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    Re: Jewels of Empress Farah Archived Message

    Posted by Mark on October 2, 2014, 11:28 pm, in reply to "Jewels of Empress Farah"

    Just in case you are interested, Beth1, here is a set of beautiful websites created by the amazing Ademar about the dazzling last events of imperial Iran before the revolution. There are many lovely images of the jewels worn by Farah and the other imperial ladies, along with some background information about them. As the others stated, these were not the personal jewels of the Imperial family, and are now kept at the Central Bank of Iran:

    http://www.angelfire.com/empire/imperialiran/index.html

    In case you didn't know, this set about Iran was one of many that Ademar created, and made available to the world under the heading Glittering Royal Events ( http://www.angelfire.com/co/royalty/ ). They are a real treasure, because the text along with the photos really give a sense of what it might have been like to be there in the days before live streaming. (Ademar was also the founder, and Marianne's predecessor as administrator, of the neighboring Glittering Royal Events Message Board )

    As for her personal jewels, there don't seem to be many large historical pieces left. Still, as Cynthia said, she has worn some lovely pearls:


    and also this traditional set in gold:


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