Re: To Arthur : Princess Chantal d' Orléans jewels Archived Message
Posted by Arthur  on September 8, 2014, 6:52 am, in reply to "To Arthur : Princess Chantal d' Orléans jewels"
Hello Maria-Olivia,
indeed, Princess Chantal seems to be a fine amateur of historic jewels. Her husband, Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgues, seems to be a very wealthy man, which can help, too.
On these pictures (the small one from Corbis Images, the larger one taken by myself when I attended Prince Jean and Princess Philomena's wedding in Senlis on 2 May 2009), the bracelet is not visible. But we can see very clearly the emerald and diamond earrings and brooch (of whom I very strongly suspect that they were made from elements of the late Countess of Paris' Coty tiara, which was bought by Princess Chantal from her mother prior to her death) and the diamond "Southern Cross" square brooch from the Princess of Joinville, here pinned as a clasp in front of Princess Chantal's jacket.
The following picture from Zimbio (that I have published earlier in the thread about the brooches worn by pair) shows that Princess Chantal wore that day a large bracelet, possibly of diamonds, and of which you suspect it could be the Art Deco diamond bandeau/bracelet presented as a wedding gift to the Countess of Paris in 1931. But the picture is not HQ or close-up pictures to be sure.
Actually, I think it is not the Countess of Paris's tiara. I have found in my files a picture posted on this board by EricVdV, who was also present in Senlis on that day. As it is one of EricVdV's personal pictures, I do not feel allowed to post it here in full. I hope he will forgive me to post this cropped fragment of this picture, focusing on the bracelet. As you can see, the distinctive treillice motifs of the Countess of Paris' tiara is not visible here, which makes me think these are two different bracelets.
I hope this can help.
Best wishes,
Arthur
--Previous Message--
: Dear Arthur,
: You send an interesting picture of Princess
: Chantal at the Duke of Vendome's wedding.
: She wears part of the Coty jewels she bought
: from he mother.
: She wears also the Filon bracelet (1931)
: which is the inheritance of her brother
: Prince Michel Count of Evreux.
: Do you think she bought it ?
: She is a jewel lover as she has owns also
: jewels from Prince Waldemar of Denmark .
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