Royalty & their Jewelry

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Ruby Parure of Queen Theresa of Bavaria

 

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Bavarian Crown.
The Crown of the King of Bavaria is a part of the Bavarian Crown Jewels and was ordered and designed 1804-1807 for Maximilian I after Napoleon had raised Bavaria to kingdom status. the Royal Crown of Bavaria is set with rubies, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and pearls.

 

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The Agra Diamond
This beautiful pink diamond has a long history.
in 1526 the first Mughal emperor Babur took "The Agra" from the Raja of Gwalior whom he had defeated in battle.It is recorded that babur wore the diamond in his turban. By 1844 "The Agra" was owned by the Charles The Duke of Brunswick he is said to have paid a massive sum of franc 348,600 for the diamond . In the 19th century, the Agra was reduced to just under 32 carats to eliminate some black inclusions.Then In 1990 The Agra surfaced again and was auctioned at Christie's for pound 4,070,000, making it at that time, the most expensive pink diamond in the world. Since then, the Agra has again been recut to 28.15 carats. The world's most famous and largest pink diamonds in the world The Darya-i-Nur,The Agra as well as a lot of other colored diamonds were once part of the crown jewels of the Mughal Emperors.

The Princie Diamond one of the diamonds owned by the last Nizam of Hyderabad

The Princie Diamond is a 34.65-carat Fancy Intense Pink cushion-cut facet diamond originated from the ancient mines of Golconda.t was first offered in an auction in 1960 as “The Property of a Gentleman” later revealed to be the Nizam of Hyderabad himself. The diamond was purchased by the London branch of Van Cleef and Arpels The diamond’s unique name was bestowed at a party in honour of their very famous customer Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda. Where it was christened "The Princie” nickname of the prince of Baroda who attended the party with his mother the erstwhile Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda. The Princie Diamond is believed to be the third largest pink diamond in the world.The Diamond has been sold at auction for $40m .

^LOVING the pink diamonds!

Queen Margherita of Italy Musy Tiara
Princess of Naples Marina wearing the Musy Tiara

^I think that's the prettiest tiara I've seen!

Ruby Crown of Queen Theresa of Bavaria

^woah

 

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Ruby Crown of Queen Theresa of Bavaria

Wow. Now THAT'S a crown.

 

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Another Bavarian Crown

 

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The Sunburst Tiara from the Bavarian Royal Family

 

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Order of the Golden Fleece (Bavarian Crown Jewels)

 

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Wittlesbach Diamond Mounted in the Order of the Fleece (Bavarian Crown Jewels)

 

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Brooch part of Bavarian Crown Jewels

 

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Brooch part of Bavarian Crown Jewels

 

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Aigrette of Marie Antoinette

 

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The ruby and diamond necklace that the Maharani of Baroda brought to Van Cleef & Arpels in September 1952 to be reworked. The two central rubies weigh 10 and 25 carats.

 

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Patiala Ruby Necklace Created by Cartier for the Maharani of Patiala

 

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The "Timur Ruby" has had successive owners since it fell in the hands of Shah Abbas I of Persia. This famous piece of jewelry now turned into a rich necklace holds the names of several monarchs from Jahangir the Mughal Emperor of India to Ahmad Shah. Meanwhile the United Kingdom received it as part of an Indian treasure. The "Timur Ruby" weighs over 352.5 carats.Timur ruby is not ruby but spinel.

 

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The Habsburg Sapphire and diamond necklace of Empress Marie-Louise of France