Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
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.
Leaders from around the world have gathered in Glasgow this week for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, and the British royals extended special hospitality at receptions on Monday evening for those in attendance.