The Bride: Brillant Diadem, Diamond Riviere
Dress: white peau de soie with silver embroidery, fine silk mousseline, points d'aiguilles; manteau de cour edged with a silver garland, decorated with orange blossoms and myrtle; long lace veil; train carried by pages.
Head jewel: brilliant diadem.
Neck jewels: a multi-row brilliant collar combined with a diamond riviere of large stones, described in the court soir�e coverage on the eve of the wedding.
Emperor's gift: diamond collar and ruby diamond agraffe
"The Emperor presented his wedding gift... a magnificent collar and a precious agraffe of diamonds and rubies."
The collar is recorded as multi-row; the agraffe is ruby and diamond. Both belong to the central narrative around the diamond riviere worn with the collar. The Köchert Imperial Wedding Gift List from Emperor Joseph note: For Princess Alois Liechtenstein - Ruby bandeau with corsage, 32 000 crowns.
The diamond riviere was always the gift from the Emperor to each Archduchess.
Liechtenstein Brillant Diadem
Prince Johann of Liechtenstein: a brilliant diadem described as "demountable" with large solitaire diamonds of notable fire. The sources do not specify alternative mountings, only the demountable nature.
Gift list
Diamant riviere & Diamond gifts
- Archduke Ludwig Viktor: Gold chain bracelet with a ruby cabochon framed by diamonds.
- Infante Alfonso and Infanta Tora Maria of Spain: Diamond rosette brooch with sapphire.
- Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein: Diamond bow buckle brooch with flower garlands.
- Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein: Diamond flower on a necklace with two pear-shaped pearl drops.
- Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein: Neck jewel described as a diamond briolet with diamonds and a round emerald, as necklace.
- Princess Fanny of Liechtenstein: Diamond boutons- earrings.
- Prince Felix and Princess Anna of Schwarzenberg: gold hat pin with moonstone and diamonds.
What's happened with the jewels of Princess of Liechtenstein, after her death, her last will:
inventory after death
- A diamond tiara (probably the fringe or spike tiara)
- A watch
- A necklace of 14 (Diamond) chatons
- A bracelet of 8 (Diamond) chatons
- A necklace of 28 (Diamond) chatons
- A necklace of 28 chatons with 9 drops, 10 briolettes and rosettes (Diamond)
- A necklace of 38 (Diamond) chatons
- A coral set
- A single pearl
- A pearl necklace (448 pearls)
- A brilliant bracelet
- A bow brooch
- A pearl bracelet
- Lost diamonds
- A coral brooch
- A diamond tiara with ruby, probably the ruby bandeau - a wedding gift, see above.
- A set of sapphire and diamond buttons probably a wedding gift
- A diamond and sapphire necklace
- A sapphire surrounded by brilliants probably a wedding gift
- A brooch with 6 sapphires and brilliants probably a wedding gift
- A stomacher brooch (probably the ruby and diamond brooch above)
- A portrait surrounded by pearls
- A pin
- A bracelet with a portrait, pearls and emeralds
- A pearl necklace
- An emerald and diamond necklace probably a wedding gift
- A set of diamond and emerald stars
- A pearl necklace with brilliant clasp
Lost chatons
Her jewellery was left to her children and sold in the year 2009
AN ANTIQUE RUBY AND DIAMOND BROOCH
Estimate 14,000 - 18,000 British pounds
AN ANTIQUE RUBY AND DIAMOND BROOCH
The central cushion-shaped ruby and old-cut diamond cluster to the openwork diamond floral surround, suspending three detachable pear-shaped diamond and ruby drops, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1880, 6.2 cm. high
AN ANTIQUE RUBY AND DIAMOND TIARA
Estimate 14,000 - 18,000 British pounds
THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
AN ANTIQUE RUBY AND DIAMOND TIARA
Composed of five oval-shaped ruby and diamond clusters to the diamond-set panels of foliate design, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1860, 19.6 cm. inner circumference
Provenance were, by family tradition, given by Emperor Franz Joseph (1830-1916) as wedding gifts to Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1878-1960), on her marriage in 1903 to Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869-1955), thence by descent.
A FINE ANTIQUE DIAMOND RIVIERE40,000 - 50,000 British pounds
Comprising twenty-four graduated old-cut diamond collets to the pavé-set diamond floral clasp, mounted in silver and gold, each collet with small blue enamel plaque on either side, having E for Elizabeth and its number in Roman numerals, circa 1850, 36.0 cm. long, in original green leather case crown embossed 'E' for Archduchess Elisabeth Amalia of Austria (1878-1960)By family tradition, given by Emperor Franz Joseph (1830-1916) as wedding gifts to Archduchess Elisabeth Amalia of Austria (1878-1960), on her marriage in 1903 to Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869-1955), thence by descent