Jorge, I Can't wait to see what's the next Braganza jewel we will discuss, there are still several lovely ones . I will get my archives ready too.
--Previous Message-- : Unfortunately I’m a little out of time to : initiate a new topic but I already know what : jewel I’m going to talk next. Perhaps this : weekend you all will see a new piece and its : history. : Thank you so much for this thread. Actually : those jewels were part of the Crown Jewels : and the Royal Family never asked for them : because they knew it was State Property and : not private property. Both necklace and : tiara were ordered by Queen D.Maria Pia to : the jeweler Estevão de Sousa and were made : with diamonds belonging to the Portuguese : treasure. As a curiosity the big diamond in : the front of the tiara is called ‘D.Maria : Pia Diamond’. There is an interesting : history about Queen D.Maria Pia wearing this : set. I’m going to try to find it (I don’t : remember the details) and I’ll post it as : soon as possible. The rest of the : information was already explained by : Cristina. : : The sapphires, however, have a much longer : history (at least a known history) as you : can see here: : http://arte-numeros.blogspot.pt/2010/09/guardam-se-no-magnifico-mas-inacessivel.html : : The text is in Portuguese but you can easily : use the google translate. If needed I can : post an english translation here. :