Pink Topaz


The pink topaz parure of the Swedish Royal Family. In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful jewellery I have ever seen. Such quality of pink topaz is quite rare. The parure was created for Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia, on the occasion of her wedding to the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. (The Romanovs certainly had an eye for stunning jewels, and they have the Siberian mines at their disposal.) It eventually passed down to the Swedish royal familiy through her great-granddaughter, Queen Victoria of Sweden. The current owner of this magnificent piece of jewellery is Queen Silvia of Sweden. 

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