Re: Biennale in Paris - Queen Elena of Italy’s Two-Row Pearl Necklace Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on September 22, 2014, 4:20 am, in reply to "Re: Biennale in Paris - Queen Elena of Italy’s Two-Row Pearl Necklace"
In his already mentioned article in Point de vue - Images du Monde, Vincent Meylan describes the pearls as "white and milky, some of them slightly irregular, and big like peas". From my memory, I would say the colour of the pearls is creamy white, with slight pale grey overtones. But of course, my view may have been "tricked" by the red velvet background and by the electric lighting. --Previous Message-- : Thank you for this photo. It is a beautiful : necklace. The Queen seemed to favour pearls. : Because of your comment, I have tried to : imagine the lustre in my mind. Do you : recollect the colour of the overtones in : this set of pearls, Arthur? : : --Previous Message-- : Martin du Daffoy also displays this : beautiful : necklace, made of two rows of large and : slightly irregular natural pearls, which has : belonged to Queen Elena of Italy (1873-1952, : née Princess of Montenegro, and wife of King : Victor-Emmanuel III of Italy). : Unfortunately, I do not have found pictures : of Queen Elena wearing this necklace. : : My pictures of this necklace are : unfortunately rather poor, as the reflect of : the display window annihilates the beautiful : lustre of these pearls. It is really more : beautiful in real! : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Hello, : : I went to the Biennale yesterday. It was a : delight for the eyes, in all the sections of : the Biennale (jewellery, but also furniture, : paintings, sculptures...), and also a : considerable frustration (why on earth was I : not born a billionaire, to be able to : purchase so beautiful things? ) : : Several exhibitors allowed visitors to take : pictures, while others did not. : : Regarding jewellery, I tend to agree with : Lorenzo’s opinion. Cartier’s stand was very : interesting, but as for the style of the : jewels, my favour goes without hesitation to : Martin du Daffoy (a jewel retailer, who : sells jewels from the 18th, 19th and early : 20th centuries – so a very classical style). : Of course, this is just a matter of personal : taste. : : Several royal or aristocratic jewels are on : display at this Biennale, for each of which : I will dedicate a post in response to the : present post. : : : --Previous Message-- : This is not the best pieces I've seen !! : Many : royal jewels like empress Eugénie diamond : and rubis necklace-tiara, the gorgeous : diamond and sapphire necklace of the duchess : of Segovia, a double row of natural pearl : once belonging to queen Elena of Italy, the : Cartier snake bracelet of princess Mathilde, : an indian engraved 150 carats emerald or the : beautiful calcedony set of Wallis and so : many more that were much more beautiful than : the new Cartier tiara though the pearl is : gorgeous ! : : --Previous Message-- : I am hoping that some posters might be able : to : go to (or have been to) the Paris Biennale : Des Antiquaires. If so, I would be most : interested in reading a personal evaluation : of the pear shaped pearl, formerly belonging : to Queen Mary, which has now been : incorporated into a tiara/necklace by : Cartier. : : : : : : : : : : :
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- Biennale in Paris - Beth1 September 18, 2014, 4:49 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Lorenzo September 18, 2014, 10:45 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Arthur September 19, 2014, 3:46 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Cartier's Pearl from Queen Mary - Arthur September 19, 2014, 3:52 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Empress Eugénie's (?) Ruby, Pearl and Diamond Necklace - Arthur September 19, 2014, 4:05 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Queen Maria-Christina of Spain’s Sapphire and Diamond Necklace - Arthur September 19, 2014, 4:26 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Queen Elena of Italy’s Two-Row Pearl Necklace - Arthur September 19, 2014, 5:44 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Princess Mathilde Bonaparte's Mellerio Multigem Bracelet - Arthur September 19, 2014, 6:15 am
- Re: Biennale in Paris - Duchess of Marlborough Amethyst Sautoir - Arthur September 19, 2014, 6:51 am
- Pic from Point de Vue - Lorenzo September 19, 2014, 12:15 pm
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