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Queen Emma's Devant de Corsage |
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In 1879 upon
arrival in the Netherlands as the new consort of King Willem III,
Queen Emma received a National Present from the people of the
Netherlands. The present consisted of a collet set necklace of
34 large diamonds and a large neo-greque style diamond devant de
corsage with a large diamond in the centre and three pendants.
The set was made by Jeweller Jitta in Amsterdam.
Queen Emma and Queen Wilhelmina have worn the devant de corsage on many occasions. Queen Juliana wore her grandmothers wedding gift often with the Diamond Bandeau Tiara that was made using 27 stones from the diamond rivière. Strangely, the beautiful devant de corsage has not been seen for decades although it seems that the oval shaped pendants from the brooch are now used as earrings by Queen Beatrix, Princess Maxima and Princess Laurentien*. |
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| Sketch of the wedding gift | The devant de corsage | The pendant | |
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| HM Queen Emma | HM Queen Wilhelmina | HM Princess Juliana | |
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| HM Queen Wilhelmina | HM Queen Juliana | HM Queen Juliana | |
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| HM Queen Juliana | HM Queen Juliana | ||
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| HRH Princess Maxima * | HM Queen Beatrix * | HRH Princess Laurentien * | |
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| HRH Princess Maria Carolina * | HM Queen Beatrix * | ||