The brooches of Lilian Baels. I found 18Archived Message
Posted by Karlimagnus on March 7, 2015, 3:03 pm
I wanted to make myself useful. So I did some collecting of links ( I know how annoyed everybody gets with copyrights and so here) of the brooches of HRH Lilian Baels, the princess of Rethy. It doesn’t mean she owned them but at some point she definitely wore them.
1.The Marie Valerie of Austria brooch: emerald and diamonds
The origin of this piece is debated. It could possibly be from the Empress Charlotta stash. It’s current where-abouts are an even bigger mystery. Like lots of the jewels seen on Lilian they haven’t been seen in decades. The BRF has a long history of family fueds. That factor probably adds to the confusion.
11.Gold brooch Some press reports state that after her dead there where jewelry in her estate auctions by Sotheby’s. I have yet to have someone confirm me that. I do know that some fantasy jewelry was auctioned by some lesser known Brussels-based auction house.
17. Cartier flower brooch This brooch was worn to the wedding of Josephine Charlotte. It’s the middle part of the “Cathedral” tiara. A Cartier tiara no longer in the Belgian collection.