Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
The name of the royal family that reigns in the Netherlands is the House of Orange. Although that name originally referred to a geographical region, not a fruit or color, lots of Dutch royal women love to play on the name by wearing jewels set with orange stones, like topazes and citrines.
It’s been shaping up to be a landmark auction season for royal jewels, and the fascinating pieces just keep on popping up in sale catalogues! Today, we’re shining a spotlight on a suite of Romanov sapphires that will be sold next week at Sotheby’s.
The Bernadotte royal vaults are some of the most legendary in Europe, packed with pieces linked to the family’s Napoleonic imperial heritage. But today, we’re looking at a suite of jewels with a different, equally impressive royal provenance, worn for a Nobel Prize banquet nearly 20 years ago.