Re: A South Australian Silver Wedding Gift to the Princess of Wales 1889 Archived Message
Posted by LauraM on April 6, 2014, 8:42 pm, in reply to "Re: A South Australian Silver Wedding Gift to the Princess of Wales 1889"
Hello Nellie It is so nice to be able to share my finds with others who enjoy learning. I enjoy your wonderful photos that you share with the board very much. I wonder if a drawing was ever published of this necklace as I am having a hard time visualizing it. Laura --Previous Message-- : : Thank you Laura for your find. : I do appreciate the time you give to this : hunt for jewels, and in the Australian press : too. : : : --Previous Message-- : In honour of the upcoming Royal Visit to New : Zealand and Australia, I thought I would : share this information about a valuable : jewellery gift from the the Ladies of South : Australia to the Princess of Wales in 1889. : : The present consisted of a necklet made from : South Australian gold, South Australian : rubies and Brazilian diamonds. The : collarette consisted of twenty-five links : each set with three three Australian rubies : and four Brazilian diamonds. Suspended from : the collarette was "an exquisite : pendant, attached by two pieces of cable : chain, and sustaining two cornucopias. A : beautifully-chased shell occupies the space : between these, and in the centre a very : large ruby surmounts six diamonds, and close : by three pretty-coloured rubies hand in claw : settings, a diamond surmounting the centre : one. The set is completed by a pair of South : Australian gold and ruby bangles,each one : containing eleven very large rubies and : twenty diamonds." : : It sounds like a very Victorian piece! The : bangles may be more wearable today. : : I also read that supposedly the then : Princess of Wales had a tiara with : Australian rubies. : : Sources: The Sydney Morning Herald 4 Feb : 1889; The South Australian Register 4 Feb : 1889. : : Laura : : : :
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