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Jewels of the Spanish Queen Isabella ii Posted by Dave on October 11, 2019, 4:37 am I have seen the jewels of this queen and wondered if they are still around. She seems to have some very large pieces just check out same below. Can you guys add some more pics on this particular queen's jewels? Thank you. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/2d/6a/e12d6ae2fd134f6c96560a2a8696b69f.jpg Regards, Dave.

Stones like that can't just dissapear... Posted by Janet on October 12, 2019, 3:16 am, in reply to "Jewels of the Spanish Queen Isabella ii" The emeralds in the brooch are huge and that is seen against the Queen, who was herself a large lady. I wonder where they ended up, even if they were recut and refashioned, they would likely still be monumental stones.

Re: Stones like that can't just dissapear... Posted by Beth on October 12, 2019, 8:44 am, in reply to "Stones like that can't just dissapear..." I suspect that the emeralds are now in private collections. Some have been traced -- in particular by Vincent Meylan in his book Christie's. The jewellery archives revealed. As Vincent Melyan notes (pp. 249-53), after Queen Isabella lost her throne (1868) and fled to Paris, many of her jewels were sold in Paris in 1878. Some reappeared at later Christie's auctions. Three of her emeralds were in the collection of Baron Gustave de Rothschild and were auctioned in Geneva in 1992. These were 2 square emeralds set in diamond borders and a rectangular emerald, also in a diamond border, set as the centre piece/clasp of a pearl bracelet. It would be interesting to know where the very large emerald which was the centre piece of the Queen's stomacher went.

Re: Jewels of the Spanish Queen Isabella ii Posted by Dave on October 14, 2019, 9:13 am, in reply to "Jewels of the Spanish Queen Isabella ii" Any thoughts on these jewels below. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Isabella_II_of_Spain_in_photographs#/media/File:Isabella_II_of_Spain_photo.jpg Regards, Dave. Previous Message I have seen the jewels of this queen and wondered if they are still around. She seems to have some very large pieces just check out same below. Can you guys add some more pics on this particular queen's jewels? Thank you. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/2d/6a/e12d6ae2fd134f6c96560a2a8696b69f.jpg Regards, Dave.

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