--Previous Message-- : The rumour is that the peacock tiara has the : stones from the emerald cross in it. : : The part of Lilian having to sell her jewels : for her daughter is not true. Most of the : jewels at known auctions happened years : before her death.If jewels were sold after : her death they were of lesser value and : importance. The disappearance of the Cartier : Flower tiara, The Stockholm tiara and the : Emerald Necklace/tiara, the cabochon : emeralds... are still unaccounted for. : : All her children did sell her furniture : etc.. at auctions after her death reportely : because that one daughter needed money but I : think neither one of them really cared for : things, regardless of the other ones : finances. : : IMO the grand pieces are gone too. Perhaps a : private sale. Anybody with more info is free : to span my inbox. : : Why wouldn't Fabiola wear it? It's not even : Lilian's originally. Fabiola did wear : astrid's ten provinces one. The emerald : tiara was Astrid's too. I just don't see it. : It would be nice if it's all still there but : I doubt it. : : : --Previous Message-- : I thought Josephine-Charlotte inherited the : diamond and emerald earrings and the round : emerald and diamond pendant/brooch from her : mother. Both pieces have been seen on her. : The two other diamond and emerald pieces of : the Nassau collection and the art deco : bandeau of Grand Duchess Charlotte ordered : for her by prince Felix and the peacock : necklace/tiara last seen on Marie-Astrid. : That was a gift from Jean to : Josephine-Charlotte i would be surprised if : he as the son and heir of a wealthy dynasty : had the need to use the emeralds from Queen : Astrid for it. : : So the big brooch (probably from Empress : Carlotta of Mexico), the emerald cross : pendant and the emerald necklace/tiara (both : from Queen Astrid) were most likely with : Fabiola. : The necklace/tiara was a gift from Albert I : and Elisabeth to Astrid when she gave birth : to Boudewijn so it seems likely he inherited : the jewel. : : Most of Lilian's jewels ended up in auction : as her oldest daughter wanted/needed the : money. Neither princess Marie-Esmeralda nor : princess Alexandre were ever seen with : Lilian's jewels making it safe to assume : they were inherited by Fabiola at a time : when she already started to wear less : jewels. : : We don't know what provisions were made for : the pieces she had, some may have been : inherited directly by Philip others could be : part of her inheritance and will be sold : (hopefully the King will buy them from her : estate so the money can go to the charities : Queen Fabiola stipulated as her : beneficiaries). : : --Previous Message-- : 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 : : : : : http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-u0Eh4ImE-g/TPrIZHb7mhI/AAAAAAAAD64/eWLCi9g-baI/s1600/bl1.jpg : : 2.The Countess of Flanders brooch: emerald : and diamonds : : : : : http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-u0Eh4ImE-g/TBPb6LP6q2I/AAAAAAAADc8/fZEFPgT8Mw0/s1600/li19%5B1%5D.jpg : : 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. : : 3.A leaf brooch: ruby?/sapphire and diamonds : : : : : http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z-FtQG2xTl4/T-e_xfcfGPI/AAAAAAAAEtE/-augdUTq_fc/s1600/Lildaughters.jpg : : I suspect it to be this one : : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=420552518002050&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 4.The Jadeite brooch: : : : : : http://www.tianchengauction.com/site/tiancheng/lot_detail;jsessionid=ABE90E250E9010CEAE5F37F20FFA4B17?lot_id=1100207&referer=list&start=13&num=15#.U7GBNkC0PIY : : 5: The Ruby VCA brooch: : : This one exists also in a drawing of an : unseen tiara. : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=448253035231998&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 6. Flower multi-gem brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=420551784668790&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 7. Diamond daisy set : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=420552664668702&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202334968789668&set=o.119798121405281&type=3&theater : : 8. Diamond dear brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=420552834668685&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 9. Unknown diamond? brooch : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=363251297065506&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 10. Diamond and pearl brooch : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350238915033411&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 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. : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350240031699966&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 12.Second diamond dear brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=435933383600&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 13. Unknown brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=433339223600&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151653055248601&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 14. Unkown panther? brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152039181623601&set=o.119798121405281&type=3&theater : : 14. The hair ornament brooch : I couldn’t find a clearer pic, there was one : in the Vachaudez book : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152025586823601&set=o.119798121405281&type=3&theater : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202358570379693&set=o.119798121405281&type=3&theater : : 15. Dragon fly brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=669066589817307&set=o.119798121405281&type=3&theater : : 16. Small diamond/gemstone crescent? brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=630719070318726&set=o.119798121405281&type=3&theater : : 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. : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=418824524841516&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : 18. Unknown brooch : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=422485497808752&set=o.119798121405281&type=3 : : : : :
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