The historical and important diamond brooch/pendant and unmounted green beryl were heirlooms of the Prussian Royal House of Hohenzollern for over two centuries, both having a connection to Emperor Napoleon I.

Two Historical Napoleonic Jewels from the Hohenzollern Treasury

This rare and historically important jewel was created around 1840 as a face-framing hair ornament adapted to the fashionable hairstyles of the romantic period. It stands as perhaps the last known surviving example of this extravagant, but short-lived style of bejewelled hair ornament.

A Rare and Historically Important Natural Pearl and Diamond Jewel

This collection of jewels (Lots 601-621) belonged the Ottoman Princess Neslishah Sultan (1921-2012) who was married to Muhammad Abdel Moneim (1899-1979), heir apparent of the Mohammed Ali dynasty whose father Abbas Hilmi II ruled as the last Khedive of Egypt from 1892 to 1914. Neslishah Sultan in many ways embodied the end of an era, both in her native Turkey and in Egypt.

Neslishah Sultan: The Last Princess

No other jewel conjures images of romance and fairytales like the tiara. The Royal &amp; Noble Jewels sale features an array of magnificent diamond tiaras including a transformable tiara designed as a wreath of wild roses, formerly owned by the Duchess of Portland, and a stately diadem composed of 18th century elements, from the collection of the Barons Gisborough. These intricate jewels evoke a bygone era filled with court balls and glittering social occasions.

No other jewel conjures images of romance and fairytales like the tiara.

Diamond Tiaras

Chairman | Jewellery, EMEA

Andres White Correal

Senior Director, Senior Specialist | Head of Fine Jewelry, EMEA | Interim Head of Jewelry Department, Asia

Emily Barber

SVP | Head of Jewels, Americas & EMEA

Quig Bruning

Senior Vice President | Global Head of High Jewelry

Catharine Becket

Director, Senior Specialist | Head of High Jewellery, Europe

Jessica Wyndham

Director, Specialist | Jewellery

Marie-Cécile Cisamolo 

Deputy Director | Specialist, Head of Sales, Fine Jewelry

Jemima Chamberlain-Adams

Deputy Director, Specialist

Simon Giannini

Associate Specialist

Saumya Khimji

Cataloguer Jewellery

Vincent Vanhoucke

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Session 1

The Royal &amp; Noble Jewels unites rare and exceptional jewels with outstanding Royal and noble provenances. The sale is lead by a historical diamond brooch/pendant lost by Napoleon when fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo.