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A PAIR OF ANTIQUE AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND EAR-PENDANTS
Each pear-shaped aquamarine pendant in an old mine-cut diamond cluster surround with old mine-cut diamond scrolled openwork surmount to the diamond collet mount, in a black leather fitted case
Provenance: formerly part of the Prussian Crown Jewels belonging to Louise of Mecklemburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia (1776 - 1810). She was married to Frederick-William III, the future king of Prussia in 1793. Due to her patriotism and striking beauty, she was adored by her subjects. At the urging of Tsar Alexander I, she convinced her husband to go to war with France in 1805-1806. On Prussia's defeat, she tried unsuccessfully to influence Napoleon at the signing of the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807. Afterwards, she continued her support for the patriots and political reformers, but died before Prussia achieved her revenge.
Bibliography: Lord Twining, A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe, B.T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1960, plate 163, letter c and Paul Seidel, Hohenzollern Jahrbuch, 1913
Each pear-shaped aquamarine pendant in an old mine-cut diamond cluster surround with old mine-cut diamond scrolled openwork surmount to the diamond collet mount, in a black leather fitted case
Provenance: formerly part of the Prussian Crown Jewels belonging to Louise of Mecklemburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia (1776 - 1810). She was married to Frederick-William III, the future king of Prussia in 1793. Due to her patriotism and striking beauty, she was adored by her subjects. At the urging of Tsar Alexander I, she convinced her husband to go to war with France in 1805-1806. On Prussia's defeat, she tried unsuccessfully to influence Napoleon at the signing of the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807. Afterwards, she continued her support for the patriots and political reformers, but died before Prussia achieved her revenge.
Bibliography: Lord Twining, A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe, B.T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1960, plate 163, letter c and Paul Seidel, Hohenzollern Jahrbuch, 1913