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Crown of the Andes. Another culturally very significant jewel Posted by Beth on September 22, 2018, 4:00 pm While looking for information on the jewels of the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, I stumbled on this item. The Times 14 September 1995. Today this culturally significant item is owned by the MET. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21698 And https://www.metmuseum.org/press/news/2015/crown-of-the-andes It is worthwhile reading the MET's literature for the history and significance of this jewel. This item from the Independent 18 June 1995 helped to clarify for me the chain of ownership of this jewel. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/crowning-glory-of-the-andes-1587131.html There are numerous items on the net about this jewel. For an interesting overview of the history of the crown after it was sold in 1936, and some stunning views of it, as well as some indications from which the curators judged it timeline see this video by the MET. For me the most interesting video was this one on how the crown has been stabilised and conserved.

Re: Crown of the Andes. Another culturally very significant jewel Posted by MarcA on September 23, 2018, 11:34 am, in reply to "Crown of the Andes. Another culturally very significant jewel" I remember reading about this crown decades ago. The emeralds if I remember were donated by the top families. It'd very interesting to note the emeralds are probably not drilled as they seem to be secured by gold wire or are drilled but were double secured. You've also reminded me it was acquired by a syndicate. I'd say the syndicate possible disagreed with what to with the crown so that's why it stayed "disappeared" for so long. Previous Message While looking for information on the jewels of the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, I stumbled on this item. The Times 14 September 1995. Today this culturally significant item is owned by the MET. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21698 And https://www.metmuseum.org/press/news/2015/crown-of-the-andes It is worthwhile reading the MET's literature for the history and significance of this jewel. This item from the Independent 18 June 1995 helped to clarify for me the chain of ownership of this jewel. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/crowning-glory-of-the-andes-1587131.html There are numerous items on the net about this jewel. For an interesting overview of the history of the crown after it was sold in 1936, and some stunning views of it, as well as some indications from which the curators judged it timeline see this video by the MET. For me the most interesting video was this one on how the crown has been stabilised and conserved.

Re: Crown of the Andes. Another culturally very significant jewel Posted by Thomas on September 23, 2018, 10:39 pm, in reply to "Crown of the Andes. Another culturally very significant jewel" An interesting piece for sure! The goldwork seems very fragile, so I'm glad the crown is preserved and cared for by the MET's teams. It is an interesting observation you made Marc. This way of attaching Emeralds drops is indeed quite peculiar.

Re: Crown of the Andes. Another culturally very significant jewel Posted by Beth on September 24, 2018, 6:13 am, in reply to "Re: Crown of the Andes. Another culturally very significant jewel" What a good eye you have Marc! When I initially watched the MET's short video I assumed that the emeralds were drilled, but you are correct - they are sitting in the gold wire "baskets".

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