Baroda Necklace

In 1943 Maharaja Pratapsingh Gaekwar made headlines by marrying Sita Devi his second wife.

Baroda necklace. The diamond was returned to the Gaekwad family later and in 1860 it was fitted to a necklace. Sort By Filters Select Refinements. The necklace designed as a series of pavé-set diamond lotus flower leaves with emerald bead detail to the central fluted emerald bead and diamond flowerhead suspending a series of graduated drop-shaped emerald beads.

See Results 610 Metal Type. The only solution to all this without his statement is the Javerkhana records. They formerly resided in the Baroda treasury that dates way back to Mughal times.

It was later sent by the Gaekwad family to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria the only female monarch of the Habsburg dynasty. The first is the Baroda Diamond Necklace a three-row piece with the Akbarshahi from the Peacock throne Princess Eugenie and Star of the South diamonds. Marilyn Monroe was on a promotional tour for her 1953 movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes when she was presented with a magnificent necklace from the Meyer Jewelry CompanyNamed the Moon of Baroda the jewel was a glorious sight to behold with its 2404-carat pear-shaped brilliant-cut fancy yellow diamond pendant suspended from a black leather cord.

Courtesy - Van Cleef and Arpels. The Pearl Carpet of Baroda was one such creation commissioned by Geakwar Khande Rao in 1860 and completed in 1865 that was meant to fulfill a vow he had made to cover the tomb of the Holy Prophet of Islam Prophet Muhammad at Medinat-ul-Munawwara the hallowed sanctuary revered by Muslims all over the world. Khande Roe Gaekwar of Baroda had this necklace made to display two important diamonds - The 12848-carat Star of the South fancy light pinkish-brown and the 785-carat English Dresden below it.

The ear pendants set with octagonal-cut emeralds and suspending a drop-shaped emerald bead fringe to the diamond briolette surmount 1950 390 cm. On November 27 the Moon of Baroda a 24-carat fancy yellow diamond necklace worn by actress Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer. A most expensive piece of jewellery that once belonged to Maharaja Khande Rao Gaekwad of Baroda.

Public Domain Featured above is Maharaja of Baroda wearing the famous seven-stranded Baroda Pearl Necklace. In the 19Th century the Maharajah of Baroda Khande Rao Gawkwar came to possess the necklace that became known as the Baroda PearlsThe necklace was among the most expensive pieces in the Baroda Royal Treasury and remained one of its prized jewels throughout the 20Th century. The Baroda Pearls are one of the most important Natural Pearl necklace strands originally seven strands in the world.