Re: Jewelry of queen Sophie of the Netherlands Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on August 11, 2013, 9:30 am, in reply to "Re: Jewelry of queen Sophie of the Netherlands"
Johan - that is a very interesting detail of the jewels. Thank you. About the fringe tiara, might it be an additon to the painting? It sits in a strange positon? --Previous Message-- : Sophie's jewels were split between her two : surviving sons Wiwill and Alexander. Wiwill : sold part of his inheritance, Alexander : tried to buy most of them back. : : Alexander's inheritance went straight to his : half-sister Wilhelmina. Her mother Emma had : many of the pieces reset for the young : queen. : : The Peacock Ruby Parure is made from : diamonds and rubies that belonged to Sophie. : : The 5 buttons that have been set on the : tiara frame to form princess Margriet's : wedding-tiara and the one Beatrix wore for : her investiture belonged to Sophie. As did : the pearl and diamond leaf brooch with : drops. : The diamond ears of wheat also were part of : Sophie's collection. : : Some of her pearls were sold, but the big : pearl necklace probably stems from Sophie, : as did the diamond rivière of her : grandmother Empress Maria Feodorovna. : : : The Cameo-tiara disappeared, after her : death. It wasn't part of the list of jewels : in Alexander's inheritance. The likeliest : scenario is that Wiwill inherited and sold : this piece. : : The star tiara of the famous : Winterhalter-portrait is most likely a piece : of the Würtemberg-collection and was only : loaned to Sophie for the portrait. : : The diamond fringe tiara is a mystery. I've : never come across the mentioning of a fringe : tiara in the Dutch collection. It may simply : be artistic freedom. : : --Previous Message-- : That fringe diadem is really impressive, : painter's imagination or not. I only know : Queen Sophie of the Netherlands from the : middle picture, looking quite sad. The other : two pictures are new to me. : : I believe many jewels were left to her : eldest son Prince Willem, the Prince of : Orange (1840-1879). This son broke : completely with his father and went into a : self-chosen exile in Paris where much of his : fortune evaporated. The unmarried Prince : died in pretty miserable conditions at the : age of 39. I am afraid a lot of Queen : Sophie's jewelry went lost via that way. : : Queen Sophie also left jewels to her younger : son, Prince Alexander (1851-1884). This : prince remained unmarried as well and died : at the age of 33. Most of his heritage went : to his halfsister Princess Wilhelmina, the : later Queen. : : : : : : :
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