Auction jewels Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte Sotheby Paris 18/12/2006
Posted by Maria Olivia on November 29, 2025, 6:36 am
A family selling their Mother and Grand Mother's jewels and furnitures was never seen before in Auctions. How Could they ? They had to cancel it because people of Luxembourg reacted strongly because they were presents. How much had they to pay ?
They choose Sotheby's Paris and Grand Duke Philipp of Wurtenberg. 150 pieces were to sell but the most important part was the jewels part.
The scroll tiara realised by Henry Coosemans with Congo diamonds has 854 diamonds and its central is 8 carats , their estimation 80.000-140.000 euros.
The most important the necklace and bracelet realised by Van Cleef and Arpels with Congo extra diamants were estimated 180.000-240.000 euros.
I never wanted to write this during Grand Duke Henri's Reign. The two pieces (called Congo jewels) were sold discretly before the Auction. We know nothing about its buyer , but the jewels were never seen anymore.
Re: Auction jewels Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte Sotheby Paris 18/12/2006
Almost every Royal house is selling jewels but for Luxemburg…. It was too early after the death of our most beloved Josephine-Charlotte. For a lot of people in Belgium she was the living memory of our ledgendary Queen Astrid!
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A family selling their Mother and Grand Mother's jewels and furnitures was never seen before in Auctions. How Could they ? They had to cancel it because people of Luxembourg reacted strongly because they were presents. How much had they to pay ? They choose Sotheby's Paris and Grand Duke Philipp of Wurtenberg. 150 pieces were to sell but the most important part was the jewels part. The scroll tiara realised by Henry Coosemans with Congo diamonds has 854 diamonds and its central is 8 carats , their estimation 80.000-140.000 euros.
The most important the necklace and bracelet realised by Van Cleef and Arpels with Congo extra diamants were estimated 180.000-240.000 euros. I never wanted to write this during Grand Duke Henri's Reign. The two pieces (called Congo jewels) were sold discretly before the Auction. We know nothing about its buyer , but the jewels were never seen anymore.
Almost every Royal house is selling jewels but for Luxemburg…. It was too early after the death of our most beloved Josephine-Charlotte. For a lot of people in Belgium she was the living memory of our ledgendary Queen Astrid!
Previous Message
A family selling their Mother and Grand Mother's jewels and furnitures was never seen before in Auctions. How Could they ? They had to cancel it because people of Luxembourg reacted strongly because they were presents. How much had they to pay ? They choose Sotheby's Paris and Grand Duke Philipp of Wurtenberg. 150 pieces were to sell but the most important part was the jewels part. The scroll tiara realised by Henry Coosemans with Congo diamonds has 854 diamonds and its central is 8 carats , their estimation 80.000-140.000 euros.
The most important the necklace and bracelet realised by Van Cleef and Arpels with Congo extra diamants were estimated 180.000-240.000 euros. I never wanted to write this during Grand Duke Henri's Reign. The two pieces (called Congo jewels) were sold discretly before the Auction. We know nothing about its buyer , but the jewels were never seen anymore.
The estimation of the two jewels. Low or high ?
Posted by Maria Olivia on November 29, 2025, 10:03 am, in reply to "The 3 auctions"
The Grand Ducal family lost for ever the necklace and the bracelet the Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte wore on her Wedding day and afterwards Princess Marie Astrid, Princess Margarethe, and Maria Teresa as tiaras. Grand Duchess Stephanie wore the Scroll tiara the whole day of her Inauguration , prefering a belgian tiara to the many luxemburger tiaras.-
Never a Royal House sold such a lot of jewels one year after the Grand Duchess passed away.
Almost every Royal house is selling jewels but for Luxemburg…. It was too early after the death of our most beloved Josephine-Charlotte. For a lot of people in Belgium she was the living memory of our ledgendary Queen Astrid!
Previous Message
A family selling their Mother and Grand Mother's jewels and furnitures was never seen before in Auctions. How Could they ? They had to cancel it because people of Luxembourg reacted strongly because they were presents. How much had they to pay ? They choose Sotheby's Paris and Grand Duke Philipp of Wurtenberg. 150 pieces were to sell but the most important part was the jewels part. The scroll tiara realised by Henry Coosemans with Congo diamonds has 854 diamonds and its central is 8 carats , their estimation 80.000-140.000 euros.
The most important the necklace and bracelet realised by Van Cleef and Arpels with Congo extra diamants were estimated 180.000-240.000 euros. I never wanted to write this during Grand Duke Henri's Reign. The two pieces (called Congo jewels) were sold discretly before the Auction. We know nothing about its buyer , but the jewels were never seen anymore.