Re: Another Greek RF little tiara and necklace similar to Niarchos rubies Archived Message
Posted by SarahN on September 12, 2012, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Another Greek RF little tiara and necklace similar to Niarchos rubies"
Maybe that was the "style" in 1968 and there were plenty of such necklaces to purchase . . . --Previous Message-- : Thnk you again Carlo, Pss Marina's photo with : the rubies is new to me! : : On my post above (in "the Good, the : Ugly...) on Queen Sofia's Niarchos rubi : necklaces / tiaras I refer to your post here : and this picture of Pss Marina you posted. : I've also placed a link where there is a : picture of Marina wearing the rubies shortly : after her wedding in 1968. : : Did Ps Michael also bought the set of rubies : at Van Cleef and Arpels to his wife? Why did : he choose a similar set to the one his : cousin Pss Sofia had? : : Intriguing... : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Princess Marina of Greece, née Marina : Karella, : wife of Prince Michael of Greece, wore a : small tiara composed of three buttons : diamonds flowers mounted on a base of : foliage motif of diamonds-pavé and yellow : and white gold, on her wedding day in Athens : in 1965. : : : Her daughter, Princess Alexandra, wore the : the same jewel on her wedding day, 27th June : 1998 on Torcello Island, near Venice. : : : : .....and here is a necklace similar in style : to Queen Sofia's Niarchos rubies......maybe : the greek billionaire made a similar gift : (but with different colour of stones, : sapphires or emeralds) to Sofia's cousin on : her wedding? Who knows... : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks Carlo, it's been many years since I : last bought PdV... : : Interesting this tiara was mentioned in the : article, it has disappeared since the 1960's : like the fabulous diamond tiara recently : worn by Pss MC. : I believe the circles tiara belongs to Pss : Irene, who does not atend tiara events and : loaned it to her niece Infanta Elena in : early 1990's to the Wurtemberg wedding. : Did Pss Catherine's tiara returned to the : royal family after her death? The origin of : the tiara, was it royal or a gift from her : husband? Still many questions unclear about : this piece : It is a perfect small tiara for junior : ladies of the family to wear (Pss Tatiana, : Theodora, Pc Philipos future wife). If : really the tiara is back to the family I : hope they will wear it, recently Pss : Theodora borrowed the small danish turquoise : tiara from her aunt. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : As I said already in a previous post on the : Greek Royal jewels, just before Prince : Nicholas and Princess Tatiana's wedding : there was an article on PdV magazine about : the probable tiara to be worn by the future : bride, and there were at least five options, : if I don't mistake, I think they were: : 1) the Khedivë diamonds tiara : 2) the pearls and diamonds corsage tiara : (which was the choice in the end). : 3) the little circles diamonds tiara (worn : for the last time in public by Infanta Elena : at a Wurttemberg Family wedding. : 4) the Queen Sophia's impressive diamonds : tiara only recently reappeared. : 5) Last but not least was Princess Catherine : of Greece's mistery tiara. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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