Re: Duchess of Angoulême's ruby and emerald parures Archived Message
Posted by Beth1 on August 26, 2014, 6:35 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Angoulême's ruby and emerald parures"
Thank you so much for all the information and the beautiful photos Arthur. You have given us a very special treat - a feast for the eyes and the mind. I have a few queries, but I think they should wait until I have reread the post and thought about some of the information. The emeralds are luscious. What a shame there are no photos of the Empress Eugenie wearing the parure. If her portraits do reflect her true skin tone, emeralds would have looked superb on her. I do not know a great deal about French royal jewels, so I would be most grateful if someone could explain why the parures so often have a diadem and a coronet. I can understand the rationale behind having two necklaces.
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