The Greville emerald and diamond necklace

The Greville emerald and diamond necklace

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The Greville emerald and diamond necklace

Die Smaragde Ihrer Majestät

Der jährliche Empfang des diplomatischen Corps am britischen Königshof zählt zu den glanzvollsten Veranstaltungen des Jahres. Diademe, lange Abendkleider, Uniformen und Orden prägen diesen festlichen Anlass.

Bei einem dieser Empfänge überraschte Königin Elizabeth II. mit einer außergewöhnlichen Kombination aus Smaragden und Diamanten, die zuvor in dieser Form nicht öffentlich zu sehen gewesen war.

Die Königin trug das berühmte Wladimir-Diadem, dessen Diamantringe mit hängenden Smaragdtropfen besetzt waren. Dieses ursprünglich der russischen Großfürstin Maria Pawlowna gehörende Diadem wurde 1920 von Queen Mary erworben, der Großmutter Elizabeths II. Das Diadem konnte sowohl mit Perlenanhängern als auch mit Smaragdtropfen getragen werden.

Dazu kombinierte Elizabeth II. einen prachtvollen Smaragd- und Diamantschmuck aus dem Nachlass von Dame Margaret Greville (1863–1942).

Margaret Greville war die Tochter des wohlhabenden Unternehmers William McEwan. Sie heiratete 1891 Ronald Greville, einen Offizier der Life Guards, der 1908 starb. Als vermögende Witwe wurde sie zu einer bekannten Gastgeberin der Londoner Gesellschaft. In ihrem Haus Polesden Lacey empfing sie regelmäßig Mitglieder der königlichen Familie.

Ihre bedeutende Juwelensammlung umfasste Arbeiten renommierter Häuser wie Boucheron, Cartier, Fabergé und Garrard.

Queen Alexandras’s Amethyst Heart | Royal Wedding Gift to the late Queen Elisabeth the Queen Mother | Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon

 | Royal Wedding Gift to the late Queen Elisabeth the Queen Mother | Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon Queen Alexandra’s Amethysts – A Royal Wedding Gift Returns When Catherine, Princess of Wales, appeared wearing a magnificent amethyst, pearl and diamond necklace in September 2026, she brought back into the public eye a jewel that had been seen only once in recent decades. But its story begins more than a century earlier, with Queen Alexandra and her particular love of amethysts. Alexandra’s fondness for the purple gemstone was well known during her lifetime. Already in 1913, the British press remarked that “Queen Alexandra has a great affection for amethysts.” Twenty years later, the Birmingham Daily Gazette remembered her affection for the stones in considerably more detail. According to the article, Alexandra wore amethysts more often than any other gemstones except diamonds and pearls. Her amethyst jewels regularly accompanied her on the January visits that she and King Edward VII made to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth. They were particularly associated with the famous theatrical evenings held in the Tower Ballroom at Chatsworth, then romantically described as the Palace of the Peak. On one such occasion, Alexandra appeared in a gown shimmering with amethyst coloured sequins from décolletage to the tip of the train. She completed the effect with an amethyst tiara, necklace and bracelets, together with pearls. It is a wonderfully evocative glimpse of Alexandra and her jewels: the purple stones were not simply part of a large royal collection, but gems she evidently enjoyed wearing. And this makes the wedding present she chose for her future granddaughter in law particularly charming. In 1923, when her grandson Prince Albert, Duke of York, married Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Queen Alexandra presented the bride with an extraordinary sautoir of pearls, amethysts and diamonds. With the jewel came Alexandra’s affectionate handwritten message: “For my dear future grand daughter Elisabeth from her affte Grand Mother.” The original necklace was very long, in the fashionable sautoir style. Rows of small pearls were punctuated by amethysts, while the centre was dominated by a large heart shaped amethyst surrounded by diamonds. Other amethyst clusters and drops added colour and movement to the long necklace. The Birmingham Daily Gazette returned to this very jewel in 1933, recalling that when the Duke of York married, Alexandra had given his bride “a sautoir of pearls studded with circular amethysts”, with a large heart shaped amethyst pendant bordered with diamonds. The newspaper provides another particularly valuable detail. It records that Elizabeth, by then Duchess of York, wore Alexandra’s wedding gift during the period of family and Court mourning following Queen Alexandra’s death in 1925. The necklace was altered considerably in the years that followed. Shortened and redesigned from Alexandra’s long sautoir, it became the three row necklace known today, retaining the amethysts and, most importantly, the unmistakable great heart shaped amethyst. For many decades it virtually disappeared from public view. Then, in 2012, Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, unexpectedly wore the historic necklace to the London premiere of Skyfall. It was the first time in generations that the jewel had attracted such public attention. And now, fourteen years later, it has appeared once again. On 22 September 2026, Catherine, Princess of Wales, wore Queen Alexandra’s amethyst wedding gift for the Royal Film Performance in London. More than a century has passed since the elderly Queen Alexandra chose one of her own favourite gemstones as a wedding present for the young Elizabeth Bowes Lyon. The long Edwardian sautoir has changed its form, and three generations of royal women have passed since it was presented in 1923. But at its centre remains the same great heart shaped amethyst. A very personal wedding gift from Queen Alexandra, and a jewel with a story that has now come full circle.
Queen Alexandra’s Amethysts – A Royal Wedding Gift Returns

When Catherine, Princess of Wales, appeared wearing a magnificent amethyst, pearl and diamond necklace in September 2026, she brought back into the public eye a jewel that had been seen only once in recent decades. But its story begins more than a century earlier, with Queen Alexandra and her particular love of amethysts.

Alexandra’s fondness for the purple gemstone was well known during her lifetime. Already in 1913, the British press remarked that “Queen Alexandra has a great affection for amethysts.”….




Wedding Gifts & Presents| Duchess of York | Jewels of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother



Queen Mother’s Amethyst Sautoir Necklace history:

Queen Alexandra’s Amethysts | Royal Wedding Gift to the late Queen Elisabeth the Queen Mother | Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon

Archduchess Isabella’s Ruby and Diamond Cluster Brooch and Earrings

Diamond Ruby cluster Brooch and Earrings |Archduchess Isabella |Habsburg Teschen Croy||Royal Imperial Jewels | Jewelery Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

Diamond Ruby cluster Brooch and Earrings |Archduchess Isabella |Habsburg Teschen Croy||Royal Imperial Jewels | Jewelery Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Historic gems & jewels Imperial Austria | Ruby Parure

Formerly in the collection of Queen Isabelle II of Spain 1830-1904 , the ruby diamond parure was purchased by Archduke and Archduchess Frédéric of Austria.

 

Princess Isabella Hedwig Franziska Natalie of Croÿ 27 February 1856 – 5 September 1931 was the daughter of Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ, and his wife, Princess Natalie of Ligne married Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen on 8 October 1878. They had eight daughters and one son,

 

There is an excerpt from the inventory of Archduchess Marie Anne of Austria, Princess Elie de Bourbon Parme, one of the daughter of the couple:

"Garniture de rubis composant une broche gros rubis entouré de gros diamants, et de boucles d'oreilles, gros rubis entouré de gros diamants. Héritage de ma mère. Provenant d'une vente de la Reine Isabelle d'Espagne".

Ruby parure comprising a brooch set with a large ruby framed with large diamonds, and a pair of earrings, large rubies surrounded by large diamonds. Inheritance from my mother Archduchess Isabella. From a sale of the Queen Isabelle of Spain.
Above in the picture Archduchess Isabella of Austria-Teschen, wore the ruby and diamond earringes and the ruby diamond brooch.

The pair of ruby and diamond earrings made in the late 19th century, and a ruby and diamond brooch,modified in the 20th century.
Each earring set with a cushion-shaped ruby weighing 4.52 and 5.05 carats respectively, within a frame of cushion-shaped diamonds, the brooch set with a similarly shaped ruby weighing 23.76 carats, surrounded by circular-cut diamonds, detachable brooch fitting, chain, fitted case stamped Hübner, the brooch modified at a later date, the rubies are all of Burmese origin.

