mary and The Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia |Sapphire Diamond Brooch Wedding Present|Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland|Romanov Imperial Jewel
0ueen Mary and The Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia |Sapphire Diamond Brooch Wedding Present|Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland|Romanov Imperial Jewel

Queen’s Brooches|Queen Elizabeth II|Empress Maria Feodorovna Wedding Gift from the Prince and Princess of Wales|Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland|Romanov Imperial Jewel

0ueen Elizabeth IIThe Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia |Sapphire Diamond Brooch Wedding Present|Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland|Romanov Imperial Jewel The Queens Brooch The Queen's brooches
0ueen Elizabeth IIThe Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia |Sapphire Diamond Brooch Wedding Present|Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland|Romanov Imperial Jewel The Queens Brooch The Queen’s brooches

Palmetten Diamant Tiara der Großherzogin Luise von Baden| Palmette Diadem Gift of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Sachsen-Weimar Russian Jewel History

Palmetten Diamant Tiara der Großherzogin Luise von Baden| Palmette Diadem Gift of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Sachsen-Weimar Russian Jewel History
Palmetten Diamant Tiara der Großherzogin Luise von Baden| Palmette Diadem Gift of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Sachsen-Weimar Russian Jewel History

Palmetten Diamant Tiara der Großherzogin Luise von Baden| Palmette Diadem Gift of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Sachsen-Weimar Russian Jewel History

Diamond Palmetten Tiara Anthemium Diadem of Princess Louise of Prussia|Grand Duchess of Baden|Royal Jewels Queen of Denmark
Diamond Palmetten Tiara Anthemium Diadem of Princess Louise of Prussia|Grand Duchess of Baden|Royal Jewels Queen of Denmark

Natural Diamond Rose Brooch of Princess Louise of Prussia | Grand Duchess of Baden | Wedding Present of her grandmother Grand Duchess of Sachsen-Weimar, Grand Duchess of Russia| Now in the possession of the Queen of Sweden

Diamond Tiara of Camellias bouquets – Wedding Gift of the King of Prussia |Kamelien bouquets |Camelienbouquets in Diamanten Königliches Hochzeitsgeschenk

Wedding Gift of the King of Prussia | Silver Toilette |Royal History| Princess Louise of Prussia Grand Duchess of Baden

Variable Necklace of bows and ribbons- Diamond Collier, Princess Louise of Prussia|Grand Duchess of Baden |Wedding Present of Empress Augusta and Emperor Wilhelm I of Prussia|Hohenzollern|German Monarchy Historie

Pearl and Diamond Tiara and Pearl Brooch |The Royal Wedding Present to Princess Luise of Prussia in 1825 From Her Father the King of Prussia| Danish Pearl Poire Tiara

Die 4. Tochter von König Friedrich Wilhelm III von Preußen und der berühmten Königin Luise… heiratete 1825 Friedrich Prinz der Niederlande.

Pearl and Diamond Tiara and Pearl Brooch |The Royal Wedding Present to Pincess Luise of Prussia in 1825 From Her Father the King of Prussia| later known – Danish Pearl PoIre Tiara but made in Berlin

Das Diadem besteht aus 18 birnenförmigen Perlen, die an den mit Diamanten verzierten Arkaden hängen, die die stilisierten Lotusblumen des Diadems verbinden. Alles ist an einem halbkreisförmigen, mit Diamanten besetzten Rahmen befestigt.

Die Tiara der Königin, mit Perlen wird am häufigsten von der Regentin, für die größten Ereignisse im königlichen Haus getragen.

Die Tiara ist Teil des sogenannten Perlepoireset, das auch aus der Perlen-Brillant Halskette, den Perlen-Brillant Ohrringen, der Perlen-Brillant Brosche und der runden Perlen-Brillant Brosche besteht.

Die Tiara wurde für die Prinzessin Louise von den Niederlanden (1808-1870), angefertigt, die sie 1825 als Hochzeitsgeschenk erhielt, von ihrem Vater Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen (1770-1840).

