Friday, October 21, 2011

Gifts of Grandeur: The Princess Andrew of Greece Bracelet, 1947

The Royal Collection
This bracelet is set with old brilliant cut diamonds which were taken from a tiara that had belonged to Princess Andrew of Greece, the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.


An impressive sparkler, it was designed and made for Prince Philip by the London jeweler Philip Antrobus (of 6 Old Bond St.) as a wedding gift for Princess Elizabeth. This is part of Her Majesty’s monumental private collection of jewels—most of which were bequeathed to her by her grandmother, Queen Mary.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Interesting! I am a royal jewellery fanatic! Especially anything exchanged between the royal couple. Was the bracelet really designed and set by Philip Antrobus? Where did you get the information from?

Joseph Crisalli said...

Thanks for your comment. The information in the article was provided to me by The Royal Collection.