The history of a royal wedding gift!
Princess Elisabeth Ludovika Princess of Bavaria| Crown Princess of Prussia| Queen of Preussen|Royal Jewel History Hohenzollern
Elisabeth von Bayern| Kronprinzessin von Preussen| Königin von Preussen | Hohenzollern Schmuck
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern| Countess of Flanders | Belgium Royal Jewel History
Der Badische Beobachter von 1867 schreibt: Die Edelsteine, welche der Graf von Flandern seiner jetzigen Gemahlin Marie Luise zu Hohenzollern als Brautgeschenk überreicht hat, repräsentieren einen Werth von 1,000,500 Franken. Diese Kleinodien bilden einen Theil des Schmucks der Prinzessin Charlotte, der ersten Gattin Leopold’s I. von Belgien, welcher sie dem Grafen von Flandern schenkte. Der Graf besitzt übrigens eine große Auswahl von Edelsteinen, darunter ein Malteserkreuz, welches 1408 Brillanten enthält.
Find out more about the jewelry of the Countess of Flanders…
Fleur de Lys Diamond Tiara Wedding Gift Princess Marie of Hohenzollern| Countess of Flanders |Reine de Belgique Queen Belgium Royal Jewel History
Bourbonen Lilien Tiara | Prinzessin Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Gräfin von Flandern | Königliche Hochzeit Schmuck & Juwelen | Königin und Prinzessin von Belgien
Stern Diamant Diadem Brosche |Prinzessin Marie von Hohenzollern| Gräfin von Flandern |Schmuck & Juwelen des belgischen Königshauses
Big Star Brooch Princess Marie of Hohenzollern| Countess of Flandern Wedding Gift |Reine de Belgique| Queen Belgium Royal JEWELS
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern| Countess of Flandern Famous Emerald Stomacher Brooch |Reine de Belgique Queen Belgium Royal JEWELS
Große Smaragd Diamant Brosche Königin Louise von Belgien|Prinzessin Marie von Hohenzollern |Gräfin von Flandern|Historie Königlicher Schmuck
Emeraudes 140ct Emerald Brooch | Princess Marie of Hohenzollern| Countess of Flandern |Reine de Belgique| Queen of Belgium Royal Jewels
Zwei Große Smaragde 140ct Diamant Brosche|Prinzessin Marie von Hohenzollern |Gräfin von Flandern|Historie Königlicher Schmuck
Broschen Armbänder und Saphire |Prinzessin Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Gräfin von Flandern | Königliche Hochzeit Schmuck & Juwelen
Sapphire Pendant, Bracelets and Brooches |Royal Presents to Princess Marie of Hohenzollern| Countess of Flandern |Reine de Belgique Queen Belgium History
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo Herzogin von Aosta | Königin von Spanien|Perlen und Diamant Diadem| Italian royal tiaras
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo della Cisterna 1847-1876 war Königin von Spanien (1870–1873) und Herzogin von Aosta (1867–1876).
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo wurde in Paris als älteste Tochter von Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5. Fürst von Cisterna, und dessen Gemahlin Louise Caroline Ghislaine, Gräfin von Mérode, geboren. Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters 1864 erbte sie dessen Titel und wurde so Fürstin von Cisterna und Belriguardo, Marchesa von Voghera und Gräfin von Ponderano.
Am 30. Mai 1867 heiratete sie in Turin Amadeus, Herzog von Aosta den zweiten Sohn des italienischen Königs Viktor Emmanuels II. mehr dazu:
Als ihr Gemahl am 16. November 1870 zum spanischen König gewählt wurde, avancierte sie zur spanischen Königin. Sie widmete sich vor allem wohltätigen Projekten. Ihr Gatte dankte bereits 2 Jahre später, am 11. Februar 1873, ab.
Diamond Pearl Tiara Duchess d’Aosta Maria Vittoria dal Pozza della Cisterna|Savoy Royal Jewels Italy |Royal Marriage Gift
Diamond Pearl Tiara Necklace Duchess d’Aosta Maria Vittoria dal Pozza della Cisterna| Queen of Spain |Savoy Jewels Italy|Royal Wedding Present
Im Frühjahr wird diese prachtvolle Tiara, welche sich seit Generationen im Besitz der königlichen Familie von Italien befindet, die Auktion „Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels“ bei Sotheby’s am 11. Mai 2021 in Genf anführen. Verwurzelt mit der glanzvollen Geschichte des Hauses Savoyen, das zu den ältesten Herrscherhäusern der Welt zählt, ist das mit Naturperlen und Diamanten besetzte Prunkstück eine der bedeutendsten Diademe, welches in den letzten Jahren auf dem Markt gekommen ist. Die Tiara ist geschätzt auf $ 1 Million bis 1.5 Millionen (CHF 930.000-1.395.000)
.:::::::::::::
Duchess Helene of Aoste Diamond Tiara| Imperial Jewels France Orleans | Wedding Presents Royal Marriage Gifts
Duchess Helene of Aoste Diamond Choker Bandeau Tiara|Imperial Jewel France |Wedding Countess Olympia of Arco-Zinneberg Princess Napoleon
Duchess Helene of Aoste Emerald and Diamond Necklace – from the Duc d’Aosta| France Imperial Jewels |Princess of Orleans Presents Wedding |Royal Marriage Gift
Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aoste Emerald and Diamond Scroll Tiara – Imperial Diadem from the Duc d’Aumale|Princes s of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Starry diamond Crown – with stars and high sprays of diamonds| Royal tiara from King and Queen of Italy|Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aoste |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Fleur de Lys of diamonds| Giglio Royal head Ornament or Brooch from the Ladies of Florence|Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aoste |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Necklace of diamonds and emeralds| Royal Imperial head Ornament from the Duc d’Orléans|Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Aigrette of diamonds and emeralds Diadem Chaumet|Royal Imperial head Ornament from the Duc d’Orléans|Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Brooch Caduceus winged Hermes Stick of diamond rubies and pearls |Royal Wedding present the Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke-Duchess of York, Maud,Victoria of Wales|Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Pearl and Diamond Ornament Brooch Devante de Corsage|Royal Imperial Jewel from the Duchess of Montpensier|Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Diamond Lattice Tiara |Royal Imperial Jewel |Elena Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Large Emerald Brooch with Diamonds|Royal Wedding present from the Duc de Aosta|Elena of Orléans Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Diamond Crescent Ornament Brooch Devante de Corsage Diamond Stars|Royal Imperial Jewel |Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
Important Necklace of 35 very fine pearls| Royal Imperial Turquoise Feather Aigrette|Elena of Orléans Duchess of Aosta |Princess of Orleans France Jewelry Presents|Royal Marriage Gift
MARRIAGE MADAME LA PRINCESSE HÉLÈNE DE FRANCE| Voile en dentelle de Chantilly
:::::::::::::
Anne Duchess Aosta | Duc de Aoste – Royal Diamond Tiara | Italy Historic Jewels
Anne Herzogin von Aosta | Royal Jewel History Diadem Lovanov Rostov
::::
Royal and Imperial Jewels of Italy | Elena of Montenegro Queen of Italy | Diamond Ivy Leaf Stomacher Tiara Diadem
Princess Maria Pia Diadem |Princess Maria Gabriella Royal and Imperial Jewels of Italy | Diamond Ivy Leaf Stomacher Tiara Diadem
Diamonds | Royal and Imperial Crown Jewels of Bulgaria | Giovanna of Bulgaria | Diamond Ivy Leaf Tiara Diadem
Juwelen und Schmuck der Tsaritsa von Bulgarien | Queen Consort Margarita of Bulgaria | Diamond Ivy Leaf Tiara Diadem
Prinzess Giovanna of Italy |Queen Ioanna|Bulgaria Royal Imperial Koechert Diamond Tiara
Diamond Ruby Emerald Fleur de Lys Crown of Marie Louise of Bulgaria| History Crown Jewels
Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Historic Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History
The price on 12 May 2021 at Geneva CHF 1,770,000 Coroa de diamantes e safiras da rainha Maria II
Fürstin Margarethe of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Sapphire and Diamond Necklace Collier Hortense Queen of Holland |History |German Royal Jewelry
Queen Hortense Imperial Sapphire Parure |Jewel History Holland| Jewels Napoleon Bonaparte
Queen Hortense Imperial Sapphire Parure Sapphire Tiara, Sapphire Belt, Sapphire Necklace, Sapphire Pins &Brooch|Jewel History Holland| Napoleon Bonaparte
Imperial Sapphire Parure Queen Hortense of Holland | Present to Stephanie Beauharnais Grand Duchess of Baden|Royal Jewel History
Fürstin Josephine von Hohenzollern Sigmaringen | Princess of Baden | Saphir-Diamant Diadem History | Imperial Royal Sapphires Queen Hortense of Holland
The price on 12 May 2021 at Geneva for the sapphire and diamond Beauharnais Parure:
CHF 525,000 for the Sapphire and Diamond Tiara
CHF 437,500 the Sapphire and Diamond Necklace
CHF 56,250 the Sapphire and Diamond Pendant
CHF 37,500 2nd Sapphire and Diamond Pendant
CHF 75,000 the large Sapphire and Diamond Brooch
CHF 20,000 smaller Sapphire and Diamond Brooch
CHF 175,000 the Sapphire and Diamond Earrings
CHF 112,500 the Sapphire and Diamond Bracelet
CHF 77,500 the Sapphire and Diamond Ring
Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History |Reinha Portugal
Fürstin Margarethe of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History |German Royal Jewelry
Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History | Queen Hortense of Holland Parure| German Royal Jewelry
Fürstin Margarethe of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Sapphire and Diamond Necklace Collier Hortense Queen of Holland |History |German Royal Jewelry
Fürstin Margarethe von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen| Portugal Important Sapphire Crown
Imperial Sapphire Parure Queen Hortense of Holland | Stephanie Beauharnais Grand Duchess of Baden|Royal Jewel History
Queen Hortense Imperial Sapphire Parure |Jewel History Holland| Jewels Napoleon Bonaparte
Queen Hortense Imperial Sapphire Parure Sapphire Tiara, Sapphire Belt, Sapphire Necklace, Sapphire Pins &Brooch|Jewel History Holland| Napoleon Bonaparte
Imperial Sapphire Parure Queen Hortense of Holland | Present to Stephanie Beauharnais Grand Duchess of Baden|Royal Jewel History
Fürstin Josephine von Hohenzollern Sigmaringen | Princess of Baden | Saphir-Diamant Diadem History | Imperial Royal Sapphires Queen Hortense of Holland
Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History | Queen Hortense of Holland Parure| German Royal Jewelry
Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History |Reinha Portugal
Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History |Reinha Portugal
more about the history of the royal jewel:
Sapphire and Diamond Crown Queen Maria da Gloria II Portugal Royal Jewels History |Reinha Portugal
Queen Hortense Holland Sapphire Parure | Netherlands |Imperial Jewels| NAPOLEON Bonaparte
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: