Material of the tiara and the hessian wedding gift Archived Message
Posted by Juscha on November 6, 2013, 3:46 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Alexandra's tiara from her wedding parure (Rundell tiara)"
As far I can see there is nothing said about the material but about the stones. The Landgraf of Hesse gift: http://www.royal-magazin.de/england/queen-alexandra/queen-gold-ornaments.htm --Previous Message-- : Queen Alexandra's wedding tiara was not made : in gold and silver as proven by one part of : the list of wedding presents given to then : H.R.H. the Princess Alexandra of Denmark on : her marriage to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. : : Source: Library of Congress. : : From "Daily Ohio Statesman" : (Columbus, Ohio) dated April 12, 1863. : : (Direct quotes) : : Her Majesty Queen Victoria's gift: : : A parure of very large and fine opals and : brilliants, consisting of three circular : brooches, pair earrings, cross and : bracelets--from designs created by the : Prince Consort (Prince Albert). : : H.M. Queen Victoria's gift: : : The Victoria and Albert badge---form of a : fine Oriental onyx, with portraits of : Victoria and Albert encircled by a border of : fine brilliants and surmounted by a crown of : diamonds with a carved ruby cap. : : H.M. Queen Victoria's gift: : : A suit of Indian ornaments of pearls, : emeralds and diamonds, consisting of a : corsage, a pair of bracelets, and an armlet, : six Indian shawls, one gold tissue shawl, : several pieces of satin and velvet unmade. : : His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales' : gift: : : A fine pearl and diamond necklace, formed of : 8 circular clusters of brilliants, with a : large pearl in the center of each, and : connected by festoons of diamonds; from each : of the 3 principal clusters is suspended a : fine pair shaped pearl; a brooch of oblong : form, with 3 very fine pearls set with large : brilliants, and 3 large and fine pearls : pendant; a pair of earrings to match. : : A DIADEM OF FINE BRILLIANTS; THE CIRCLET IS : FORMED OF 2 ROWS, WITH 10 LARGE BRILLIANTS, : EQUI-DISTANT; IT IS SURMOUNTED BY SCROLL : ORNAMENTS, HAVING IN THE CENTER OF EACH A : LARGE DROP-SHAPED BRILLIANT; THESE ARE : CONNECTED BY GREEK DEVICES, ALSO IN : BRILLIANTS. THE VARIOUS PIECES ARE MADE TO : FORM SEPARATE ORNAMENTS (AT??) PLEASURE. : : A waist clasp formed of 2 large turquoises, : inlaid with Arabic characters and mounted in : gold in Oriental style; a very handsome : Corbeille de Noces, some of the articles in : which were made by the ladies at Windsor. : : Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and : Crown Princess of Prussia (The Crown : Princess being Victoria, Princess Royal)'s : gift: : : Portraits (three quarter size) of Victoria : and her husband, the Crown Prince of : Prussia. : : Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of : Prussia (Victoria, Princess Royal)'s gift : : A round gold locket, with raised letters : "Victoria" from a design created : by the Princess Royal. : : Their Serene Highnesses The Prince and : Princess Louis of Hesse (Louis and Alice)'s : gift : : A bracelet of turquoises and brilliants, : with the cypher "L.A." in diamonds : on crystal. : : Their Royal Highnesses The Prince Alfred, : The Princess Helena, The Prince Arthur, The : Prince Leopold and The Princess Beatrice's : gift: : : An oval brilliant pendant, having in the : center 5 sapphires in the form of a cross : and a fine pearl suspended. : : Her Royal Highness The Duchess of : Cambridge's gift : : A flower pattern brilliant brooch, with : emeralds forming the centers of the flowers : and buds. : : Her Royal Highness Princess Mary of : Cambridge's gift : : A handsome bracelet, the clasp of which is : of enamel and diamonds. : : His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge's : gift : : A broad wove gold band bracelet, with blue : enamel and diamond center and plume. : : Her Highness the Princess Hohenlohe's gift: : : A beautiful painted fan mount, representing : an outdoor skating (area), a ballrooom, and : a concert; a similar mount, representing a : group in the costumes of Louis XV's period. : : His Majesty The King of the Belgians' gift : : A dress of beautiful and costly Brussels : lace, with scarf and handkerchief