Jewelry in the O-N Vault ! Archived Message
Posted by Marianne on August 12, 2013, 5:38 am, in reply to "Re: Jewelry of queen Sophie of the Netherlands"
Thanks for the further explanation Lucas Since René Brus lives just around the block I guess it's about time I invite him over for a cupppa (well, when he's back home anyway and not travelling in the Far East that is...) --Previous Message-- : Yep, that was me . : I met René Brus in the late eighties, : discussing with him the possibillities of a : exhibition of copies of royal crowns, made : by him, at Pena palace near Lisbon. When : talking about how he was able to create : these exact copies, he told me that many : courts had allowed him to study the items in : detail. In Thailand for instance, the royal : crown was set on a teatable in front of him. : He was not allowed to touch it, but could : study it in detail. In the case of the : Netherlands, he copied the crown in situ. : Brus also recalled to me the, was it 30 or : 40? I don't remember now, parures, but he : said that most of the frames were empty, the : stones having been used to create new, : possibly more modern jewellery. Possibly : those empty frames were kept, in case : fashion changed again and the old settings : could be used once more.
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