Re: Duchess of Braganza diamond and emerald corsage brooch Archived Message
Posted by Cristina on February 7, 2014, 6:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Braganza diamond and emerald corsage brooch"
Ohh dear, my apologies and thank you to Lorenzo! Of course it was Lorenzo who posted Queen Amélia's beautiful picture! (I think I have to start taking some vitamins, I'm really getting confused these days ) Wow, if you've seen such a photo of Dona Isabel that would be absolutely amazing!! It would be wonderful if you could find it and share it here. I have no idea on what event or on what year that could have happened, I am really curious to see your pic, because as I said before, in all my years "following" the Duchess's jewelry I never saw those jewels being worn. That would clear the answers to some of the hypothesis . I have no information on the Savoy piece, most likely your sugestion is correct, as it seems to me the most logical path for that jewel to be now on the royal house vaults. It makes me wonder also if there are perhaps several other heirlooms we have no knowledge about (I really hope so). --Previous Message-- : Cristina, it was Lorenzo who started this : thread, not me. This time I'm innocent . : Somehow the threads about the portuguese : royal jewels are multiplying. : I also have the idea that this brooch is : made of diamonds and emeralds (as the : earrings). : Actually I think that I already saw pictures : of HRH D.Isabel wearing both the brooch and : the earrings. Unfortunately some year ago I : lost the picture of D.Isabel wearing this : brooch. : But I'm going to try to find more pictures : in my archives. : Probably you are right and it is in fact the : Castle of Guimarães. If so it is a very : significant foto. : Personally I don't belive the Royal House : sold any jewel. I also don't belive that at : this moment D.Isabel don't have access to : all the family jewels, whether inherited by : D.Duarte, D. Miguel or D.Henrique. : The last picture you published is wonderful. : The glitter of the brooch and the size of : the diamonds (specially the pendant) is : amazing. : A little OT: how did a Savoy piece ended in : the Royal House vaults? Could that mean that : some of the pieces of Queen Maria Pia : travelled to D.Manuel II, then to D.Amelia : and finally to D.Duarte, as I once sugested? :
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