In recent years, the world leader in antique jewelry auction, Sotheby’s for future generations of our many rare presenting a rare royal jewelry, today, we and Sotheby’s together with you to open mysterious antique jewelry the royal library, to share those beautiful Pegasus products and captivating past.
Auction Time: November 17, 1992
Location: Geneva, Sotheby’s
Starting value: 300000-500000 CHF
The final transaction price: 93 万 5 千 Swiss francs
Eugénie Queen
By Thum und Taxis family, the queen of diamonds collection of Eugénie pearl crown at the 1992 Sotheby’s auction in Geneva is a hot topic, this gorgeous top of the crown was in 1853 by jewelry master Gabriel Lemonnier last king of France Napoleon III production of specially designed wedding.
Hidden home in time to pay attention to this top of the crown found on the auction more than 150 pieces from Thurn und Taxis family as much as 18 to the 19th century China and the United States of jewelry, why Thurn und Taxis family have such great wealth and artistic taste it? Explore the Thurn und Taxis family’s wealth can be traced back to the late 15th century, when their various lords throughout the Roman Empire to provide postal services, and later the family four brothers, the most enterprising Francisco to leave Italy to Brussels to expand postal services, and began to French King and Spanish court to provide services, end up with the Royal appreciated as postal minister in the Roman Empire. 1608 Francisco’s grandson, Leonhard was awarded the title of count, and later started using the title of Thurn und Taxis. By the 19th century, has been promoted to the nobility of the Thurn und Taxis is emerging on an equal footing and in Europe’s royal marriage, and had wealth and royal blood, their families began to have financial and personal connections indiscriminately jewelry collection.
In the Thurn und Taxis of the son and heir Albert 8 World’s wedding, his gift to his wife, Margarete two later to become a family jewelry collection of treasures, of which one is the top of the year Napoleon III gave him the enduring masterpieces of the bride Eugénie Queen , crown design exquisite outrageous, expensive and unusual gemstones and rare pearls together. In 1887, Albert 8 world from the hands of the French republican government to buy it and put it as a wedding gift to his wife, Margarete. Needless to say, is the crown jewels of the Princess’s favorite because she was in her many portraits, both wearing the crown, she often multi-row pearl necklace to match it.
Thurn und Taxis family’s collection is the accumulation of centuries, each piece of jewelry is not only displays the brilliant history of this family, but also to the world reveals the life of the then European royal style.
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