Posted by pedro on March 13, 2013, 7:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Bow Brooch"
I'm astonished by the amount of beautiful and substantial jewels Princess Lilian had of her own. That brooch and earrings look absolutely royal-pieces.
Could it be that Prince Bertil purchased them for her? Did she had any personal fortune to acquire pieces like these (the acquamarines come to mind, too)?
--Previous Message-- : IMHO it's one of the most beautiful bow : brooches around, and I wish I knew about its : provenance but I don't - perhaps someone : else could fill us in? : At one of Princess Lilian's last public gala : appearances, King Carl Gustaf's 60th : birthday in 2006, along with CP Margaret's : laurel leaf tiara, Queen Josefina's : stomacher turned necklace, and Lilian's own : diamond and pearl earrings: : : : : --Previous Message-- : Boris, is it known the provenance of that : gorgeous diamond & pearl brooch we can : see in that photo. It's one of my favourites : pieces we could frequently seen in Princess : Lilian. : : --Previous Message-- : Below, Princess Lilian can be seen wearing : several pieces of jewelry which were all her : personal property: CP Margaret of : Connaught’s laurel leaf tiara (which : according to her memoirs, Princess Lilian : intended to leave to CP Victoria indeed) and : CP Margaret’s scarab necklace, as well as : her own diamond chandelier earrings and : favourite diamond and pearl drop bow brooch. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : On the neighbour board (Glittering Royal : Events) Marianne has kindly post some links : dedicated to the death of the much loved Pss : Lillian. : One of the links is to Sophia's blog that : has a wonderful tribute of her life. It says : that on Pss Lillians memoirs (2000) she told : CP Viktoria that she would leave her : "her diadem" that was a gift from : Prince Bertil and belonged to his mother. I : assume she is talking about the laurel : leaves tiara/neecklace that Pss Lillian : often wore. : As far as I know she wore it only as a : tiara, but I've seen an old picture of CP : Margaretha where she is wearing it as a : necklace. : : I am not sure if it would be considered as : "too soon" but I would find a : lovely tribute to Pss Lillian if CP Viktoria : would wear this laurel diamond tiara to her : sister's wedding next June. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Did the late Princess Lilian have jewels of : her own or jewels Prince Bertil inherited : from his mother ? : : --Previous Message-- : : Thanks Boris, that picture is priceless. I : love photos that are behind the scene : especially Royals. : --Previous Message-- : A favourite candid photo ‘behind the scenes’ : - : waiting in the wings before appearing on : stage for the Nobel Prize ceremony 1985, : Queen Silvia adjusts the placement of the : hook which secures Princess Lilian’s earring : behind the ear: : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Very sad news, all thoughts goes to her : family : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :