Slightly obscure, but I was looking at museums in Havana and came upon the Museo des Artes Decorativo which is housed in a spectacular mansion that once belonged to a Countess.
I am curious to know more about these jewels and what happened to them.....especially the tiara. She was apparently friends with the Duchess of Windsor. Her name was María Luisa Gómez Mena la Condesa de Revilla de Camargo. I had no idea there was nobility in Cuba!
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Posted by Cynthia on September 11, 2023, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Cuban Jewels!"
How interesting! I went to Wikipedia, and behold! An entire article on Cuban nobility!
Posted by Kirsten on September 11, 2023, 10:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Cuban Jewels!"
Thanks, Andrew & Cynthia. Did you see this article? I love the anecdote about the Countess going to Givenchy's studio, her maids carrying plastic bags with precious jewels to save them from being stolen.
Posted by JohnPete on September 12, 2023, 3:08 am, in reply to "Cuban Jewels!"
I believe the late musician, actor, and producer was a male-line descendant of one of those Cuban noble families. After the revolution his branch of the family lost everything and they fled to Miami.
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Slightly obscure, but I was looking at museums in Havana and came upon the Museo des Artes Decorativo which is housed in a spectacular mansion that once belonged to a Countess.
I am curious to know more about these jewels and what happened to them.....especially the tiara. She was apparently friends with the Duchess of Windsor. Her name was María Luisa Gómez Mena la Condesa de Revilla de Camargo. I had no idea there was nobility in Cuba!
on September 11, 2023, 1:54 pm
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