Diamond & Sapphire Brooch
Recently Princess Maxima has worn the brooch with a pendant: a large oval Sapphire. The Sapphire pendant seems to have been taken from the large devant de corsage from the Sapphire Parure.
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Diamond & Sapphire Brooch |
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The origin of
this diamond and sapphire brooch is uncertain. The large
Sapphire might have belonged to Queen Anna Paulowna who had a
large collection of Sapphire jewels
and most were inherited by her son Prince Hendrik who left them to
his brother King Willem III. On this portrait of Queen Anna
Paulowna she seems to be wearing a large round brooch with a
round Sapphire in the middle, a remarkable resemblance with the
brooch Queen Beatrix has worn so many times - especially during
the opening of parliament. Her sister, Princess Margriet and
daughter in law Princess Maxima have also worn this brooch.
There are no pictures of either Queen Juliana or Queen
Wilhelmina wearing the brooch with a Sapphire. However the
latter has been photographed with a similar brooch that had a
square
emerald in the centre
and a (pearl)
pendant.
Recently Princess Maxima has worn the brooch with a pendant: a large oval Sapphire. The Sapphire pendant seems to have been taken from the large devant de corsage from the Sapphire Parure. |
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| The brooch | HM Queen Anna Paulowna | ||
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| HM Queen Beatrix | HM Queen Beatrix | HM Queen Beatrix | |
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| HRH Princess Maxima | HRH Princess Margriet | HRH Princess Maxima | |
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| HM Queen Beatrix | HM Queen Beatrix | HM Queen Beatrix | |
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| HM Queen Beatrix | Close-Up | ||
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| HRH Princess Maxima | Close-Up | Devant de Corsage | |