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Once a gift from the People of Punjab to the Vicereine of India Heriot Georgina Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava
Ribbon clip brooch set with an oval and a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 55.19 carats and 25.97 carats
People of Punjab Gift – Famous Sapphires Present to Maureen Guinness| From The Vicereine of India| Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava – Ribbon styled clip from Cartier with diamonds……more:
Maureen Guinness was one of the ‚Golden Guinness Girls‘
He was „THE LARGEST KASHMIR SAPPHIRE TO EVER APPEAR AT AUCTION“ confirms growing global demand for one the rarest gemstones on Earth. The “Guinness” brooch featuring the 55.19-carat sapphire achieves CHF 3.5 million, the jewel was bought by British jewellery house, Graff
Queen Alexandra, at the Duchess of Devonshire’s costume ball, is wearing another wedding present.
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.
Sita Devi Maharani of Baroda, ordered a pair of ruby cuffs by Verger Frères, a firm that used to work with Parisian Maisons such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron or Cartier. The developed pieces were either sold on order or through stores in France and abroad, and even at their own workshop at Rue St. Anne. The designs always included the hallmark of the master at Verger Frères, and sometime…………..
Emerald Diamond Pendant Brooch Cartier| Maharaja of Mandi Royal India Ruler
Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur, 18th Raja of Mandi 1913/1986.
Son of Mian Kishan Singh Sahib, born 20 August 1904, educated at Queen Mary’s College and Aitchison College, Lahore; Indian Ambassador to Brazil 1952/56; Member of Lok Sabha 1957/62; Honorary Lt.-Col. 3rd/17th Dogra Regiment and Bengal Sappers and Miners.
Married 1stly, about 1911, a daughter of Thakur Devi Singh of Delath. Married 2ndly, 8 February 1923, HH Rani Amrit Kaur, born 1904, died 1948, daughter of Col. HH Farzand i-Dilband Rasikhul-Itiqad Daulat-i-Inglishia *Raja-i-Rajgan Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala, and his wife, Rani Kanari.
Married 3rdly, 13 May 1930, Kumari Kusum Kumari [HH Rani Kusum Kumari of Mandi], born 27 August 1913, died June 1998, daughter of Kunwar Prithiraj Sinhji of Rajpipla, and had issue, two sons and two daughters. He died 16 June 1986.
Cartier Emerald Pendant Brooch | Raja of Mandi Maharaja and Royal Ruler of India
Above in the picture, the Raja, in 1930 when he married Rani Kusum Kumari of Mandi, wearing the important emerald jewel pendant.
Important emerald and diamond pendant/brooch combination, Cartier, 1927.
The surmount set with a carved emerald flower, framed with circular-cut diamonds, supporting a plaque set with an hexagonal polished emerald and calibré-cut emeralds, supporting three emerald drops with onyx rondelle crowns and circular-cut diamond terminals, unsigned, brooch fitting detachable, one small emerald deficient.
The pendant will be offered at auction by Sotheys, Geneve November 2019. Accompanied by SSEF report no. 108686, stating that the emeralds are of Colombian origin, with a minor to a moderate amount of oil in fissures.
Cartier’s use of mughal stones in jewellery was an important aspect of their Indian style, these designs were dominant between 1913 and 1930.
Raja is a title for a monarch equivalent to king or princely ruler in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
This pendant also calls to mind the brooch worn by Marjorie Merriweather Post, captured in a painting by Giulio de Blaas in 1929.
Famous, Important Diamond | Eye of the Tiger |Aigrette Maharaja Digvijaysinhji, son of the Maharaja Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagar Cartier: the «Tiger Eye», an exceptional cognac-coloured diamond mounted in a turban ornament
Nice to see it again, we have made a website of the important diamond on the Royal Magazin – in 2006…. now on display at the Grand Palais Paris:
From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas -The exhibition repositions Indian jewellery traditions within the rich and complex cultures of the courts where they first originated, demonstrating how the profusion of stones and precious metals in the subcontinent led to the development of a sophisticated ornamental culture. Entering first in a Royal Treasury, visitors will find themselves surrounded by an exceptional group of dynastic gems, among which are the celebrated Agra, Idol’s Eye and Arcot II diamonds, all originating in India’s celebrated Golconda diamond mines. These are complimented by emeralds and spinels, some engraved with the names and titles of the rulers who owned them.
Shown through over two hundred and seventy exceptional pieces from The Al Thani Collection, together with major works on loan from
Schmuck und Juwelen der Deutsche Fürstenhäuser | Royal Jewels – Historical Jewerly and Treasure of Royals and Aristocracy | bijoux historiques| исторические драгоценности
