Re: Amethyst tiara worn as necklace / Emerald necklace detour Archived Message
Posted by Boris on December 14, 2012, 5:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Amethyst tiara worn as necklace / Emerald necklace detour"
The emerald necklace was certainly a favorite of Princess Sibylla who wore it frequently; seen here at the State Opening of Parliament in 1957: --Previous Message-- : Thanks for the photos, Boris. : Definetely one of my favourite pieces in the : Bernadotte collection. : : Do you have any photos of other ladies, : others than the Crown Princess and Princess : Lilian, wearing this necklace? : : --Previous Message-- : What a strange discussion. : The Bernadotte emerald parure consists of : parts of a former belt of a gala uniform : which belonged to the first Bernadotte King; : what used to be the belt buckle is now the : large brooch of the parure. : Following the same ‘dog-not-horse’ logic, : the earrings of the Leuchtenberg sapphire : parure are suddenly nothing but hairpins... : : The emerald necklace by the way seems to : have been shortened by Queen Silvia by a : cluster or two around the mid-1990s, and : looked perhaps even shorter on CP Victoria : now: : : 1976 : : : 1998 : : : 2012 : : : : --Previous Message-- : Please. shared with all the information that : supports your arguments, when was the : change?, by whom? : : : : :
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