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In King Gustaf's will it lists the following items as being apart of their foundation. This list was created in 1915 and it changed from the list that was officially settled on in 1950. I can share the final list if anyone is interested- but this list had more scratching my head trying to figure out some of the items.

1. A collier of 22 light sapphires, 25 pearls, also rose cut diamonds and brilliants, four hairpins, each with a sapphire, surrounded by brilliants, a bracelet, rigid with a large sapphire, surrounded by brilliants and rose cut diamonds.

2. A collier, consisting of a narrow row of brilliants and 9 pearls

3. a brilliant necklace, consisting of 31 large brilliants in an antique setting and an associated part (eight small S-shaped joints of small brilliants and roses)

4 (been crossed off) a pearl necklace consisting of 294 larger oriental pearls and a lock of sapphire cabochon, surrounded by 17 brilliants

5. A pearl necklace consisting of 525 smaller oriental pearls

6. A pearl necklace consisting of 184 smaller oriental pearls and a lock consisting of a hyacinth, surrounded by small rose stones

7. A "collier de chien", 13 rows of pearls

8. A brooch, King Oscar II's portrait, surrounded by 18 large brilliants and above that a rosette in brilliants

9. A brooch, consisting of a very large oriental pearl, surrounded by sprigs of brilliants, and a large pendant of brilliants and a loose loop, likewise of brilliants

10. A pendant similar to #9

11. A brooch in the shape of an ivy leaf in brilliants with berries, 4 round oriental pearls and a loop (ivy leaves in rose cut diamonds)

12. 4 hairpins, each consisting of a larger brilliant (as well as a brooch and bracelet stands for the 4 brilliants)

13. A brooch, consisting of an oriental pearl, surrounded by 8 large, unusually white brilliants

14. A brooch, consisting of a large sapphire, surrounded by 12 brilliants

15. A brooch, consisting of a large emerald and a large brilliant

16. A brooch, wreath of 12 large brilliants with a sapphire cabochon.

17. A bracelet, a row of brilliants, a row of sapphires, and a row of brilliants

18. A bracelet, gold chain with large clasp of a sapphire cabochon and 20 brilliants

19. A bracelet, rigid, of three gold bands with a sapphire, a ruby, and an emerald and smaller brilliants.

20 A bracelet, solid gold band with a sapphire and eight brilliants.

21. A brooch, large oblong ruby, surrounded by a row of small rose cut diamonds, an ornamented row of small brilliants and a row of larger brilliants.

22. A diadem, consisting of five brilliant starts and 6 pear shaped pearls- bequeathed to me, Victoria, by the Dowager Queen Sofia

23. Brooch, consisting of seven larger sapphires and brilliants

24. Pearl necklace , consisting of 31 oriental pearls, pendant and lock, brooch consisting of a larger semicircular pearl, surrounded by 12 brilliants, with pendant, earrings consisting of two brilliants and two pearl shaped pearls, pendant top consisting of a semicircular pearl, surrounded by 12 brilliants, all these items bequeathed to Me, Victoria, by the Dowager Duchess of Dalarne

25. Pearl necklace , two rows of 153 oriental pearls and jewel lock, bracelet three rows of 70 pearls and lock of 13 pearls, bracelet of 287 oriental pearls and lock of 16 brilliants; all these items bequeathed to me, Gustaf, by the Duchess of Dalarne

26. Pearl necklace, two rows of 280 oriental pearls, clasp with three brilliants, twelve loose pearls

x27. Bracelet in brilliants, belongs to me, Gustaf, as an inheritance from my mother (Given to Crown Princess Martha for her wedding)

28. The Order of Serahim in brilliants, grand star and star, which is now held by Me, Victoria

29-31 are not jewelry

I am curious if we can figure out some of these items?