Re: Unknown Diamond and Pearl Diadem (Victoria) Archived Message
Posted by Dawn on March 17, 2015, 7:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Unknown Diamond and Pearl Diadem (Victoria)"
MimilHabsburg, The 2nd picture you posted is interesting. They look like cameos, do they? Whom do these portraits (on the necklace)(and on all other pieces) represent? --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Here are pictures from the book (from the : link : provided by PJ Kiser), without the angle of : the photoshoot: : : : : : These jewels are not British, but German. : The crown is the Prussian royal crown, made : for Kaiser William II in 1888, and still : kept today at Hohenzollern Castle (it is a : private property of the Hohenzollerns): : : : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Crown_Jewels : : : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_of_Wilhelm_II : : : : I have in my archive files an old picture of : the tiara, and it is labelled as 'Kaiserin : Augusta-Viktoria Pearl Tiara' : (Augusta-Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein was : Kaiser William II's first wife): : : : : But I admit I have not found any picture of : the Empress (nor of any other previous : Empress) wearing this tiara. I do not even : remember from where the attribution to : Kaiserin Augusta-Viktoria comes. : : : : : : Hi!!! It comes from a book about prussian : jewelry and Regalia. These images were in : the book too : : : : : : : : : : And the tiara in bigger size pic : : : : : Sadly, i dont recall the name of the book : : :
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