Re: Queen Alexandra's Cartier Resille Necklace - 1904 Archived Message
Posted by Beth on November 11, 2015, 1:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Alexandra's Cartier Resille Necklace - 1904"
What a find! Thank you Dmitry. The portrait clearly shows that the lowest gems in the fringe are emeralds as would be expected from the weights of the emeralds described in the Cartier ledger. --Previous Message-- : Try this. My apologies...technology defeats : me. : : the portrait is down near the bottom of the : article. : : : http://www.kentonline.co.uk/faversham/news/fancy-a-peek-inside-a-45995 : : --Previous Message-- : 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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