Re: Wearing pairs of brooches - Isabelle Countess of Paris Archived Message
Posted by maria olvia on September 4, 2014, 11:59 am, in reply to "Re: Wearing pairs of brooches - Isabelle Countess of Paris"
Thanks Arthur , So the tiara was a bracelet + 2 brooches, I did not know. Unfortunately i cannot see your picture. Kind regards MO --Previous Message-- : 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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