I did a quick search on one newspaper database this morning but found very little in the way of more images of Lady Michelham wearing jewels.
If the following is correct then the large stones were emeralds and, as the magazine notes, Lady Michelham was noted for her pearls.
1912.
I have no idea if the reference to the Empress of Russia is true or not. This is well before the sale of Russian Imperial jewels by the Soviets, but it is entirely possible that a descendant of one Russian Empress sold inherited jewels at some time. The question is who? So many of these jewel transactions occur privately.
Her pearls are a constant feature.
Initially I thought that the head ornament in the photo above (published in 1915) was a costume item, but then I saw it in the 1917 painting by Boldini, which was auctioned by Sotheby's in Milan on 19 December 2007, so I assume it was a jewelled item.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2007/19th-century-paintings-and-sculptures-mi0283/lot.108.html
Although the Sterns were fabulously wealthy, entertained frequently at their celebrated house, Strawberry Hill, and were noted for their philanthropy, they were very private people, so there are very few publicly available images or information about Lady Michelham's jewels.
At the time of their marriage in July 1899 the press noted the wedding, but there were no lists of guests or gifts received.
It is possible that the emeralds originally belonged to Lady Michelham's mother-in-law who died early in 1899 but there is no mention of them in the details of her will published in the British press.
As far as I can ascertain the second baronet, didn't have children, (but this needs further research), so it is possible that the emeralds were willed to other branches of the family or sold.
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