Re: Londonderry jewels - Frances Anne Vane Topaz Archived Message
Posted by Juscha on May 14, 2014, 7:47 am, in reply to "Re: Londonderry jewels - Frances Anne Vane Topaz"
Ursula, my dear, it is!! My inner princess do the happy dance . And your page it is, too, as always and I thank you so much! --Previous Message-- : Topaz Juscha :-) : wonderful imperial topaz in line : down...great isn't it : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/england/londonderry/londonderry-topaz-pink.htm : : --Previous Message-- : While searching for the results of a Pollock : I : found accidental between some upcoming : tiaras (ups, how can this happen ?) the : portrait of Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness : of Londonderry. It is made 1831 by : Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet and shows her : dressed for Wincester Abbey in all her : glory. Her courtrobe is embroidered with : gold and silver, the velvet trimmed with : ermine and lace. Bejewelled with tiara, : earrings, brooches, ropes of pearls and : diamond, belt and a kind of bejewelled apron : she mixed gold, silver, pearls, diamonds, : amethysts (I guess), emeralds, turquoise and : others I cannot identify. : : : http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/jewelry/alexandre-jean-dubois-drahonet-portrait-of-frances-anne-vane-5798042-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5798042&sid=2a587ca7-a0a9-4386-98e9-8c6fc6b5181c : : If she used the londonderry amethysts the : setting might be chance since than. : : :
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