Dutch-Russian provenance Archived Message
Posted by John R  on October 30, 2013, 10:44 am, in reply to "Auction in November - princely and royal pieces"
And here we finally have some Jewels, well more specifically some Emeralds and Diamonds (awkwardly reset) that once belonged to Anna Pavlovna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia, Queen of the Netherlands.....
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: On Nov. 27th in London the Important Jewels
: Auction of Christie´s will take place. I
: found some pieces connected with princely
: and royal houses. No major pieces but
: interesting enough to take a look at the
: catalogue:
: page 15, Lot 4: a ruby and diamond bangle
: together with a small ruby-diamond-pearl
: bandeau/bracelet, in a case with a
: handwritten notice. (own translation: to
: dear Mimi to her wedding on 4th of January
: 1942 from her loyal grandmama ... - cannot
: decipher the name - This jewels was
: presented to me 1916 by her grandfather
: Wilhelm;...)
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: Page 59, Lot 114:
: a emerald necklace, stones are reported to
: be part of the jewels of Anna Pavlovna,
: Queen of the Netherlands
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: as
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: Page 146, Lot 132: a diamond tiara.
: Both lots might be inherited by Sophie,
: Duchess of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, and now
: to be sold by descendants, maybe
: Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach- or Reuss-Family.
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: From a royal house:
: page 144, Lot 308: a diamond tiara of fleur
: de lisle-design
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