Posted by Torkel on September 23, 2012, 1:41 pm, in reply to "Sapphire earrings"
Thank you, Monica, I had never seen these before.
As neither of her daughters have worn these earrings, I suspect you are correct they might have been transformed into rings.
--Previous Message-- : : This are the sapphire ear rings princess : Thyra gave her niece as a wedding present. I : have not seen them worn by Ragnhild or : Astrid. Maybe they were converted into : rings? (hop not). : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you, Monica, for the information and : the : pictures in this thread. Very interesting. : : I am curious about the sapphire earrings, as : I cannot recall any one in the Norwegian : royal family. : Would anyone know these? : : --Previous Message-- : From the Swedish magasin "Vecko : journalen" in 1929 one could read the : following about the presents: : (on the Vasa tiara) Regarding the wedding : gift from the City of Stockholm, the story : of this tiara has just started. The jewel is : designed by Mr. Sven Carlman and is made by : the court jeweler company O. F. Carlman. It : has a repeating pattern of a stylized vase : executed on a stock of platinum, with : brilliants of exquisite quality, 986 all put : together and weighing in all 49, 5 karats. : The biggest brilliant, the solitaire, : crowning the tiara, alone is weighing 4 : karats. : The King’s Diamond tiara is next among the : presents, produced at K. Anderson after a : piece of jewellery once belonging to Queen : Sofia and so cleverly made it can even be : used as a bracelet. From her parents the : Princess got a lovely diamond collier of big : stones set in platinum, and an emerald set : consisting of a big brooch and long ear : rings. Last the Princess got from her aunt, : princess Thyra, a pair of very long ear : rings each with very big sapphires set in a : frame of glittering brilliants. : : : : : :