Re: Diadem of Queen Caroline Amalie of Denmark Archived Message
Posted by Stefan on July 30, 2015, 4:44 am, in reply to "Re: Diadem of Queen Caroline Amalie of Denmark"
The diadem worn by Queen Amalie of GReece came from her mother http://www.royal-magazin.de/german/oldenburg/oldenburg-blumen-diadem.htm --Previous Message-- : Many, many years ago I found Preben : Melby-Hansen's book about the Danish Crown : Jewels in a library. This sparked my : interest in royal jewels. : : PMH mentions the tiara - but does not know : what happened to it (If I remember : correctly). : : Perhaps I should read PMH's book again soon. : : In the Oldenburg/Bavaria familiy there was a : similar tiara. Queen Amalia of Greece is : painted wearing it (scroll down and enlarge : the photo in the Sotheby's link). : : : http://www.sothebys.com/es/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.563.html/2013/magnificent-jewels-and-noble-jewels-ge1302 : : Queen Caroline Mathilde (1796-1881) and : Queen Amalia (1818-1875) were : contemporaries. : : Sadly I do not know if Queen Amalia's tiara : was an Oldenburg or Bavaria tiara (or if it : was bought for her). : : : : :
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