Thank you for the link. All those cabochon rubies! Can't you imagine Queen Maxima wearing some of these pieces? I guess it would not be politically correct, though.
Interesting collection of Sri-Lankan jewels from Surat gifted to Prince William V by the Governor of the VOC in Ceylon around 1750. Princess Royal Anna of Hannover placed them in the Orange-Nassau cabinet of curiosities. They were donated to the new National museum in 1885. They are now in the collection of the Rijks(museum).
Sri-Lankan jewels
Not specifically from the peoples of the Netherlands Antilles as far as I know. Its fair to say that not until Queen Juliana have we witnessed a genuine warm interest of the royal family in the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam. Previous monarchs were more interested in the Dutch East Indies, which were far more expansive and brought (relatively and nominally) more riches to our shores than the West Indies. True appreciation for the West Indies only started with Juliana. As far as we know Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana only received a few jewels from the East Indies: Wilhelmina received a diamond set Gold crown from a ruler (Sultan) on Borneo (Kutai) and Juliana received a huge diamond set bracelet from the inhabitants of the East Indies. Queen Wilhelmina received as a 'national' gift an extraordinary diamond and sapphire parure for her wedding in 1901 but I am not sure the inhabitants of the then colonies also contributed.
Did the Dutch Royals ever receive any jewels from the former Netherlands Antilles?
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