Re: Wearing pairs of brooches - Isabelle Countess of Paris Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on September 4, 2014, 10:53 am, in reply to "Re: Wearing pairs of brooches - Isabelle Countess of Paris"
You are right, Maria-Olivia, except the tiara is actually a bracelet: it could be used as a tiara only when lengthening the bracelet with the two square brooches. Unfortunately, we have seen neither the bracelet nor the brooches since the Countess of Paris' death in 2003. Here is a picture of the Countess of Paris (with her husband in the background) wearing the two square brooches on each lapel of her cloak: --Previous Message-- : To Arthur, : A tiara and a pair of square diamond : brooches are still in her Family inherited : by Prince Michel Count of Evreux et Princess : Diane , Duchess of Wurtenberg . : : --Previous Message-- : Isabelle of Orleans-Braganza, Countess of : Paris (1911-2003), wife of Henri (VI), Count : of Paris and Head of the French Royal House, : had a beautiful sapphire and diamond parure : dating back to Queen Marie-Amélie (possibly : made with stones from Empress Joséphine's : jewels). The Count of Paris sold the parure : to the Louvre Museum in 1985 (unfortunately, : this splendid parure is currently not on : display in the museum). : : : : On the bottom right of this picture, you can : see a pair of small brooches (one oval, one : more rectangular) that the late Countess has : worn regularly on her dresses: : : : : She also had a pair of turquoise and diamond : brooches, a wedding gift from her maternal : family's relatives. These brooches were : unfortunately sold at auction in 2008: : : : http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/jewelry/paire-de-broches-turquoises-et-diamants-xixeme-5126714-details.aspx?intobjectid=5126714 : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : Perhaps a new thread is in order here, for : royal ladies wearing their brooches in twos, : paired or not. : : To start with Princess Marina, Duchess of : Kent wearing two varieties of her paired : sapphire brooches (the second pair is : different). : : : : : : : : :
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