Re: 1901 Indian necklace (Nadelhoffer) (edited) Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on November 6, 2015, 3:11 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Alexandra's 2 Cartier colliers resille"
Eight chapters later, in Nadelhoffer - "In the summer of 1901, during the mourning for Queen Victoria, Pierre Cartier was called to Buckingham Palace. He was commissioned to create an Indian necklace from various pieces of the queen's jewelry, to be worn with three Indian gowns sent by Mary Curzon, wife of the Viceroy of India." "For this first commission from the palace, the Paris designers created a light and elegant Indian-style necklace, comprising seventy-one pearls, twelve cabochon rubies and ninety-four cabochon emeralds. Alexandra was pleased with the piece and wore it frequently." Edit: no diamonds? ? ?
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