danish ruby parure tiara
Désirée Clary

The Danish Ruby Parure Tiara

The Danish Ruby Parure began its life in the hands of Désirée Clary, the future Queen of Sweden. Her husband, then still only Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, ordered the suite for Emperor Napoleon’s coronation from a jeweller in Paris. The entire suite consisted of a necklace, earrings, a brooch, and hair ornaments. Désirée wore the parure [read more]

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