"A royal expert has claimed that a king could consider bidding for an historic set of sapphires that once belonged to his mother after they appeared at auction.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is being talked about as a possible buyer of a demi parure of sapphires and diamonds that were once the property of his mother, Princess Sybilla.

The gems appeared in the catalogue of a sale called Royal and Noble Jewels with Sotheby’s set to auction the gems in Geneva on November 11.

The catalogue shows that the necklace and earrings belonged to Princess Birgitta, an older sister of King Carl Gustaf. Birgitta died last year.
The gems are given their full provenance in the listing – they were among Birgitta’s possessions and she had inherited them from her mother, Princess Sybilla. Sybilla received them as a wedding present when she married Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1932. The gift came from Ferdinand, former Tsar of Bulgaria and the sapphires are believed to have once belonged to Maria Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia, who had been born Princess Dagmar of Denmark.

This truly historic set are one of the star lots of the auction with a six figure estimate attached to them. However, according to one report in the Swedish media, King Carl Gustaf wasn’t aware that they were being put up for sale. The editor in chief of Svensk Damtidning, Johan T. Lindwall said ”The king is so conservative that this goes against his values. Selling his mother’s jewellery at auction goes against everything the king stands for.”

I was surprised to see Birgitta's jewels were up for auction, especially her mother's sapphire demi parure.




https://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/king-royal-jewels-219600/