Re: Countess Estelle's / Queen Sofia's tiara bought back by Swedish Royal family? Archived Message
Posted by Pedro on February 28, 2012, 3:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Countess Estelle's / Queen Sofia's tiara bought back by Swedish Royal family?"
Those are great news. I bet it would look gorgeous with the pink topaz necklace. A most lovely new 'parure' for Crown Princess Victoria. --Previous Message-- : Thanks a lot for sharing this, Claes! : It answers one question - definitely pink : tourmalines in the tiara, not 'white : sapphires' as falsely stated by Göran Alm : and also in the article I linked. : : The most important question now - can the : source for the Swedish RF buying it back, : Norwegian writer Kjell Arne Totland, : considered to be reliable? : As far as I have heard, he's quite an expert : when it comes to current matters of royal : jewelry and fashions and is supposed to have : good connections. : : : --Previous Message-- : Great news! : : From the last owner, Count Folke Bernadotte, : living here at Uppsala like me, I got a : photo showing the tiara with other jewels of : pink tourmalines placed on a table. A photo : he took for the insurance. : : --Previous Message-- : According to Norwegian journalist court : reporter Kjell Arne Totland, “a member of : the Swedish Royal Family” has bought back : the tiara which once belonged to Queen Sofia : and then to Countess Estelle Bernadotte av : Wisborg, alternately described as being set : with diamonds and pink tourmalines or white : sapphires. : : It was worn by Queen Sofia at her 1873 : coronation as Queen of Norway and Trond N. : Isaksen confirmed in his blog a few days ago : that Countess Estelle’s descendants recently : sold it. : : If true, an intriguing and major : (re-)addition to the Bernadotte collection – : link to article: : : : : : http://blogg.aftonbladet.se/hovbloggen/2012/02/prinsessan-estelles-finaste-fodelsegava : : Countess Estelle with the tiara: : : Queen Sofia (von Nassau) with the tiara: : : : : : : : : :
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