Posted by maria olvia on September 10, 2014, 6:11 am, in reply to "Re: The Coty tiara"
For the wedding of her Grandson Heir of Wurtenberg, why didn't the Countess of Paris wear her Coty tiara with emeralds instead of a loan tiara. When did Princess Chantal buy this tiara to her Mother? Is there a picture of the Countess wearing this tiara? Great thanks for answering. Lorenzo , wonderful pic of Princess isabelle with this tiara !
--Previous Message-- : Thank you Arthur. I appreciate your response. : : --Previous Message-- : This pearl and diamond tiara never belonged : to : the Countess of Paris, but was loaned to her : by the French jeweller Chaumet, to whose : collection this tiara belongs. As far as I : know, the Countess of Paris has publicly : worn this tiara only once (though she was : also depicted on at least two painted : portraits with this tiara, but it could be : another example of artistic license). : : The tiara was made by Joseph Chaumet circa : 1950. : : (source: Diana Scarisbrick, Bijoux de tête : - Chaumet, de 1804 à nos jours , 2002) : : Therefore, I am not sure there is a : Brazilian connection with this tiara. : : --Previous Message-- : Lorenzo, I know very little about Madame's : jewels. Could you explain why you call the : tiara a Brazilian pearl and diamond tiara? : Many thanks. : : --Previous Message-- : Princess Isabelle wore a brazilian pearl and : diamond tiara with this green dress at the : wedding of her grandson Philip, duke of : Wurtemberg with duchess Marie-Caroline von : Bayern at Nymphenburg prewedding ball. : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks Lorenzo, : There was a glittering Event of the past : with the Countess de Paris and Baroness : Nadine de Rotschild. Both Ladies wore a : similar white and green evening dress. Did : the Countess wear the Coty Tiara ? : : --Previous Message-- : Obviously, the earrings and brooch come from : the tiara : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Hello Maria-Olivia, : : indeed, Princess Chantal seems to be a fine : amateur of historic jewels. Her husband, : Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgues, : seems to be a very wealthy man, which can : help, too. : : On these pictures (the small one from Corbis : Images, the larger one taken by myself when : I attended Prince Jean and Princess : Philomena's wedding in Senlis on 2 May : 2009), the bracelet is not visible. But we : can see very clearly the emerald and diamond : earrings and brooch (of whom I very strongly : suspect that they were made from elements of : the late Countess of Paris' Coty tiara, : which was bought by Princess Chantal from : her mother prior to her death) and the : diamond "Southern Cross" square : brooch from the Princess of Joinville, here : pinned as a clasp in front of Princess : Chantal's jacket. : : : : : The following picture from Zimbio (that I : have published earlier in the thread about : the brooches worn by pair) shows that : Princess Chantal wore that day a large : bracelet, possibly of diamonds, and of which : you suspect it could be the Art Deco diamond : bandeau/bracelet presented as a wedding gift : to the Countess of Paris in 1931. But the : picture is not HQ or close-up pictures to be : sure. : : : : Actually, I think it is not the Countess of : Paris's tiara. I have found in my files a : picture posted on this board by EricVdV, who : was also present in Senlis on that day. As : it is one of EricVdV's personal pictures, I : do not feel allowed to post it here in full. : I hope he will forgive me to post this : cropped fragment of this picture, focusing : on the bracelet. As you can see, the : distinctive treillice motifs of the Countess : of Paris' tiara is not visible here, which : makes me think these are two different : bracelets. : : : : I hope this can help. : : Best wishes, : : Arthur : : : --Previous Message-- : Dear Arthur, : You send an interesting picture of Princess : Chantal at the Duke of Vendome's wedding. : She wears part of the Coty jewels she bought : from he mother. : She wears also the Filon bracelet (1931) : which is the inheritance of her brother : Prince Michel Count of Evreux. : Do you think she bought it ? : She is a jewel lover as she has owns also : jewels from Prince Waldemar of Denmark . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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