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Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds Posted by Janet on September 9, 2021, 12:38 am https://www.christies.com/en/auction/geneva-magnificent-jewels-20044-gnv/ My guess is this will break auction records. Some incredible research by Vincent Meylan directly linking them back to the French Queen. Amazing they can be clearly identified on a contemporary painting of the French Queen. The Louvre is probably desperately counting its money as we speak! https://www.instagram.com/p/CTjZwuXoHev/ They ended up in the Bourbon Parma family after the death of Marie Antoinette's daughter, query whether they were owned therefore by the late Infanta Alicia? Marie Antoinette's famous pearl was amongst her property and auctioned a few years ago. The jewels that passed through the Bourbon Parma dynasty are incredible.

Re: Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds Posted by David on September 9, 2021, 2:00 am, in reply to "Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds" Indeed they were part of the collection of Infanta Alicia!! What a collection!!!! Great research Previous Message https://www.christies.com/en/auction/geneva-magnificent-jewels-20044-gnv/ My guess is this will break auction records. Some incredible research by Vincent Meylan directly linking them back to the French Queen. Amazing they can be clearly identified on a contemporary painting of the French Queen. The Louvre is probably desperately counting its money as we speak! https://www.instagram.com/p/CTjZwuXoHev/ They ended up in the Bourbon Parma family after the death of Marie Antoinette's daughter, query whether they were owned therefore by the late Infanta Alicia? Marie Antoinette's famous pearl was amongst her property and auctioned a few years ago. The jewels that passed through the Bourbon Parma dynasty are incredible.

Infanta Alicia Posted by Janet on September 9, 2021, 2:24 am, in reply to "Re: Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds" Thank you for that information. So we know she owned the Farnese diamond, Marie Antoinette's pearl and now these fantastic bracelets. I wonder why the family (assuming it is the same person/group of course) are selling them in a staggered way rather than in some huge sale like the way the Thurn&Taxis family or the Duchess of Windsor's jewels were sold? More importantly what other pieces of unknown treasure are to come???

Re: Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds Posted by Beth on September 9, 2021, 8:03 am, in reply to "Re: Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds" What marvellous history Vincent Meylan keeps uncovering!! It looks as if Infanta Alicia was wearing one of the bracelets when the photo below was taken.

Congratulations to Vincent!! Posted by Beth on September 9, 2021, 8:08 am, in reply to "Re: Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds" Congratulations to Vincent Meylan!! Vincent, like everyone else, I am looking forward to your book on the jewels of Marie Antoinette. Already, through your Instagram post, it is obvious that some more history is about to be overturned through scholarly research in the archives. Thank you!

Is it that hard to make profits from such famous and historical jewels? Posted by Dave on September 9, 2021, 1:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Christies to auction Marie Antoinette's diamonds" If so much interest is generated in jewels with top provenance when going to auction, why don't families who are holders of such famous jewels not show case them to the public where a fee is charged to see them. Such an arrangement can be done say three times a year and the proceeds used to keep and maintain the jewels in the family. I believe they are some aristocratic families who have loaned their family heirlooms to museums and indeed the BRC, and in regards to stately estates' some have intrusted them to the British National Trust in order to keep family legacies. A few off the top of my head are the Londonderry family whom it has been reported has loaned some of their jewels to the V&A museum, and the royal relatives who only a couple years ago loaned QV's great emerald tiara and necklace along with an all diamond tiara to an exhibition at Kensington Palace via the RC. Earl Spencer also allows certain of his family jewels to travel to the US and I believe other places for exhibitions. Regards, Dave. Previous Message What marvellous history Vincent Meylan keeps uncovering!! It looks as if Infanta Alicia was wearing one of the bracelets when the photo below was taken.

Princess Alice Jewels Posted by Maria Olivia on September 9, 2021, 7:09 pm, in reply to "Is it that hard to make profits from such famous and historical jewels?" The Princess never loaned one of her jewels to her daughter in law Princess Anne d' Orleans and her 4 daughters wore low key tiaras for their Weddings. I don't know if she gave jewels to Teresa Laula or Ines Morales ? When she passed away did they share their huge historical jewels between her 3 Children? Who was the first Seller ? Previous Message If so much interest is generated in jewels with top provenance when going to auction, why don't families who are holders of such famous jewels not show case them to the public where a fee is charged to see them. Such an arrangement can be done say three times a year and the proceeds used to keep and maintain the jewels in the family. I believe they are some aristocratic families who have loaned their family heirlooms to museums and indeed the BRC, and in regards to stately estates' some have intrusted them to the British National Trust in order to keep family legacies. A few off the top of my head are the Londonderry family whom it has been reported has loaned some of their jewels to the V&A museum, and the royal relatives who only a couple years ago loaned QV's great emerald tiara and necklace along with an all diamond tiara to an exhibition at Kensington Palace via the RC. Earl Spencer also allows certain of his family jewels to travel to the US and I believe other places for exhibitions. Regards, Dave. Previous Message What marvellous history Vincent Meylan keeps uncovering!! It looks as if Infanta Alicia was wearing one of the bracelets when the photo below was taken.

Re: Princess Alice Jewels Posted by Franck on September 10, 2021, 4:39 pm, in reply to " Princess Alice Jewels" Thank for your post Janet ! Franck Previous Message The Princess never loaned one of her jewels to her daughter in law Princess Anne d' Orleans and her 4 daughters wore low key tiaras for their Weddings. I don't know if she gave jewels to Teresa Laula or Ines Morales ? When she passed away did they share their huge historical jewels between her 3 Children? Who was the first Seller ? Previous Message If so much interest is generated in jewels with top provenance when going to auction, why don't families who are holders of such famous jewels not show case them to the public where a fee is charged to see them. Such an arrangement can be done say three times a year and the proceeds used to keep and maintain the jewels in the family. I believe they are some aristocratic families who have loaned their family heirlooms to museums and indeed the BRC, and in regards to stately estates' some have intrusted them to the British National Trust in order to keep family legacies. A few off the top of my head are the Londonderry family whom it has been reported has loaned some of their jewels to the V&A museum, and the royal relatives who only a couple years ago loaned QV's great emerald tiara and necklace along with an all diamond tiara to an exhibition at Kensington Palace via the RC. Earl Spencer also allows certain of his family jewels to travel to the US and I believe other places for exhibitions. Regards, Dave. Previous Message What marvellous history Vincent Meylan keeps uncovering!! It looks as if Infanta Alicia was wearing one of the bracelets when the photo below was taken.

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