Queen Silvia Jewellery 2: September 2005-

[Jia]

Originally Posted by Josefine

1999
Tiara - Nine prog Tiara
http://www.iblbildarkiv.net/FotoWeb/...5F095038EE545C

Does anyone know about the pink stones in the necklace?
What are they?

[Boris]

It's a demi parure (necklace, earrings, large corsage brooch and brooch) of diamonds and precious Brazilian pink topaz.
The origin of the design is Russian as the set was commissioned by Czar Paul I from a St. Petersburg jeweler around 1804. It later found its way into the Bernadotte collection through Queen Victoria, née of Baden.

[Hanna Regina]

They have past through some very regal jewellery boxes:
Paul--> Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of S-W-E--> Auguste of S-W-E, Empress of Germany--> Luise of Prussia, Grand Duchess of Baden--> Viktoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden--> Bernadotte foundation!

[Jia]

Wow! Thanks for your infos!
I was thinking of pink sapphires. I never knew about the Brazillian stone.
And what a history this parue has!

[Josefine]

what about this one is it something with a history?
http://www.iblbildarkiv.net/FotoWeb/...C8B120B36EE9E8

[sunsh1n3]

The Leuchtenberg Tiara is the most beautiful I have ever seen. I love it. It is just gorgeous.

[Boris]

Originally Posted by Josefine

what about this one is it something with a history?
http://www.iblbildarkiv.net/FotoWeb/...C8B120B36EE9E8

I'd say this brooch looks like a historic piece, probably Edwardian - maybe originally a corsage brooch as it's also quite large. It seems to feature diamonds and very pale pink stones which do not look like topaz to me.
Strangely enough, Queen Silvia has only started to wear it around a couple of years ago, so it has either remained in the vaults for a long time or it was a recent gift. I think the latter is more probable as I don't remember the brooch on any earlier Bernadotte Queen.
Btw, sush1n3, I absolutely agree with you - the Leuchtenberg sapphires might be the most beautiful parure of all Royal collections.

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[Josefine]

how many emerald neckleces does silvia have
i think i have seen a new one, its emerald i think and a modern necklace.

[Boris]

Apart from the grand Bernadotte emerald necklace, Queen Silvia has no less than four complete modern emerald and diamond sets, including necklaces with matching earrings and sometimes bracelet and brooch as well.
As they’re privately owned, I figure emeralds might be her favorite colored stone. There's nothing known about the provenance of either one - maybe gifts from the King, maybe gifts from state visits.
The latest of these suites appeared for the first & so far only time in February this year and was worn to a gala in Las Vegas. It's very modern in design with a touch of 1930’s jewelry to it - quite a contrast to her other more ornate jewelry but I still like it, apart from the earrings which are just too large for my taste. Link to pics from getty:
Close up:
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Detail.aspx?axd=DetailPaging.Search|1&axs=0|80072101%2c80072100%2c80072099%2c80072098%2c80072097%2c80072096%2c80072095%2c80072094%2c80072093%2c80072092|0&id=80072095
Full pic including bracelet:
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Detail.aspx?axd=DetailPaging.Search|1&axs=0|80072101%2c80072100%2c80072099%2c80072098%2c80072097%2c80072096%2c80072095%2c80072094%2c80072093%2c80072092|0&id=80072093

[Josefine]

that is the one i thoght of..
but i do not like it at all

[Silvia❦CarlGustaf]

I have to say that the Connaught-tiara is my favoutite. Queen Silvia wore it at the pre-wedding event on 18th June 1976 and I remember that princess Christina ( the youngest sister of the King) wore it on her wedding-day.

ANP Beeldbank
not the best picture, but I haven't found any other.

[Odette]

Originally Posted by Boris

Apart from the grand Bernadotte emerald necklace, Queen Silvia has no less than four complete modern emerald and diamond sets, including necklaces with matching earrings and sometimes bracelet and brooch as well.

Thanks for the photos.
I have never seen the jewelry before. Look to me like they have more middle eastern design in them. I would assume they came from a royal middle eastern family (Saudi?) when the King and Queen visited them.
I like them better than some more ostentatious pieces Silvia usually wears.

[Boris]

Regarding the new emerald suite, I also like it - a simple yet very effective glittering design, reminiscent of late 1920s jewelry style.
The pictures are from the only occasion the set has been worn so far, earlier this year.
If it should be an Arab gift, it's certainly one of their better choices in jewelry. It's an open question though - Queen Silvia actually has far more modern pieces than visits I can count to Eastern monarchies!
The Connaught tiara is certainly one of the most beautiful of all Royal tiaras.
Queen Silvia wearing it at the Nobel ceremony in 1979, with the Russian pink topaz demi-parure:
http://www.iblbildarkiv.net/fotoweb/Preview.fwx?position=315&archiveType=ImageFolder&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc&search=queen%20and%20silvia%20and%20tiara&fileId=B12BF45F323ED927193F61370D92FF462B6D9CD10C0127BA1919A6E477A7F5F1A1226A73308C7064A6D31D1CE087CAA4842A3914E63D20ADFC5FCAFB9A203ED8AF3980B7627C26A791C009BA33FAD16173ED9728971F5CDDF576FCFA8B06EF4054FDD2B620A18F80E82D38C27D2C5C58&archiveid=5018
…and in Thailand in 2003, along with the Baden sapphire, pearl and diamond necklace:
http://www.iblbildarkiv.net/fotoweb/Preview.fwx?position=300&archiveType=ImageFolder&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc&search=queen%20and%20silvia%20and%20tiara&fileId=B12BF45F323ED927193F61370D92FF462B6D9CD10C0127BA1919A6E477A7F5F1A1226A73308C706455600AE745C2E4AB51182B2F23D3479BE14620CA7A33E23486CE2C1ABC33C677D862A37FEE1C15670FF4909E0319282EC04FF37F1B8556E8E4DF603BF0ABFD8667036742181EF15F&archiveid=5018
A wonderful back view of tiara and hairdo, from the 2003 Nobel ceremony:
http://www.iblbildarkiv.net/fotoweb/Preview.fwx?position=258&archiveType=ImageFolder&sorting=ModifiedTimeAsc&search=queen%20and%20silvia%20and%20tiara&fileId=B12BF45F323ED927193F61370D92FF462B6D9CD10C0127BA1919A6E477A7F5F1A1226A73308C70646EDA2F11FA658BD8F1FF71279D46B2DEE9A4D9E658596504AF3980B7627C26A791C009BA33FAD16173ED9728971F5CDDF576FCFA8B06EF4054FDD2B620A18F80E82D38C27D2C5C58&archiveid=5018
The Connaught tiara is convertible to a necklace, though Queen Silvia has worn it this way only once.
Its five diamond drops are detachable and can be worn as pendants to form another necklace, which Princess Madeleine frequently does.