Re: Nizam of Hyderabad diamond necklace Archived Message
Posted by Royal Enthusiast  on October 4, 2012, 4:42 am, in reply to "Re: Nizam of Hyderabad diamond necklace"
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: Hugh Robert's states clearly in The Queen's
: Diamonds, that the necklace was originally
: made with many additional pendants. It was
: then altered, to it's present form.
:
: It was sold in the mid 1930s, pictorial
: evidence would suggest to the Countess of
: Warwick. Before it later returned to Cartier
: stock.
:
: It was from Cartier stock in 1947 that it
: was purchased by the Nizam of Hyderabad and
: presented as a wedding gift to the Queen -
: contemporary reports suggest that The Queen
: herself (as Princess Elizabeth) chose both
: the necklace and tiara herself, as the Nizam
: couldn't attend the wedding, he simply
: settled the account. Although of course, the
: exact details of the gift have never and
: probably will never be made public.
:
: I am sorry I cannot be more precise with my
: dates and sources (my copy of the Queen's
: Diamonds is in England and I am currently in
: Australia) as such, most of what I have said
: comes from memory.
:
: However, based on this, I believe it is safe
: to assume that it is the same necklace.
: Either the Countess of Warwick was the brief
: owner, or she simply borrowed it from
: Cartier for this photo-shoot, I am sure the
: bill from the original sale in the Cartier
: Archives would be able to prove this.
:
Thanks. I am not in possession of The Queen's Diamonds so was thus unaware of any provided information on the necklace other than it being part of a wedding gift to the then Princess Elizabeth from the Nizam.
Do enjoy your time in our sunburnt country, which you may have found to be a little warm today. I know I did!
RE
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