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    Re: Countess of Barcelona's wedding gifts Archived Message

    Posted by Zoe on December 17, 2017, 7:51 am, in reply to "Re: Countess of Barcelona's wedding gifts"

    Maybe it came from queen ENA?


    --Previous Message--
    : Oh wonderful! Thank you very much Arthur! This
    : is the best picture I've seen of the wedding
    : gifts.
    :
    : The two pendants on the right are also
    : unknown to me, they are stunning. I am also
    : curious on the lower left necklace, and the
    : bat/insect(?) brooch next to it, and also
    : the pair of swirl diamond brooches on lower
    : right.
    :
    : Some of the other pieces are also known to
    : us.
    : The pearl bracelet now belongs to Infanta
    : Elena, it was a wedding gift from her
    : grandmother the Countess of Barcelona. She
    : wore it as a bride and on some other more
    : formal ocasions. This bracelet was also lent
    : to Queen Sofia sometimes in the 1970's early
    : 1980's.
    :
    :
    : The stud pearl earrings in the center and
    : the pearl necklace on the left now belong to
    : Infanta Pilar. They were a gift from the
    : Countess to her eldest daughter. The oval
    : central pearl is very distinctive. Infanta
    : Pilar has worn both jewels very often over
    : the years. The necklace has been rethreaded
    : adding small pearls between the larger
    : original ones. This allows that pendants can
    : be suspended more easily from the necklace,
    : and Infanta Pilar often wears one of her
    : Montpensier saphires as pendant.
    :
    :
    :
    :
    :
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : I have found on jeweller Chaumet's website
    : this picture of the wedding gifts presented
    : in 1935 to Princess Maria-Mercedes of
    : Bourbon-Sicily when she married Infante Juan
    : of Spain, Count of Barcelona (they were the
    : parents of King Juan Carlos):
    :
    :
    :
    : The pearl and diamond tiara in the centre of
    : the picture is of course Queen
    : Maria-Christina's tiara, which was worn in
    : the recent years by Queen Sofia.
    :
    :
    :
    : On the left (our left) of the tiara, the
    : pair of clips at the top are modern ruby and
    : diamonds clips. They were worn by Queen
    : Letizia (then fiancée to Infante Felipe) at
    : Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary
    : Donaldson's wedding in May 2004:
    :
    :
    :
    : The pearl and diamond broochs on each side
    : of the tiara have been worn regularly by
    : Queen Sofia:
    : See
    :
    : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1423653008.html
    :
    :
    :
    :
    :
    : The pearl and diamond brooch with the five
    : pearl drops is the brooch which was worn by
    : Queen Sofia in 1971 in Persepolis. It is the
    : first time I see such a clear view of the
    : brooch. It is really beautiful! I hope it
    : will resurface soon in the Royal Family!
    :
    :
    :
    : The large and beautiful anchor brooch on the
    : right was a present from King Alfonso XIII
    : who had inherited it from his mother, Queen
    : Maria-Christina. Unfortunately, I don't know
    : the whereabouts of this beautiful brooch.
    :
    :
    :
    : I don't know anything about the two necklace
    : pendants on the right of the picture. Does
    : anyone know with which stones they are made,
    : and what have been their later whereabouts?
    :
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