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    Re: Ingeborg brooches..... Archived Message

    Posted by Tamara on March 18, 2016, 11:33 am, in reply to "Swedish Royal Christmas Gifts"

    Thank you for translation but I find jewel descriptions very vague...

    I do wonder about Princess Ingeborg's brooches...there are 3 identical emerald ones surrounded with diamonds..two in Belgium, one in Luxembourg....



    --Previous Message--
    : Recently I stumbled upon some old articles
    : from old Swedish Newspapers. In them I was
    : surprised to see that the gifts given to the
    : royal family members (from other family
    : members) were published. I am highlighting
    : the jewels that are included below- I am not
    : sure if there is any way to identify these
    : pieces but I wanted to share anyway.
    :
    : 1899
    :
    : - The King (Oscar II) gave the Queen (Sofia)
    : a miniature watch to be worn on the chest in
    : enamel and jewels
    :
    : - The King (Oscar II) and Queen (Sofia) gave
    : the Crown Princess (Victoria) a jewel brooch
    : from Möllenborg
    :
    :
    : 1900
    : - The King (Oscar II) gave the Queen
    : (Sofia) Jewellery of opals and jewels, The
    : Crown Princess (Victoria) Rubies and Jewels
    : and (Princess) Ingeborg rubies and Jewels
    :
    : Princess Ingeborg also got 2 jeweled
    : brooches from the Crown Prince Couple of
    : Denmark.
    :
    :
    :
    :

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