Aquamarine Parure

 

 
 
Strictly speaking this is not a  parure, but  rather a collection of more or less matching Aquamarine jewels that were given to Queen Juliana and since then often worn together. It all began with the Art Deco style tiara, made by Dutch Jeweller Kempen, Begeer & Vos from Diamonds and Brazilian Aquamarines, an eighteenth birthday present for Princess Juliana from her parents in 1927. It is a very distinct 1920's diamond and aquamarine bandeau topped with seven briolette cut Aquamarines. Originally it's supposed to be worn on the forehead, like Princess Irene did in the1960's.

Also for her 18th birthday, Princess Juliana received a Belle Époque / Edwardian style diamond and aquamarine demi-parure or suite set in platinum from her grandmother, Queen Dowager Emma. This stunning suite was made by Jeweller Burnier in The Hague.  The long necklace (sautoir) can be shortened and partly turned into a bracelet.

The earrings of briolette cut Aquamarines that match the  ones in the tiara were a wedding present from Princess Juliana's mother in law, Princess Armgard, in 1937.

The large brooch in Art Deco style with a large rectangular Aquamarine set with baguette cut smaller aquamarines was also a wedding present, from Prince Bernhard in 1937.

It was not until after the Second World War that Queen Juliana started to wear these jewels in public. Princess Beatrix and her sisters wore the  jewels many times when they were younger. The last time Queen Beatrix wore tall these jewels together as a parure was at the State Banquet in Denmark in the 1980's. Since then only Princess Margriet and Princess Maxima have done so. Queen Beatrix does however wear parts of the parure (brooch, earrings, bracelet). Apart from this Aquamarine parure, Queen Juliana owned many more Aquamarine Jewellery.

    
The Tiara    
HM Queen Juliana HRH Princess Beatrix HRH Princess Beatrix
HRH Princess Irene HRH Princess Irene HRH Princess Irene
HRH Princess Irene HRH Princess Irene HRH Princess Irene
HM Queen Juliana HM Queen Juliana HM Queen Juliana
HRH Princess Margriet HM Queen Beatrix HRH Princess Margriet
HM Queen Juliana HM Queen Juliana HM Queen Beatrix
HRH Princess Margriet HRH Princess Margriet HM Queen Juliana
   
HRH Princess Maxima    
HRH Princess Maxima Close-up Earrings Close-up Necklace
HRH Princess Maxima Close-up Tiara
                   
Close-up Necklace                                            

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HRH Princess Margriet Close-up Tiara

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