Re: An - uknown - Swedish royal tiara Archived Message
Posted by Mrs Diamond  on September 24, 2014, 1:23 pm, in reply to "Re: An - uknown - Swedish royal tiara"
Voilą , a quick translation:
(Antique road show from Arvika, Sweden. Expert: Jan Ribbhagen.)
Jan Ribbhagen: Here we have a wonderful note, saying: "In this box, a diadem that was a gift from queen Sofie to lady in waiting Gade and then given to Maria Schib who, on her 70th birthday Januari 23rd 1928, presented it to Mrs. Marie Magdalena Blackstad." [not sure about the spelling of the names]
Woman: And Marie Blackstad is my father's father's mother. She was Norwegian.
Jan Ribbhagen: Yes, queen Sofia was queen of both Sweden and Norway¦ And now let's see what the gift was ... (opens the box) Ta-da! Wow wow wow wow! Lots of nice gems with a royal history. I hereby declare that this is not a diadem anymore, but a tiara! Actually, there are really no definitions of "diadem" or "tiara" in Swedish, and no difference beetween them, but with royal history like this I suggest it's a tiara. I'm actually envious! Do you know the meaning of garnets?
Woman: No?
Jan Ribbhagen: If a woman's husband passes away, and she has some garnets, she is guaranteed to find a new husband quickly. The stones are nice, with moon stones in the middle of the garnets. Well, how much is it worth? An elegant tiara with this royal history... maybe 25 000 SEK (approx 2 700 EUR or 3 500 USD).
Woman: Wow! That's a surprise!
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