Wonder if they asked the king first Archived Message
Posted by Josefine on September 30, 2014, 3:04 am, in reply to "Queen Josefina of Sweden's pearl necklace to be sold at auction"
and he said no thank you i think its a to high profile sale for the king to bay back this necklace even if i would love to see it be worn by a swedish royal lady again --Previous Message-- : On 12th November 2014, in Geneva, Sotheby's : will organize its annual "Magnificent : Jewels and Noble Jewels" sale. Among : the jewels going under the hammer will be : Queen Josefina of Sweden's pearl necklace: : : http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2014/magnificent-jewels-ge1405.html# : : : : The e-catalogue is still not available, but : the necklace is mentioned among the : highlights of the auction. : : The necklace had already been sold at : auction on 8th February 1995 at Christie's. : It was, at some time, in the collection of : the jeweller Mauboussin. : : : : According to Sotheby's, this necklace had : been inherited by Queen Josefina from her : mother-in-law Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of : Leuchtenberg, who had probably received it : from her own mother-in-law Joséphine, : Empress of the French. : : Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway, by : Fredrik Westin (left) and Sofia Adlersparre : (right), wearing the necklace: : : : Queen Josefina's mother, Princess Augusta of : Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg, possibly : wearing the same necklace, painted by : Joseph-Karl Stieler (left) and by another : unidentified painter (right): : : : : The necklace was later inherited by King : Oscar II's second son, also named Oscar, : Duke of Gotland, later Count Oscar : Bernadotte af Wisborg. The necklace was worn : by his morganatic wife, Ebba Munck af : Fulkila: : : : : Later, the necklace was worn by Oscar and : Ebba's daughter-in-law, Countess Gerty : Bernadotte: : : : : The Swedish jewel collection is not : specially short on pearl necklaces, but : anyway it would be great if King Carl XVI : Gustav could buy this necklace and join it : back to the Bernadotte collection. But of : course, I can fear this hope remains a : dream... :
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