to match. : : His Majesty The King of Denmark's gift : : A necklace of pearls and diamonds in 5 : divisions with festoons of pearls connecting : ornaments of gold, with a large brilliant in : the center of each. The center of the : necklace is formed of scroll-work in : diamonds, with one round and two large : pearls, and responded to two very large : pearls, fascimile of the cross of Dagmar, : tastefully executed in enamel, ornamented : with pearls and diamonds. The style of the : necklace is Byzantine. : : Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of : Mecklenburg's gift : : A gold bracelet and locket pendant, with : diamonds in their center. : : Their Majesties The King and Queen of : Prussia's gift : : A large vase of china, the middle of which : contains the portrait of the King. The base, : top and handles (are) all richly gilt. : : His Highness The Landgrave William of Hesse : and His Sisters' gift : : An antique gold parure, diadem, necklace, : bracelet, brooch and earrings. (What : diadem??? ) : : H.R.H. The Duchess of Glucksburg's gift : : An old enameled watch with diamond borders, : front and back. : : The Maharajah Duleep Singh's gift : : A bouquet holder of carved crystal, with : pearls and corals introduced. On a stem is a : band of emeralds and diamonds, and a jeweled : coronet. The foot is formed of a ball of : crystal, with rubies and diamonds, By : turning the ball, the foot springs open into : 4 supports, in each of which is a plume and : a sycher (sp?). Attached to a holder is a : chain of gold and pearls, and a hoop ring of : 8 pearls. : : The gift of the ladies and gentlemen of : Queen Victoria's household : : A richly chased silver-gilt toliet service : in the Queen Anne style. There are various : items. One toliet glass---the principal : object of the service---has a frame, at the : top of which is the cypher and Danish : coronet of H.R.H. The Princess Alexandra, : surmounted by two winged figures bearing the : Prince of Wales plume, which they were about : to place upon the cypher of Princess : Alexandra. At the foot of the glass are the : full arms, supporters and crown of The : Princess of Wales. : : End of quotes. : : --Previous Message-- : The so-called Rundell Diadem, which was in : fact by Garrards, has been inherited by : Princess Victoria who sold it. I´m at work : now, but I guess it´s mentioned in "The : Queen´s jewels" and there are : informations about it at Ursulas´ great : webpage. : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/england/queen-alexandra/alexandra-rundell-tiara.htm : : It would not be the first time a european : jewel had been copied in the east. Who is : the Lady? : : Although the similarity is striking on the : first look I would be very surprised if the : Wedding Tiara of Princess, later Queen : Alexandra, had been made of gold and silver : in this way. Usually the stones were set in : silver and an mounted in gold. But one : element in gold and one in silver? It looks : indeed like a copy adapted to the eastern : taste. Besides the different base the greek : elements of the original wedding tiara seems : to be wider in range. : If that would have been the original wedding : tiara of QA, I could understand why Princess : Victoria sold it. : : --Previous Message-- : But the band could have been altered, by : Princess Victoria or by one of the other : owners... : : --Previous Message-- : The tiara no doubt was inspired by Queen : Alexandras but it certainly is not it. : The band is vastly inferior to the Queens in : size of stone and workmanship. : : --Previous Message-- : Could this tiara be Queen Alexandra's tiara : from her wedding gift parure (frequently : known as the Rundell tiara)? : : : : : : http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=278185&d=1311276233 : It's very similar to Queen Alexandra's : tiara, I can see only some differences in : the base (which could have been altered). : There's both yellow and white gold, but I : think we don't know the exact color of the : queen's tiara since photographs at that time : where only black and white. : Now we know that Princess Victoria inherited : the tiara, so she could have sold it. : Sorry if that question was already posted. : : : : : : : : :
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