Merci, what a beautiful job you have done malluu. It's so nice of you.
--Previous Message-- : I don't know much about the Albanian royal : jewels so I did some searching in honor of : the wedding tomorrow. Most if not all of : the women seemed to have owned a tiara : featuring a ram, which was the symbol of : Skanderbeg, a medieval Albanian ruler. The : two eldest sister's of King Zog lived : relatively private lives while the youngest : four had official court duties. He became : King of Albania in 1928, married Geraldine : in 1938, and went into exile in 1939. : : The women of the Albanian royal family were : Queen Geraldine, wife of King Zog : Crown Princess Susan, daughter-in-law of : King Zog : Princess Adile, sister of King Zog : Princess Nafije, sister of King Zog : Princess Senije, sister of King Zog : Princess Myzejen/Myzeyen, sister of King Zog : Princess Ruhije, sister of King Zog : Princess Maxhide, sister of King Zog : : Geraldine : : : : Geraldine and Zog : : : : Susan : : : Elia and Leka II : : : Maxhide, Myzejen, and Geraldine : : : Myzejen, Maxhide, Ruhije, Zog, and Geraldine : : : Adile, Ruhije, Zog, Myzejen, Sanije, and : Maxhide : : : Myzejen, Sanije, and Maxhide in 1936 at : Sanije's wedding to Prince Şehzade : Mehmed Abid Efendi of Turkey : : : Maxhide, Myzejen and Ruhije in 1938 : : : Sanije : : : : Myzejen : : : : Ruhije : : : Maxhide : : : The jewels were exhibited in New York in : 1959 before being sold by Ostier, Inc. : Marianne Ostier made many of the jewels for : the Albanian royal family. : : : : : From Christie's press release talking about : their Magnificent Jewels auction in October : 2004. : "Formerly from the collection of Her : Majesty, Queen Geraldine of Albania, is a : spectacular Art Deco diamond bracelet : (estimate: $80,000-120,000) and diamond : double-clip brooch (estimate: $60,000- : 80,000) that epitomize the design of the : late Art Deco period, with its bold, : all-white style. Both jewels were created by : the Vienna firm of Marianne Ostier, the : official jewelers to the Albanian Royal : Court. King Zog, the King of Albania, : purchased the magnificent bracelet and the : double clip brooch from Ostier in 1938 to : present as gifts to his fiancée. : Subsequently, she wore the brooch on their : wedding day, April 27, 1938. In 1960, : Ostier was commissioned by the King and : Queen to sell these pieces, along with : others from her personal collection, to aid : Albanian refugees fleeing from their : homeland. They have remained in a private : collection ever since." : : Christie's - An Important Art Deco Diamond : Bracelet, by Marianne Ostier : : : The double clip brooch must not have sold : because it was auctioned again at the : Magnificent Jewels sale in April 2005 where : it sold for $54,000. : Christie's - An Impressive Art Deco Diamond : Double Clip Brooch, by Marianne Ostier : : : The oak leaf tiara. I can't decide if the : younger four sisters all have the exact same : tiara or if they have four different but : almost the same tiaras. Anyway, according to : Ursula the tiara(s) are platinum and : diamonds and made by Marianne Ostier. One : of them was sold in Spain in 1985 by Duran : Madrid. : : : Queen Geraldine's floral and ram tiara was : sold for $225,000 at Sotheby's in April : 2016. : Sotheby's - Platinum & Diamond, by : Marianne Ostier : : : Ursula has several pages about these jewels : on Royal Magazin : Royal Magazin - Sale of Albanian Royal : Jewels 1959 : Royal Magazin - Queen Geraldine's Ruby : & Diamond Earrings : Royal Magazin - Queen Geraldine's Sapphires :
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