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The stories behind the famous jewels of Nancy Leeds



Im Auktionsraum von Sotheby’s in Genf ist am 11. Mai 21 eine prächtige und königliche Tiara, die über Generationen hinweg in der italienischen Königsfamilie weitervererbt worden war, für CHF 1.472.000 an einen asiatischen Privatkunden versteigert worden. Dies ist einer der höchsten Preise, die in den letzten Jahren für eine Tiara bezahlt wurde.
Italian royal tiaras history

Kurz zuvor sorgte ein 55,19-karätiger Kaschmir-Saphir – der größte Edelstein seiner Art, der jemals in einer Auktion angeboten wurde – für eine Sensation, als er als Teil einer Brosche für CHF 3.529.000 verkauft wurde, siehe das Posting von gestern!
Die Magnificent Jewels und Noble Jewels, Part I erzielte ein Ergebnis von CHF 50,4 Millionen.
Famous Sapphires presented to Maureen Guinness|
Once a gift from the People of Punjab to the Vicereine of India Heriot Georgina Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava

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

In 1946, Princess Elizabeth launched the tanker British Princess for The Sapphire and Diamond Flower Brooch. In Its Silver Box, Presented To Princess Elizabeth As Memento….more history:
„British Princess“ Sapphire and Diamond Platinum Brooch Queen Elizabeth II| Sapphire Flower gift from builders, Sir James Laing and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Chrysanthemum Brooch| Royal Jewels Great Britain and Ireland
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Emerald and Diamond Bracelet|Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain| Royal Jewel History

The story behind the Royal Jewels of the Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne.



Rare emerald cross of 45 carats from Empress Eugenie of France | Queen Victoria | Princess Beatrice of Great Britain Battenberg| Queen Eugenia Victoria of Spain .
Carved from one single gem, the cross, named ‘The Andean cross’

Imperial Andean Emerald Cross –
The present to Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess of Civitella-Cesi, Doña Beatriz Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislàa de Borbón y Battenberg; 22 June 1909 – 22 November 2002 was a daughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, wife of Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi.
Above with her youngest daughter she married Paul-Annick Weiller in1965.
The Andean Cross was sold in 1937 from the Princess Torlonia to bought by Mr Simon Patiño.
The family bought the emerald cross back probably in 1975, when Mrs Patino sold it to Van Cleef and Arpels.
Royal Spanien Smaragd Erbschaft