Irish historic official visit to Britain
Today the Queen is wearing a coat of sky blue cashmere with mother of pearl buttons and the dress is Paisley printed silk in moss green and dove grey. Her hat is cashmere decorated with handmade feather flowers.
As jewel , she is wearing an orchid brooch on her coat, a gift from Mappin Webb and Waterford for the 60th anniversary of coronation. The flowers are hand cut Waterford crystal, the brooch contains 66 diamonds and rose gold stamens.
IMPERIAL JADE JEWEL for Barbara Hutton Princess Mdivani|Royal jewels
Barbara first married with Prince Alexis Mdivani, wore the necklace of imperial jade at NY, see picture left with jade earrings,a ruby and diamond bracelet of French manufactureand other of her jewels.
During her lifetime she had amassed a remarkable collection of jewellery. The few pieces that one is able to identify as part of her vast collection are a tribute to a lady with a great sense of beauty and style.
The Highly Important Jadeite Bead, Ruby and Diamond Necklace, circa 1933 was made by Cartier. Composed of twenty-seven graduated jadeite beads of highly translucent bright emerald green colour, completed by a clasp set with calibré-cut rubies and baguette diamonds, mounted in platinum and 18 karat yellow gold, length approximately 530mm, unsigned. Beads approximately 19.20 to 15.40mm.
The Hutton-Mdivani Necklace, which was acquired by The Cartier Collection was auctioned again in April 2014, eight bidders in the room and by phone competed for 20 minutes, driving the price past twice the estimate and achieving a World Auction Record for any Jadeite Jewellery and a Cartier Jewel at HK for US$27.44 million. Also, the 29.62-carat cushion-shaped oval Burmese Mogok ruby and diamond ring by Cartier, sold for US$7.34 million, set a World Auction Record for a Ruby.
Barbara Hutton | Royal Jewels | Famous Pearl Necklace of Queen Marie Antoinette of France | Important Collier – PearlsWealth american heiress Barbara Hutton and her famous ruby and diamond Necklace made by Chaumet | Ruby and Diamond Collier de Chien, Garlandstyle Ruby Dog Collar, Belle Epoque Choker with Ruby and Diamonds
The Town of Windsor wedding gift to Princess Louise of Argyll, a diamond bracelet made by Hancock …details of the jewel, later worne by Katharine Duchess of Kent:
Wie ich schon beim Erstellen der Webseite im Jahr 2008 erwähnt habe, hat die Herzogin von Argyll einen grossen Teil Ihres Schmucks der Familie des Herzogs von Kent vermacht.
Nun konnte ich ein weiteres Schmuckstück zuordnen, das Katherine Herzogin von Kent getragen hat, es handelt sich um das Hochzeitsgeschenk von Königin Victoria von England. Ein Anhänger mit einem grossen Smaragden und Diamanten – der jetzt als Smaragdbrosche getragen wird.
The Royal Wedding. Village of Balcombe thronged to see Lady May Cambridge wedded to Capt. Hy. Abel Smith at the little 13th Century Church.“
Balcombe, Sussex.
Pan down exterior of Church to show crowds waiting outside. Soldiers of a Guards regiment in full ceremonial uniform march to the Church. Good shots as they march towards the camera.
Car arrives bringing Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Prince George, Duke of Kent.
More shots of crowds. They wave as cars pass. Nice shots of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) arriving with Princess Elizabeth.
Bridesmaids walk up to Church with flowers.
Arrival of Queen Mary. A trumpet salute is played as she walks to Church with clergy. Behind her comes Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor).
Arrival of the bride, Lady May Cambridge with her father.
The happy couple Lady May Cambridge and Captain Henry Abel Smith step out of Church. MS and CU.
The Couple walk out of Church under an archway of soldiers swords. Shots of car leaving.
Princess Lilian wore the diamond bracelet on her wedding day, while the ceremony and in the evening for the party, see the picture. The serpent, sign for eternity was very popular in the 19th century. The bracelet
Her jewels with Aquamarine are left to Princess Madeleine of Sweden, an Aquamrine-Ring, Aquamarine Earrings and Aquamarine Brooch, she wore it at least, to the important Aquamarine Tiara.
The Nizam of Hyderabad Rose Brooches | The Queen Brooches |
Cartier, London, 1939 Diamonds, platinum 4.2 cm and 3.3 cm diameter;
Three brooches in the form of roses, with tremblant brilliant centres, the petals pavé-set with brilliants. THE THREE brooches – one large and two small – were originally the detachable parts of a Cartier tiara, which entered the London branch as stock in 1939 .
It was set with 1,033 brilliants, 84 baton diamonds and 17 diamond beads.
Schmuck und Juwelen der Deutsche Fürstenhäuser | Royal Jewels – Historical Jewerly and Treasure of Royals and Aristocracy | bijoux historiques| исторические драгоценности
As jewel , she is wearing an orchid brooch on her coat, a gift from Mappin Webb and Waterford for the 60th anniversary of coronation. The flowers are hand cut Waterford crystal, the brooch contains 66 diamonds and rose gold stamens.
History of the Queen’s Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace | Historie des Diamant Halsbands der Königin Elisabeth II.