The ruby diamond parure was left to her daughter Duchess Maria Anna, probably after the death of the Archduchess. It was later seen on the daughter Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, which was the sister of Alice Duchess of Calabria, the last owner.
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Historic gems & jewels Imperial Austria | Ruby Parure
Historic gems & jewels Imperial Austria | Ruby Parure

Wedding Franziska Countess of Kuenburg -Princess Campofranco’s Diamond Floral Tiara

Countess Marie Raineria Waideck | Princess of Campofranco | Daughter of Archduke Heinrich of Austria | Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels

Countess Marie Raineria Waideck | Princess of Campofranco | Daughter of Archduke Heinrich of Austria | Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels
Countess Marie Raineria Waideck | Princess of Campofranco | Daughter of Archduke Heinrich of Austria | Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels

Gräfin Marie Reineria Waideck Lucchesi Palli| Fürstin Campofranco | Tochter von Erzherzog Heinrich von Österreich Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels

Part of the imperial emerald parure - emerald brooch Gräfin Marie Reineria Waideck Lucchesi Palli| Fürstin Campofranco | Tochter von Erzherzog Heinrich von Österreich Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels

Die Hochzeitsgeschenke der Gräfin Marie Raineria Waideck| Fürstin Campofranco Juwelen
Part of the imperial emerald parure – emerald brooch Gräfin Marie Reineria Waideck Lucchesi Palli| Fürstin Campofranco

Die Hochzeitsgeschenke der Gräfin Marie Raineria Waideck| Fürstin Campofranco Juwelen

Die Hochzeitsgeschenke der Gräfin Marie Raineria Waideck

Diamantdiadem mit großen Tropfenperlen aus dem Hochzeitsgeschenk der Eltern des Bräutigams, Herzog und Herzogin della Grazia, an Gräfin Marie Raineria Waideck anlässlich ihrer Vermählung mit Prinz Enrico Lucchesi Palli von Campofranco im Jahr 1892. Zur Garnitur gehörten außerdem eine passende Brosche und Ohrgehänge. Der zeitgenössische Bericht beschreibt die Tropfperlen des Diadems als „haselnussgroß“.

Die Hochzeitsgeschenke der Gräfin Marie Raineria Waideck

Die Geschenke, welche Gräfin Marie Raineria Waideck anlässlich ihrer Vermählung erhielt, waren nach dem zeitgenössischen Bericht ebenso zahlreich wie kostbar. Gemeinsam mit dem Trousseau wurden die Hochzeitsgeschenke am Sonntag und Montag vor der Hochzeit in drei Salons im dritten Stock des Palais Rainer zur allgemeinen Besichtigung ausgestellt.
Diamantdiadem mit großen Tropfenperlen aus dem Hochzeitsgeschenk der Eltern des Bräutigams, Herzog und Herzogin della Grazia

Princess of Campofranco’s Great Diamond Floral Tiara

Princess of Campofranco's Great Diamond Floral Tiara

Among the most impressive jewels associated with Princess Marie Raineria of Campofranco was this magnificent nineteenth century diamond tiara. It was probably created around 1860 and appears to have come from her mother, Leopoldine, Baroness von Waideck, wife of Archduke Heinrich of Austria.

The design is characteristic of the naturalistic floral jewels fashionable around the middle of the nineteenth century. Rather than forming a rigid and evenly graduated coronet, the diamond ornaments are arranged like a flowering bouquet or a group of branches spreading outwards from the centre.

At the heart of the composition rises an exceptionally large diamond starburst, its numerous rays radiating around a brilliant centre. From this dominant central ornament, the design appears to open towards either side, much like the stems and branches of a bouquet.

The tiara combines several different botanical and celestial motifs. Large diamond flower heads are interspersed with smaller blossoms, while delicate sprigs of lily of the valley rise between diamond set leaves. A further large star or sunburst provides another brilliant point within the composition.

The combination of stars, flower heads, lily of the valley and naturalistic foliage is characteristic of the nineteenth century fascination with jewels inspired by nature. Individual floral and star elements may originally have been conceived to allow different arrangements or uses, a feature frequently encountered in important nineteenth century jewellery.

An interesting comparison can be made with the Kinsky Flower Tiara, another magnificent nineteenth century floral jewel. Its naturalistic arrangement of diamond flowers and foliage illustrates the same taste for transforming botanical forms into elaborate head ornaments. In both jewels, the flowers are not confined within a conventional tiara outline but rise at different heights and spread across the head like a flowering branch or bouquet.

