This is a story, although not so old, which will probably never happen again.
Will we see next May, during the coronation of Charles III, a country donating precious stones to the new sovereign?
We bet not.
In 1953, however, on the occasion of the coronation of Elizabeth II, Brazil offered the young queen a necklace and a pair of pendant earrings set with enormous rectangular aquamarines.
This South American country holds the mines giving the most beautiful lagoon blue specimens of this type.
These are particularly exceptional, with their deep hue and dazzling weight.
Legend has it that it took over a year to gather perfectly matched gems.
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Brazil was probably unaware of the existence of the Boucheron double brooch for the queen's 18th birthday, and her personal attachment to aquamarines, but what followed showed that this diplomatic gift made her happy.
Although she inherited one of the richest jewelry collections in the world, including…
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