Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
Just when you thought the outstanding royal jewel auction season had concluded, Sotheby’s is offering two more suites of jewelry with royal connections. Here’s a closer look at two parures of jewels that purportedly belonged to Empress Josephine of France.
I know I promised tiaras in our Sparkling Spotlight posts this week about the Royal Variety Performance, but I couldn’t resist highlighting this particular outing: the Queen’s rather shocking gown and jewels from the 1999 show!
Because I’ve been spending the Thanksgiving holiday with my family, there will be no weekly jewel roundup this week. Instead, please enjoy this glimpse of an incredible royal jewel moment that took place today in history!
On this day in 1894, more than a century ago, the eyes of the world were on Russia. Tsar Nicholas II, the young man who had become emperor only three weeks earlier, was preparing to marry a German princess. They couldn’t have known then that this imperial wedding, held under a cloud of mourning, would be the last nuptials of a Russian emperor and empress. Today, let’s look back on the unusual day, and the traditional jewels worn by the bride.