The Campofranco tiara is particularly striking for the combination of these naturalistic floral sprays with its great radiating diamond stars, creating a composition in which flowers, foliage and celestial motifs merge into one spectacular diamond ornament.
Princess of Campofranco’s Great Diamond Floral Tiara

The Wedding Gifts of Countess Marie Raineria Waideck| Imperial Habsburg

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Wedding Franziska Countess of Kuenburg -Princess Campofranco’s Diamond Floral Tiara |Franziska Gräfin von Kuenburg und Max Graf von Hoyos

Wedding Franziska Countess of Kuenburg -Princess Campofranco’s Diamond Floral Tiara

Countess Ottilie von Faber-Castell’s Greek Key Diamond Tiara

Meander Diamond Tiara |Countess Ottilie von Castell Rüdenhausen|Gräfin Faber Castell | German Noble Family

Faber-Castell Diamond Tiara -Countess Ottilie von Faber-Castell’s Greek Key Diamond Tiara
Meander Diamond Tiara |Countess Ottlie von Castell Rüdenhausen|Gräfin Faber Castell | German Noble Family, Faber Castell jewels, Faber-Castell jewelry, Faber-Castell Boucheron Tiara Diamond Meander Kokoshnik
Countess Ottilie von Faber-Castell’s Greek Key Diamond Tiara- Kokoshnik
Meander Diamond Tiara |Countess Ottlie von Castell Rüdenhausen|Gräfin Faber Castell | German Noble Family

Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria Diamond Tiara Köchert | Wedding Gifts |Imperial Habsburg

Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria Diamond Tiara Köchert | Wedding Gifts |Imperial Habsburg Archduke Ludwig Victor presented the bride with a broad diamond diadem set with stones of every size, see above in the sketch and as real tiara. Marie Valerie's Diamond Tiara - Archduchess Marie Valerie's Diamond Köchert Tiara - Wedding present royal tiaras 1890
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria Diamond Tiara Köchert | Wedding Gifts |Imperial Habsburg Archduke Ludwig Victor presented the bride with a broad diamond diadem set with stones of every size, see above in the sketch and as real tiara. Marie Valerie’s Diamond Tiara – Archduchess Marie Valerie’s Diamond Köchert Tiara – Wedding present royal tiaras 1890

Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria Diamond Tiara Köchert | Wedding Gifts |Imperial Habsburg

Queen Mary’s City of London Diamond and Pearl Choker

Queen Mary’s City of London Diamond and Pearl Choker

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Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna’s Pink Topaz and Diamond Demi Parure| Queen Silvia of Sweden’s|Bernadotte Royal Jewels

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna's Pink Topaz and Diamond Demi Parure| Queen Silvia of Sweden's|Bernadotte Royal Jewels
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Palm Leaf Brooch| Queen’s Brooch| Queen Camilla

Designed in 1938, this exquisite brooch is shaped like a curling oriental palm leaf. It was specially commissioned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother using diamonds from her own collection.

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London 2026 Westminster Abbey – Commonwealth Day -The Royal Family Westminster abbey London for Commonwealth Day Queen Camilla is wearing a red crepe wool dress and coat by Fiona Clare. The hat is by Phillip Treacy. The palm leaf brooch once belonged to The Queen Mother. Queen Mothers Diamond Brooches.

Queen Sophia of Sweden’s Sapphire and Diamond Brooch|Queen of Sweden|Princess Sophia of Nassau Royal Jewels

Queen Sofia of Sweden’s large sapphire and diamond brooch – pendant. A Burmese sapphire, imperial diamonds — and a surprising Franco-Swedish peace gesture

Queen Sophia of Sweden's Sapphire and Diamond Brooch|Queen of Sweden|Princess Sophia of Nassau Royal Jewels
Queen Sophia of Sweden’s Sapphire and Diamond Brooch|Queen of Sweden|Princess Sophia of Nassau Royal Jewels


This deep blue Burmese sapphire framed by a double border of brilliant-cut diamonds was presented by Napoléon III to the then Duchess of Östergötland during her visit to Paris in 1865.

That same year, Napoléon III (a first cousin of Sophie’s mother-in-law, Dowager Queen Joséphine) even stood godfather to Sophie’s youngest child: Prince Eugen Napoleon Nicolaus.

Queen Sofia of Sweden’s Sapphire and Diamond Brooch|Queen of Sweden|Princess Sophia of Nassau Royal Jewels

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