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Re: Princess Mathilde Bonaparte jewels. Rose brooch Archived Message
on July 15, 2018, 9:21 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Mathilde Bonaparte jewels"
The incredibly ornate rose brooch is now in the Al Thani collection. Vincent Meylan identified Mellerio as the designer and retailer of this jewel.
Publicity photo for the 2004 auction. 
According to Hans Nadelhoffer Cartier, (2007) p. 319 it was purchased by Cartier in the 1904 auction. The firm then sold it to Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt in the same year.
Arthur posted some stunning photos on the RJWMB of this brooch from an exhibition of Al Thani treasures. http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1484783444.html
This photo showing a model wearing the brooch (as publicity for the 2004 auction) highlights the size of this brooch.
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Do we know if any of her pieces ended up in any other collections that we know to be in existence?
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Princess Mathilde, Emperor Napoleon III's cousin, had magnificent jewels !
They were sold in 1904. Here are photos of some :
Princess Mathilde is wearing the diamond eagle on her head, as a tiara, and the foliage diamond motifs as a choker:
The stunning diamond rose corsage brooch of the Princess :
See these links for more infos about that brooch: http://artemisiasroyaljewels.blogspot.com/2013/02/french-royal-jewels-mathilde-bonapartes.html
https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/formerly-the-property-of-princess-mathilde-1820-1904the-4350160-details.aspx The Princess wearing her black pearls :
The Princess wearing her pearl and diamond tiara, very similar to the one of Empress Eugenie :
The Princess wearing her 7 rows of peals + her pearl and diamond tiara:
Have a nice day !
J-F
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