Re: Bandjermasin Diamond + State Regalia Archived Message
Posted by JohnPete on December 7, 2011, 7:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Bandjermasin Diamond + State Regalia"
Why do you suppose they never crafted a precious set of regalia in real gold and jewels? Did they have it already in their minds that a Dutch sovereign should never be crowned? Why make a cheap set at all, then? They could have just skipped it completely, no? How ugly the fish skin 'pearls' must have looked. --Previous Message-- : Regalia which are never intended to be worn : are usually not that expensive. The Spanish : and the Dutch monarchy both have relatively : cheap regalia made of gilded silver without : precious gems. : : The Belgian, Luxembourg and Monegasque : monarchies do not even have any regalia at : all. : : I think the Bandjermasin Diamond mounted : into the Dutch regalia was a) an insult to : Indonesia and b) a waste of the precious : stone. : : : : Pic: part of the 1848 State Regalia on a : table : : : A footman holds the wrong sceptre (Regalia : 1815) with the Crown, Orb and Sword-of-State : of the Regalia 1848 : : :
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