Posted by Dmitry on April 19, 2014, 2:14 pm, in reply to "Jewels from Amalia"
I really don't know. I know that Ms. Hutton had a very large, very old fashioned stomacher and bracelets of rubies. She refashioned a collier resille into a more modern tiara/necklace combination, which could have utilized rubies from the same source.
--Previous Message-- : a stomacher and bracelets from Amalia of Solms : or made from rubies that belonged to her? : I don't think many of her jewels if any are : left. : : --Previous Message-- : Very little, I am afraid. I believe that the : demi parure consisted of a rather grand : stomacher and bracelets. I believe that, : despite the depredations with respect to her : collection, she still owned them when she : died. they were earmarked to go to(and I may : be wrong about this)Sylvia Hennessy, but was : sold by Miss Hutton's lawyer for some : $800,000, approximately 1/4 of it's value. : : Beyond that, I have no information, : regrettably. : : : --Previous Message-- : Dear Dmitry, do you have more information on : that? : : --Previous Message-- : I believe that Barbara Hutton acquired a : suite : of rubies that belonged to Amalia von Solms. : : : --Previous Message-- : The shorter of the two necklaces is probably : the one known as the Orange pearls dating : back to the early 17th century when : ancestress Amalia of Solms, The Princess of : Orange wore them. The pearls were inherited : by her oldest daughter Louise-Henriette of : Orange-Nassau who married Frederick William : the Great Elector and was the mother of : Frederick I, King in Prussia. : : --Previous Message-- : Had do some updates about the Prussian : pear-shaped pearl, it's sayed that Baron : Thyssen-Bornemisza had bought it from the : exiled Emperor Wilhelm II. : : : : : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/german/preussen/kaiserin-vicky-perlen.htm : : : : : : : : : : :