An Art Deco Diamond Sautoir, a massive 38.6 carat Aquamarine Pendant and a pair of Aquamarine Earrings which belonged to the late Queen Fabiola of Belgium are going on Auction at Ansorena in Madrid next month.
A 1920s demi-parure in platinum, comprising: a detachable necklace that can be transformed into three separate bracelets, featuring a geometric openwork link design adorned with old brilliant, Dutch cut, and 8/8 cut diamonds, with a total approximate weight of 38.62 carats; a pendant that can be attached to the necklace, featuring a large, natural, fancy briolette-cut aquamarine, with a total approximate weight of 120 carats; and a pair of long earrings in yellow gold and platinum, set with onyx cabochons, a row of diamonds, pentagonal-cut sapphires, and finished with briolette-cut aquamarines, with a total approximate weight of 24 carats. Screw-back closures. Comes with its original A. Vega jewelry box, lined with velvet and natural silk.
The exact origin of this Parure is unknown but a theory seems to be that it was an heirloom of the Marquises of Casa Riera or an Art Deco set of jewels acquired by the family around the time to be given when Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón married King Baudouin of Belgium in 1960.
Doña Fabiola first wore the pair of Aquamarine and Diamond Earrings with her Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara for a Gala held by the Belgian Government at the Musée du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, on the eve of her Wedding to King Baudouin.
Queen Fabiola often wore the Diamond Sautoir with the Aquamarine Pendant and Earrings with the Aquamarine version of her Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara on several notable occasions, including the State Visit to Britain in 1963 and the Wedding Ball of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark in 1964.
Queen Fabiola also used to wear the Diamond Necklace by itself or with several pendants including the Strawberry Leaves of her Tiara, including for the Wedding of King Constantine of Greece and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark in 1964, the Wedding of of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands and Claus van Amsberg in 1966, the Wedding of Queen Margarethe of Denmark and Comte Henri de Montpezat in 1967, and the Belgian State Visit to Spain in 1977.
In her widowhood, Queen Fabiola wore her Diamond Sautoir with the Aquamarine Pendant and Earrings one a few notable occasions, like the Spanish State Visit to Belgium in 2000, and also the Wedding of the Prince of Asturias and Letizia Ortiz in 2004, which was one of the last notable appearances.
Queen Fabiola passed away in 2014 and while some of her jewels, such as the Wolfers Tiara, the Diamond Waterfall Brooch, or the Tunisian Parure, are now worn by Queen Mathilde, other jewels were inherited by her Spanish nieces and nephews, and have been sold at Auction, like Queen Fabiola’s Aquamarine Parure which is going on Auction at Ansorena in Madrid next month, with a starting bid of €40,000.
Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara
Nine Provinces Tiara
Wolfers Necklace Tiara
Waterfall Brooch
Diamond Daisy Brooches
Tunisian Parure
Diamond Sautoir
Aquamarines
Queen Fabiola’s Ruby Bracelet
Vestey Tiara
Wolfers Necklace Tiara
Queen Mathilde’s Sapphire Brooch
Queen Mathilde’s Kunzite Earrings
Diamond Earrings
Diamond Fringe Earrings
Diamond Scroll Earrings
Queen Fabiola’s Ruby Bracelet
Nine Provinces Tiara
Laurel Wreath Tiara
Wolfers Necklace Tiara
Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau
Diamond Fringe Earrings
Wedding Earrings
Diamond Scroll Earrings
Tunisian Parure
Aquamarine Earrings
Diamond Earrings
Diamond Waterfall Brooch
Diamond Butterfly Brooch
Sapphire Brooch
Diamond Floral Bracelet
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