Re: Natural pearls necklace Maria de las MercedesArchived Message
Posted by Maridje on October 24, 2015, 7:38 am, in reply to "Re: pearl necklace"
Qn Letizia wore the one of the most valuable jewels :
EL COLLAR DE LAS PERLAS RUSAS. El rey Alfonso XII regalo a su primera esposa, la reina Mercedes, este fabuloso collar de 41 perlas purísimas - despues aligerado en cuatro- y broche de diamante.
La pieza que originariamente pesaba 2.105 gramos fue realizada en la Rusia Imperial y ha sido usado desde el siglo XIX hasta nuestros dias por la reina Maria Cristina, la reina Victoria Eugenia, la Condesa de Barcelona y dona Sofia.
King Alfonso XII gave to his first wife, Queen Mercedes, this fabulous 41 natural pearls necklace, lightened four pearls, mounted later in diamond brooch.
The piece originally weighed 2,105 grams was performed in Imperial Russia and has been used since the nineteenth century until today by Queen Maria Cristina, Queen Victoria Eugenia, the Countess of Barcelona and Queen Sofia. (trad. google)