Re: Braganza Jewels - Queen D.Amelia Diamond Choker/Tiara Archived Message
Posted by Lucas on February 17, 2014, 3:47 am, in reply to "Braganza Jewels - Queen D.Amelia Diamond Choker/Tiara"
Jorge, your info and photo's really changed my perception about the jewels the royal family still owns. Like many at the time of the wedding and before, I always just assumed that D. Duarte was practically pennyless and even if that were true, your posts prove that at least he still owns a pretty substantial amount of hewelry! --Previous Message-- : In 1900 appeared in Queen D.Amelia collection : a collier de chien set in diamonds forming : lozenges. If we look carefully we can see : that the center diamonds are of a : considerable size. This piece of jewellery : was probably ordered by Queen D.Amelia to : Leitão & Irmão, the portuguese crown : jewelers. However the story of its origin is : uncertain. It was usual at the time the : jewelers to order jewels from other jeweler : houses and then put in them their own marks. : Analyzing the collier style some people : believe that even though it was probably : bought the Portuguese Crown Jewelers, it may : be in fact a Cartier or even Boucheron : piece. : HM used this jewel a lot, always as a choker : and may times combined with several : rivières, pearl necklaces and sapphires. : : : : : : When Queen D.Amélia died in 1951 this was : one of the jewels that was left to her : Godson, the present Duke of Braganza. : Similarly to other jewels (D.Luis Diadem for : example) it was not used by the Duchess : D.Maria Francisca (as far as I know). : : The present Duchess, D.Isabel, however, : started to wear this magnificent piece of : jewellery as a choker. : : : : But the imagination of D.Isabel led her to : innovate by adding a base in order to the : choker to be used as a tiara. In my opinion : this innovation was a very successful one. : : : : : So, even though it was originally designed : to be used only as a choker nowadays it is : also used as a tiara, hence the name I chose : for the piece: Queen D.Amelia Diamond : Choker/Tiara. : : : :
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