PEARL and DIAMond TIARA and Pearl Brooch |The Royal Wedding Present to PinCess Luise of Prussia in 1825 From Her Father the King of Prussia| Pearl and Diamond Tiara and Pearl Brooch |The Royal Wedding Present to Pincess Luise of Prussia in 1825 From Her Father the King of Prussia| later known - Danish Pearl PoIre Tiara but made in Berlin
Pearl and Diamond Tiara and Pearl Brooch |The Royal Wedding Present to Pincess Luise of Prussia in 1825 From Her Father the King of Prussia| later known – Danish Pearl PoIre Tiara but made in Berlin

Die Tiara kam über Frederik VIII. Mit der in Schweden geborenen Königin Lovisa nach Dänemark, die sie von seiner Mutter erbte, der Tochter des ersten Besitzers, Louise von den Niederlanden. Der Perlenperlenschmuck besteht aus Geschenken und Erbstücken aus ganz Europa, die über mehrere Generationen hinweg gesammelt wurden. Seine Geschichte an sich zeigt die jahrhundertealten engen internationalen Beziehungen des dänischen Königshauses.

Friedrich Wilhelm III. Von Preußen (1770-1840

Die Königin trägt das historische Perlendiadem, das zu seiner Zeit für Prinzessin Louise von den Niederlanden (1808-1871) angefertigt wurde, die die Tochter von Friedrich Wilhelm III. Von Preußen war. Die Prinzessin ist die Mutter der jetzigen Königin Dänemarks, und das Diadem kam nach Dänemark im Zusammenhang mit der (8.) Ehe von Prinz Frederik mit der Enkelin der Prinzessin, Prinzessin Lovisa von Schweden (später Königin von Dänemark), die das Diadem von ihrer Mutter und Großmutter geerbt hatte.

Die Tiara besteht aus 18 birnenförmigen Perlen, die an mit Diamanten besetzten Arkaden hängen. Alles an der Tiara ist an einem mit Diamanten besetzten Ring befestigt. Die Tiara ist Teil des sogenannten Perlepoire-Sets, das ebenfalls aus einer Halskette, Ohrringen und einer großen und einer kleinen Brosche mit Diamanten besteht.

Die Königin hat die Tiara im Laufe der Zeit auf mehreren offiziellen Fotos getragen. Unter anderem die erste als Dänemarks Regentin im Jahr 1972. Vor dieser Zeit trugen Königin Ingrid und Königin Alexandrine die Tiara auf offiziellen Gala-Porträts in ihrer Zeit als Königinnen von Dänemark.

Pearl and Diamond Tiara and Pearl Brooch | The Royal Wedding Present to Pincess Luise of Prussia in 1825 From Her Father the King of Prussia | later known as Danish Pearl Poire Tiara

Opal and Diamond Tiara Princess Marie of Orleans|Opal Parure Duchess of Chartres|Royal Jewels Denmark

More about Princess Marie d’Orleans wedding gifts from her mother

Opal and Diamond Tiara Princess Marie of Orleans|Opal Parure Duchess of Chartres|Royal Jewels Denmark

Opal and Diamond Tiara Princess Marie of Orleans|Opal Parure Duchess of Chartres|Royal Jewels Denmark
Opal and Diamond Tiara Princess Marie of Orleans|Opal Parure Duchess of Chartres|Royal Jewels Denmark

Dagmar Necklace | Princess of Wales – Queen Alexandra| England Wedding Gift

The Dagmar Necklace 1863

Given by King Frederick VII of Denmark, to his daughter Princess Alexandra, as wedding present

Queen Alexandra’s Dagmar Necklace | Royal Jewelry Princess of Wales

Queen Alexandra's Dagmar Necklace | Royal Jewelry Princess of Wales  The necklace and facsimile of the Cross of Dagmar was presented by King Frederick VII of Denmark to Princess Alexandra upon her marriage to the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in 1863. It is set with 118 pearls and 2,000 diamonds.
Queen Alexandra’s Dagmar Necklace | Royal Jewelry Princess of Wales The necklace and facsimile of the Cross of Dagmar was presented by King Frederick VII of Denmark to Princess Alexandra upon her marriage to the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in 1863. It is set with 118 pearls and 2,000 diamonds.
Queen Alexandra's Dagmar Necklace | Royal Jewelry Princess of Wales

The necklace and facsimile of the Cross of Dagmar was presented by King Frederick VII of Denmark to Princess Alexandra upon her marriage to the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in 1863.
It is set with 118 pearls and 2,000 diamonds.
Queen Alexandra’s Dagmar Necklace | Royal Jewelry Princess of Wales

