Wow I like it. What is the scale of this piece? Are there pictures of it being worn? thank you.
--Previous Message-- : The diamond and ruby tiara was the same that : grand duchess Maria Pavlovna had in her : collection: : : : : Princess Anastasia bought it from one of the : sons of the grand duchess. : : Regards! : : --Previous Message-- : Source: Library of Congress collection. : : I was looking for something else in the : Library of Congress collection when I came : across this newspaper article. : : SOURCE: "New York Tribune" dated : Oct. 9, 1921. : : Summary of this newspaper article........... : : : **William B. Leeds, Jr., the son of Princess : Anastasia of Greece and the late William B. : Leeds, had married Princess Xenia, niece of : King Constantine (I) of Greece in a civil : ceremony at 4:00 p.m. in Paris, France. : : **Princess Xenia was the second daughter of : Grand Duke Mikhailovitch of Russia and his : wife, Princess Marie Georgievna of Greece. : This Princess Marie in turn was the sister : of King Constantine of Greece. : : **Both the groom and bride were 19 years old : at the time of their marriage. : : **The next day after their civil ceremony, : the couple was to be married in two more : ceremonies. One of which was to be performed : at the American Church of the Holy Trinity : in New York City and the second one took : place at the Russian church. : : **Only close relatives of the couple, along : with the Mayor of the First District, : attended the civil ceremony. : : **The Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlevitch of : Russia (a cousin) was Princess Xenia's : witness while her new husband's witness was : Prince Christopher of Greece. : : **The other close relatives at the wedding : were Xenia's mother, Princess Nina, and : sister, Princess Marie of Greece. Princess : Xenia wore a yellow crepe dress with a cape : of the same material along with a brown : toque (sp?) and a large feather of the : similar shade. She wore the shoes and : stockings of the same color. : : **The bridegroom's mother who was covered in : gray clothes attended the wedding. : : **NOW ON TO THEIR WEDDING PRESENTS: : : (1) a diamond and ruby pendant with a crown : on which there are the initals of : "G.M." (given by Britain's King : George V and Queen Mary). : : (2) an amethyst and diamond bracelet (given : by Britain's Queen Mother Alexandra) [side : note: wondering if that bracelet was once a : part of Alexandra's amethyst and diamond : parure, such as a tiara and others??]. : : (3) a fan (given by Britain's Princess : Mary). : : (4) a sapphire ring (given by Romania's : Crown Prince and Crown Princess). : : (5) a diamond and ruby tiara (given by : Prince and Princess Christopher of Greece). : : (6) a gold pendant watch set in sapphires : (given by Prince and Princess George of : Greece). : : (7) a diamond leaf brooch with a large ruby : (given by Greece's Queen Mother Olga). : : (8) a blue enameled cross with pearls (given : by Russia's Grand Duchess Anastasia). : : (9) a diamond and sapphire bracelet (given : by the bridegroom's uncle and aunt, Mr. and : Mrs. Warner Leeds of New York). : : (10) a gold bag studded with sapphires and : diamonds (given by Henderson Green of New : York). : : The End. : : : :
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