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    Re: Faberge exhibition in Kolding Archived Message

    Posted by Arthur on September 24, 2016, 4:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Faberge exhibition in Kolding"

    Thank you very much, Kasper, for posting these pictures of your visit to this exhibition!

    Queen Alexandrine's fringe tiara is not my favorite fringe tiara (I think it lacks intermediary elements interspersed between the spikes), but it is a very interesting jewel anyway. And your pictures give a good view of the tiara base and mount, which is also very interesting.

    Actually, as far as I know, we have no proof that Josefine, Camilla and Feodora, the three daughters of the late Count Christian and the late Countess Anne-Dorthe of Rosenborg, will inherit the jewels belonging to their uncle Count Ingolf (and his wife Countess Sussie) or to their aunt Princess Elisabeth. As neither Ingolf nor Elisabeth have children, I guess they are free to dispose of their jewels as they like it. Bequeathing their jewels to their nieces might be an option, but bequeathing them to Queen Margrethe II, or to Crown Prince Frederik, or even to the young Prince Christian might be other plausible options.

    The three Rosenborg sisters live a rather anonymous low-key life, so they will have no use of large jewels, and especially tiaras. If they inherit these jewels, they will probably put them under auction hammer soon... So it would be better that Ingolf and Elisabeth choose to bequeath their jewels (at least the biggest ones, notably the tiaras) to the main line of the Royal family.

    Or could they decide to give the historic jewels in their possession to the State-owned Crown Jewels collection (the one kept at Rosenborg Castle) - possibly as a compensation for the death duties the three Rosenborg sisters (or whatever other heir) would have to pay if they inherited the jewels? That would be a good deal...

    Of course, the minor jewels (pendants, brooches...) could be bequeathed to the three Rosenborg sisters, as such jewels can be worn by a lady in social circumstances, even in non-royal ones.

    Queen Alexandrine's fringe tiara, worn by Countess Sussie (on the first picture, she also wears the small sapphire pendant as necklace clasp):





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