I think the most likely outcome for the majority of Anne's jewels was that they went to (or back to) the crown, since they would have been part of the collective "Queen's Jewels".
Most of the royal jewels that belonged to Anne were either re-cut for Jane Seymour or, like many of the pre-Cromwellian royal pieces, were broken-up and sold after the fall of the monarchy in 1649. Many ended up in the possession of the French royal family or nobility and any surviving pieces, they vanished or were destroyed during the Revolution. Some of Anne's more personal pieces ended up in the private collection of her daughter Elizabeth, but these too have subsequently vanished.
I love her jewelry too and can't believe it's just gone!!! I have to say though some of the costume jewlery from productions such as BBC's The Tudors are magnificent! And if you're interested in buying tudor replicas then I suggest the sites sapphire & sage or illusion jewelry.
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Anne's "B" necklace in particular has been discussed a couple of times in the two following threads:
http://tudorhistory.org/queryblog/2006/12/question-from-tudorfan-annes-b-necklace.html
http://tudorhistory.org/queryblog/2007/04/question-from-dru-background-on-annes-b.html
I think the most likely outcome for the majority of Anne's jewels was that they went to (or back to) the crown, since they would have been part of the collective "Queen's Jewels".
Most of the royal jewels that belonged to Anne were either re-cut for Jane Seymour or, like many of the pre-Cromwellian royal pieces, were broken-up and sold after the fall of the monarchy in 1649. Many ended up in the possession of the French royal family or nobility and any surviving pieces, they vanished or were destroyed during the Revolution. Some of Anne's more personal pieces ended up in the private collection of her daughter Elizabeth, but these too have subsequently vanished.
What a pity! It would have been wonderful to have seen some of her actual pieces, especially her B necklace.
I love her jewelry too and can't believe it's just gone!!! I have to say though some of the costume jewlery from productions such as BBC's The Tudors are magnificent! And if you're interested in buying tudor replicas then I suggest the sites sapphire & sage or illusion jewelry.
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