At the Armistice Concert of 2018 Queen Mathilde wore a gorgeous new pair of earrings with a large pink gemstone.
They were given a second outing at the Belgian state visit to South Korea in March 2019.
At this occasion she also wore a matching ring.
At the Austrian state visit to Belgium in 2022 we got a nice view of this pretty set.
Thanks to a reader of this blog I was tipped the set was bought at Sotheby's London in 2018, at the same auction where the Confalonieri brooch was bought (this one: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2022/10/jewels-diamond-medallion-brooch.html).
The set is described as:
"Each earring set with a pear-shaped kunzite framed by brilliant-cut and tapered baguette diamonds, suspended from a line of brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds, post fittings, British hallmarks; and a ring set with an oval kunzite, framed by brilliant-cut and tapered baguette diamonds, size L1/2, British hallmarks."
"Each earring set with a pear-shaped kunzite framed by brilliant-cut and tapered baguette diamonds, suspended from a line of brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds, post fittings, British hallmarks; and a ring set with an oval kunzite, framed by brilliant-cut and tapered baguette diamonds, size L1/2, British hallmarks."
In 2022 the ring was worn for the first time by Crown Princess Elisabeth, at the 18th birthday gala of Princess Ingrid of Norway.
In 2023 Elisabeth wore the complete set for the first time.
These kunzite earrings, along with her pink gemstone ring were also bought from the same 2018 Sothebys auction that the sapphire Confalonieri brooch came from (https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2018/fine-jewels-l18051.html?locale=en&p=27). I'm happy that Mathilde and Philip are currently expanding the royal jewel collection.
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