The Dagmar Necklace |Royal Jewel History Queen Elizabeth II

Necklace and Earrings presented by the Corporation of the City of London

The necklace ". . . consists of 32 Golconda diamonds
Necklace and Earrings presented by the Corporation of the City of London
The necklace „. . . consists of 32 Golconda diamonds

Necklace and Earrings presented by the Corporation of the City of London | Royal Wedding Present to Alexandra the Princess of Wales

Queen Alexandra| Royal Wedding Presents

India Diamond Emerald Necklace of Queen Alexandra | Indian Collar Resille Edwardian Style|Queen Victoria Royal Wedding Gift

Queen Alexandra, at the Duchess of Devonshire’s costume ball, is wearing another wedding present.

India Diamond Emerald Necklace of Queen Alexandra | Indian Collar Resille Edwardian Style|Queen Victoria Royal Wedding Gift

Queen Alexandra, at the Duchess of Devonshire’s costume ball, is wearing another wedding present.

In 1863, she received from Queen Victoria this suite of Indian ornaments, comprising a collar, armlet and two bracelets, made from uncut emeralds, diamonds and pearls. The seven-row collar of pearl and emerald beads was hung with a multitude of pearl drops and diamond pendants, which were enamelled on the back.

The suite Indian ornaments, consisting corsage, pair bracelets, and armlet, entirely composed of pearls, emeralds, and diamonds, the gift of the Queen.
These are, indeed, " barbaric gold and genu," for all the jewels having been cut and set in India are of course ia the pure Oriental style—that is to say, the diamonds are flat and lustreless, and the fine are drilled through and spoilt by holes in fact, though the value of this present must be very great, it is much more curious than beautiful, and the much resemble coramon glass as it is ia the power of such rich and rare gems do.
Queen Alexandra on the Devonshire Coronation Jubilee Ball – Diamonds and Pearls – Indian pearl necklace

In 1863, she received from Queen Victoria this suite of Indian ornaments, comprising a collar, armlet and two bracelets, made from uncut emeralds, diamonds and pearls. The seven-row collar of pearl and emerald beads was hung with a multitude of pearl drops and diamond pendants, which were enamelled on the back.

The suite Indian ornaments, consisting corsage, pair bracelets, and armlet, entirely composed of pearls, emeralds, and diamonds, the gift of the Queen…..

Who bought Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara?

Queen Alexandrine's Russian Sapphire Tiara
Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara

 

Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara was sold for 2 Mio DK

Tsars Wedding gift bandeau  to Queen Alexandrine, seen above in the picture

attributed to  C.E. Bolin, Saint Petersburg 1897-1898, „The Russian Sapphire Tiara“. Provenance: Gift from Tsar Nikolai II of Russia to Queen Alexandrine. Estimate: DKK 1.5-2 million. Sold for: DKK 2 million (EUR 350,000 including buyer’s premium).

Friday afternoon, a historical treasure was up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen. Queen Alexandrine’s Russian sapphire tiara was sold for DKK 2 million.

„The Russian sapphire tiara is by far the most spectacular Russian objet d’art we have ever sold at Bruun Rasmussen. Here beauty and history come together at the highest level. I am overwhelmed by all the attention this piece of jewellery has garnered from our customers and the Danish and international press,“ says Martin Hans Borg, Bruun Rasmussen’s Head Specialist in Russian Art.

In 1898, Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was married to the Danish Crown Prince Christian in Cannes, and the couple were in 1912 proclaimed Queen Alexandrine and King Christian X of Denmark.

One of their wedding presents was the beautiful sapphire bandeau, later rebuild to an tiar.  They were given the piece of jewellery by Tsar Nikolai II and Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia.

In 1933, the Danish royal couple passed on the piece of jewellery to their daughter-in-law Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde at her wedding to their youngest son Hereditary Prince Knud at the Fredensborg Palace Chapel.

After the Hereditary Princess‘ death in 1995, the tiara was given to her son Count Christian of Rosenborg and his family, where it has been until today.

It was the three daughters of Count Christian, Josephine, Camilla and Feodora of Rosenborg, who sold the tiara at the Russian auction.

Who bought the imperial diamond and sapphire tiara?

Probably an museum – or an collector, I had ask for by the auction house, the information will follow.

The Story Behind the Tiara  The orginal – bandeau – The Russian Sapphire Tiara