Queen Marie of Romania’s Sapphire Pendant

National Collection of Qatar

Currently not on display

Title:: Queen Marie of Romania’s Sapphire Pendant

Production place:: Sri Lanka
Date:: 1913
Period:: 19th century CE

Material:: Platinum, Sapphire, Diamond
Technique:: Soldering, Polishing, Cutting, Stone setting
Dimensions:: 7 × 4 × 4 cm

This sapphire of Sri Lankan origin weighs 478.68 carats. First referenced by Cartier in 1913, it was exhibited in Spain in 1919 and then acquired by King Ferdinand of Romania in 1921 for Queen Marie (1875-1938), who was the granddaughter of both Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Czar Alexander II of Russia.The sapphire was purchased in 1948 by Harry Winston, a famous American jeweller, also known as 'the king of diamonds.'