Re: Queen Alexandra's Cartier Resille Necklace - 1904 Archived Message
Posted by Dmitry on November 11, 2015, 8:19 am, in reply to "Queen Alexandra's Cartier Resille Necklace - 1904"
An interesting picture of Empress Marie and Queen Alexandra --Previous Message-- : Hello everyone : : I purchased the magnificent book Cartier in : the 20th Century a collaborative effort : between the Denver Art Museum, The Vendome : Press in New York, and Thames & Hudson : in London. It accompanied the major exhibit : of Cartier in Denver in 2014. : : The exhibition and book were made possible : thanks to various Cartier CEOs and to the : Heritage Department of Cartier, which houses : the greatest collection of Cartier objects : in the world. The Cartier Archives contains : ledgers, photographs and drawings which have : been drawn upon to produce this book. : : To quote from the Archives - Maison Cartier : website: : : "PHOTOGRAPHS : : An extraordinarily rich collection of : photographs accompanies the ledgers: since : 1906, as industry custom dictated, a : life-size photograph has been taken of each : piece produced in the workshops. The Paris : collection includes nearly 40,000 negatives, : including 30,000 gelatin bromide dry plates. : This photographic collection is updated on a : daily basis and provides an accurate visual : record of production history." : Fortunately, the firm did take pictures of : significant pieces prior to that date. : : It means that on page 31 the authors wrote : "In 1904 Queen Alexandra purchased a : spectacular necklace. Called a resille : (hairnet)necklace. It consisted of a supple : network diamonds with a large central stone : and a removable fringe of cabochon rubies : and emeralds (above and see page 226)." : It was made in platinum and diamonds. : According to the authors, Queen Alexandra : wore it in the 1908 formal portrait bu : Francois Flameng. : : It means that there is a picture that is : copyrighted which I cannot reproduce(sadly). : : First, it is the necklace worn by Queen : Alexandra (minus the drops) and Queen Mary : in the images uploaded by Beth in this : thread: : : : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1446679037.html : : There is no leafy border where the diamonds : meet the cabochon drops. Rather they flow : straight down. As the photo is in black and : white rubies and emeralds cannot be : distinguished. : : : : : : : : :
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