Braganza Jewels – Ladies of Rio Aquamarines - More Pics Archived Message
Posted by Cristina on February 6, 2014, 12:07 pm, in reply to "Braganza Jewels – Ladies of Rio Aquamarines"
Jorge I was eagerly waiting for you to start another Braganza jewels thread ! The brazilian aquamarine set is really beutiful and one of the most imposing jewelry sets the Duchess has at her disposal. Although its design is not as elaborate, these aquamarines could rival the similar ones in Luxembourg and UK. As far as I know it was never worn abroad. A pitty I think, because just imagine how wonderfully it would look with the Dom Luís diadem or even the choker worn as tiara (we will talk about that one soon also ). I have no information on if the earrings and the ring were part of the gift or a latter aquisition/gift, most likely they were, althought only the necklace is mentioned. No idea what the other gifts were...we can only imagine...perhaps a brooch? Or some bracelet? From my archives, here's the first time I saw Dona Isabel wearing the complete set (necklace, earrings and ring), from Caras magazine. It was on a gala event of the Prémio Infante Dom Henrique in 1998 with Prince Edward of UK. This award is a branch of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Sadly the neckline of the jacket and also its patterns hide the necklace a bit I think, but still this is the best close-up of it I could find. Apart from the more recent outing of the set in the Swedish visit in 2008 I think this 1998 event was the only previous time the Duchess wore it (to my knowledge) More recently (I have no indication of a date but I think this is fairly recent) Dona Isabel wore the aquamarine earrings again, and this time we can see them better! Those aquamarines are just amazing! They were a favourite of the late Duchess. Scanned and enlarged from an old Point de Vue, Dona Maria Francisca is wearing the aquamarines on the prewedding event of King Baudoiun and Doña Fabíola de Mora y Aragón in 1960
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