(Click image to zoom picture)Maharani Jind Kaur's Green Stone (Emerald?) necklace
And also do any one have any information on the whereabouts of these jewelries ?
It is heard that, the famous Ko-hi-noor diamond used to be worn by her.
She wrote the following to the British when she escaped in 1849 after shifting several prisons. "You put me in a cage and locked me up. For all your locks and your sentries, I got out by magic ... I had told you plainly not to push me too hard - but don't think I ran away, understand well that I escape by myself unaided ... When I quit the fort of Chunar, I threw down two papers on my gaddi and one I threw on a European charpoy, now don't imagine I got out like a thief!"
====Update Oct 6th 2009====
Finally today we could see this very necklace discussed. It was getting auctioned at
Bonhams
Next Indian and Islamic sale
October 8, 2009
New Bond Street, London, England.
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4387717&iSaleNo=16851&iSaleSectionNo=1
==Update Monday 26 Oct 09==
I just checked the action the necklace was sold as the above url at bonhams say "Soldfor £55,200 inclusive of Buyer's Premium"
Wonder who brought that, if anyone has the info, please post details.
3 comments:
They look like flat briolettes to me - if you want to see an unusual shape - check out the emeralds and diamonds on the Spanish Inquisition Necklace http://www.palagems.com/Images/gem_spectrum/emerald_necklace.jpg
They look like faceted football (American Football) shapes!
Robyn Hawk
http://dailyjewel.blogspot.com
Thanks for the information. Yes indeed these could be flat briolettes, I wonder who used to make those.
Well you have raised a right question...who were cutting these stones in early days , and i wonder as the queen said i got out by magic, was it because of the Majestic Emerald Gemstones ?
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