Re: Is there a larger picture of this portrait Archived Message
Posted by Arthur  on September 30, 2014, 2:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Is there a larger picture of this portrait"
Here is a larger version of Princess Augusta, Duchess of Leuchtenberg's portrait:
But I am puzzled: does she wear the "Swedish" pearl necklace around her neck or in her hair?  She had quite a collection!
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: What lovely photos of these jewels Josefine.
: Thank you. Unfortunately, I cannot add
: information, but I thank you for adding to
: mine. I am looking forward to reading any
: additional information others might have.
: The pearls look so lustrous in the
: paintings.
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: one of the necklaces in her hair could match
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: but she seems to have several of them
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: 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:
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: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2014/magnificent-jewels-ge1405.html#
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: The e-catalogue is still not available, but
: the necklace is mentioned among the
: highlights of the auction.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway, by
: Fredrik Westin (left) and Sofia Adlersparre
: (right), wearing the necklace:
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: 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):
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: 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:
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: Later, the necklace was worn by Oscar and
: Ebba's daughter-in-law, Countess Gerty
: Bernadotte:
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: 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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