Thank You Arthur Archived Message
Posted by karenl on July 14, 2015, 11:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Lovely Banner, Arthur!"
I love the bejeweled Red White and Blue French Jewel Banner. I think it's so tragic when historical jewels leave their families and countries of origin. Merci, Arthur! --Previous Message-- : Thank you all for your kind comments! : : The pearl and diamond tiara of Empress : Eugénie is displayed in the Louvre Museum, : but it would need a good cleaning to display : its full sparkle capacity! : See : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1430001560.html : : : : The sapphire and diamond tiara was made for : Queen Marie-Amélie, wife of King : Louis-Philippe, with stones bought by : Louis-Philippe from Empress Joséphine's : children. It was never part of the Crown : jewels, but was a privately-owned jewel. The : tiara (along with the rest of the parure) : remained in the Orléans family until 1985, : when the late Count of Paris sold the parure : to the Louvre. It was displayed, a few years : ago, in the Apollo's Gallery of the Museum, : but is now not displayed anymore - : unfortunately! : : : : The ruby and diamond tiara was part of a : parure belonging to the Crown Jewels : collection, made for the Duchess of : Angoulême, niece of Kings Louis XVIII and : Charles X, and de facto "First : Lady" of France from 1814 to 1830. The : parure was unaltered by Queen Marie-Amélie : (who never wore the Crown Jewels) and by : Empress Eugénie, and was finally sold by the : republican government in 1887. The ruby : tiara was later in the collection of : Cornelia, Countess of Craven, and was sold : at auction again after her death, in 1961. : Its later whereabouts are unknown - though I : have often read that the tiara could be in : the Niarchos family, but I have never seen : pictures or other pieces of information : which could confirm this speculation. : : : : : :
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