1. Neither Julia Carew or her sister Jane (Annie) Cory had children, so there are no descendants who would be wearing their jewels. It is possible that either either sister gave some of the jewels we have seen in photos to other relatives or friends, but I have not seen these jewels in photos. In reality, the latter comment proves nothing but my ignorance!
Most of the jewels we have been discussing (but not the emeralds or the diamond rivieres) are today in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Museum of London has an entry saying it has jewels donated by Jane Cory, but I can find very little online record of those at present. Museum of London site https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/collections/about-our-collections/what-we-collect/decorative-arts
But here is one exception. It says that the Museum has a large collection given by Jane Cory, as well as an image of one item. https://londonist.com/london/museums-and-galleries/a-curator-s-favourite-thing-museum-of-london
Perhaps the emerald tiara etc which we have seen on Julia Carew is in that collection at the London Museum; perhaps not.
2. The bracelet Dave asked about.
If my eye has not deceived me (as everyone knows it often does!) I think that the bracelet is the one shown below, which has a large amethyst as the clasp/centre piece.
Enlargement from the image Mauriz posted from the V & A's inventory.
I think that bracelet is this one (I have rotated the V & A's image for easier comparison)
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115149/bracelet-unknown/
3 I think that the necklace above the bracelet in the image Mauriz posted from the inventory is a sapphire necklace. This one --
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O114989/necklace-unknown/
I have only one media report which I think refers to this necklace. It is from 1938.
See the end of the first paragraph.
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