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Joyaux de la couronne de France French Crown jewels, Empress Eugenie, imperatrice,
aubert, joaillier de la Reine Marie-Antoinette
Diamond Diadem with imperial eagle in diamonds
Other jewels from the Harcourt Family – Famous Harcourt Emerald Parure and Emerald Tiara, Emerald Necklace:
PROVENANCE OF THE IMPERIAL SAPPHIRE PARURE
A cord in writing, found between the boxes of jewels, stated that these sapphire jewels were given to Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, by her cousin Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland.
Such an origin is very likely. In many paintings Queen Hortense of Holland, and her mother Empress Josephine, can be seen wearing precious belts. Furthermore, Hortense’s financial papers, which are kept in the Napoléon archive in Paris, give evidence of her fortune between 1817 and 1837, the year she passed away. They show that she left Paris in 1816 with little money, but a lot of jewellery.
After Grand Duchess Stephanie’s of Baden death in 1860 the sapphire parure described as
‘necklace, pendant, earrings, seven pins and a belt’
was inherited by Stephanie’s second daughter, Josephine, Princess of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen.
See at the coronation picture, the sisters of Napoleon Caroline, Pauline, Elise and Hortense are in court gown with „jeweled belts“ and „bandeau head ornaments“ also stetted with large pins of precious centers, like the brooches and pins.
Under Napoléon’s court, belts decorated with precious stones were part of any jewellery parure, as fashion dictated that the waist was very high on dresses and court ladies needed a belt which was placed just under the décolleté. More about the history:
More about Princess Marie d’Orleans wedding gifts from her mother
The royal wedding gift of the Prince of Wales, Alexandra the Princess of Wales, Mary the Duchess of York, Princess Maud of Wales, Princess Victoria of Wales
Important jewels from the wedding gift list: Baroness Nathaniel Rotschild
Italian royal jewel history
More items of the imperial royal cadeau , some details of the treasure>>
Learn more about the imperial wedding gifts Princess Helene of Orleans
This is not a Bourbon Lily – it’s different. It is the sign of Florence – the Giglio.
Irene Duchess de Aoste | Fleur de Lys diamond Brooch – Royal Diamond Tiara Jewels
Fleur de Lys of diamonds| Giglio Royal head Ornament from the Ladies of Florence to Hélène of Orléans, Duchess of Aoste |Princess of Orleans left to her daughter-in-law, Duchess Irene of Aoste, née Princess of Greece. She wore the diamond fleur de lys brooch often, as well she lent it to her sister, Princess Helene of Greece, later the Queen Mother of Romania.
After her death she left it to her sister, so it is worn by Queen Anna of Romania and now from Princess Margaretha of Romania.
Find out more about the royal imperial corbeille de mariage
Above in the picture, we see Hélène Duchess of Aosta, wearing the necklace of diamonds and emeralds, as collier or part of it as hair ornament, presented from her father the Duke of Orleans, Count of Paris on the occassion of her marriage in 1895….find more items of her cadeau
More about the Royal Wedding gift:
Above we see Hélène Duchess of Aosta, wearing her favorite collier de chien, a pearl necklace with small ornaments of diamonds with sapphire and rubies, the gift from the Duke of Chatres, is of 13 string of pearls.