Re: Queen Wilhelmina with the parure by Van Kempen Archived Message
Posted by Lucas on May 5, 2014, 12:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Wilhelmina with the parure by Van Kempen"
No, that cannot have been me. I wasn't in the Netherlands in 1990 nor in 1998. --Previous Message-- : Wow, sharp eye! : : I believe once a fellow poster, Lucas(?) : once wrote that he saw the upper part (the : stars and upright pearls) on an exhibition : in the 1990's, probably around 100 Years : Queens of Orange (1990) or 100 Years Queen : Wilhelmina (1998). : : The Van Kempen Parure seems to have been : dismantled to make the new Parure with the : House Diamonds for the Investiture of the : new Queen (1898). I am not sure if the : Rundell & Bridge Diadem was part of this : parure? On the picture above Queen : Wilhelmina seems posing with parts of the : Rundell & Bridge diadem. Maybe the : picture was made before the definitive : break-up of the Rundell & Bridge Diadem? : At the other hand, the diamonds from the : laurel leaf part seems not too substantial : 'worth' a breaking up to create the massive : new Parure with the House Diamonds. Maybe : Máxima will surprise us once again with : showing long-not-seen jewels? : : : : : :
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