Re: Ears of Wheat from Empress Josephine Archived Message
Posted by Lorenzo on September 24, 2015, 10:42 am, in reply to "Re: Ears of Wheat from Empress Josephine"
Morel writes page 313 of his book that Bapst realized in 1820 a big floral bouquet for the duchess of Angoulême (Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI daughter) with 3944 crown diamonds weighing 210 carats. It was later dismantled in 1824 to create 156 ears of wheat (probably for Charles X coronation or when she became the wife of the heir of the throne) using 9175 diamonds for 1062 carats ! I will let you know if I read something more about the wherabouts of these jewels. --Previous Message-- : Probably Chaumet must have details in his : archive... : : I have some information about the ears of : wheat for Empress Josephines Jewels. : : In her inventory of 1804 are 49 : ears-of-wheat. Which are later bequeathed to : the Family of her son Eugene of Leuchtenberg : Beauharnais. : I know there are still some of that : ears-of-wheat in a part of the family : : Well I remember, later a tiara was build for : Eugenie with ears of wheat ....but not in : 1811 ;-) : : :
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