Re: Shah of Iran emerald belt and throne Archived Message
Posted by Maridje on January 8, 2012, 4:08 am, in reply to "Re: Shah of Iran emerald belt and throne"
Just before wedding - Jack Garofalo-Paris Match exclu --Previous Message-- : The Shah of Iran never purchased these : emeralds at auction. : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/spain/emeralds-queen-ena-spain.htm : : "The description of the emerald jewels : sold by Queen Victoria Eugenia. As for the : buyer, there´s a certain confusion because : both Cartier and Chaumet claim to be the : successful bidder. : : In 1961 Cartier´s bought the emerald jewelry : of the Empress Eugénie at Stuker´s auction : house in Berne. Consisting of nine emeralds, : the collection comprised a necklace, ring : and brooch, and was in the form of a later, : somewhat clumsy Madrid setting of the : twentieth century which was may have re-used : the nine emeralds of the tiara once made for : the empress by the jeweller Fontenay. : : Cartier put this gems on a new : diamond-necklace as pendants and sold this : in 1971 to the Schah of Persia for his wife : the Shabanu Farah Diba, she wore this : necklace at the occassion of : Persepolis." : : Origin : The Empress Eugenie left this emerald jewels : to her good daughter Victoria Eugenia Queen : of Spain : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/french/diadem-imperatrice-eugenie.htm : : Emerald on a large diamond sautoir : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/spain/schmuck-der-kaiserin.htm : : :
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