Re: Diamonds for April - French diamonds Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on March 31, 2016, 7:30 pm, in reply to "Diamonds for April - Fife to start things off"
The 140-carat "Regent" diamond (now in the Louvre Museum's collection): Empress Marie-Louise's necklace, by Nitot (now in the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC): More information in this thread: http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/thread/1440296272.html The Duchess of Angoulême, wearing an impressive diamond parure (whereabouts unknown): Empress Eugénie's "Greek tiara", in its original version with the Regent diamond included at the front of the tiara, and in its subsequent version, with a meander design only (whereabouts unknown): Empress Eugénie's strawberry-leaf parure: Empress Eugénie's bow brooch (now in the Louvre Museum): Isabelle, Countess of Paris' diamonds: the bracelet/tiara (now with Prince Michel, Count of Evreux), the diamond earrings (now with Prince Jacques, Duke of Orleans), the diamond riviere (now with Princess Claude) and the diamond "Southern Cross" brooch (now with Princess Chantal):
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