Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
It only seems fitting to wrap up a week in which we’ve marveled at some major jewels coming to auction with a true showstopper: an enormous sapphire that was worn by Empress Marie Feodorovna, the penultimate Romanov tsarina. Soon, the stone will be sold to the highest bidder by Sotheby’s.
The gala season in Norway continued this week with a special government dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo, featuring Queen Sonja wearing one of her most interesting (and divisive!) sets of royal jewelry.
Time for another foray into the catalogue of an upcoming jewelry sale in Geneva. This time we’re headed back to Phillips, who are selling a convertible Boucheron tiara that should look very familiar to all of you here!
The upcoming Royal & Noble Jewels sale at Sotheby’s in Geneva is the gift that keeps on giving. We’ve discussed a fantastic meander tiara, an electric opal necklace, and a cache of Swedish royal jewels that are fall featured in the auction catalogue. Today, we’ve got a closer look at a trio of emerald pieces that will also be offered in the sale, each of which has connections to a European queen.
Queen Máxima was out and about in The Hague last week, wearing seasonal colors and a snake-inspired jewel for a special meeting at the Museon-Omniversum.