The necklace of Orange pearls sold by Wilhelm II's sister was the pearl necklace of Princess Amalia. Ilse Kuiper reports that it was sold at Frederik Muller's auction house in Amsterdam in the early 1920s without giving a source (article about court jeweler Thomas Cletcher, Jaarboek Oranje-Nassau Museum 1992). René Brus (1996) reports the same also without stating a source. Martijn Akkerman's story about Queen Sophie's necklace was totally new to me.
--Previous Message-- : On Dutch tv last saturday (Blauw Bloed) there : was a report of favorite jewelry of queen : Beatrix. One of the items was a short pearl : necklace. : The jewelry expert stated that this necklace : dated from 1642 and was originally a gift : from the city of Amsterdam to princess : Louise Henriette when she married the : Elector of Brandenburg (later Prussia). : He said that the necklace was for more then : 200 years in the Prussian royal family : untill the king of Prussia gave it as a : present to queen Sophie in the 19th century. : I had never heard of this. I remember : reading somewhere that princess Victoria of : Prussia (sister of Wilhelm ll, sold her : jewelry at auction in Amsterdam amongst a : pearl necklace but I cannot confirm this. : : Anyway, if this is correct it would make : this necklace one if not the oldest peace of : jewlery in the Dutch collection. :
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