M u s e u m    T o u r

Jewelry of Brazilian Empire

The biscuit porcelain and gilt bronze chest is a rare piece made by the Sévres factory. It was especially ordered by the Queen of France, Marie Amélie, and presented by the king, Louis Philippe, to his son François D'orléans, Prince Of Joinville, on the occasion of his marriage, in Rio de Janeiro in May 1843, to princess d. Francisca - sister to d. Pedro II. The chest shows in porcelain plaques, scenes of the life of the prince, an officer in the french navy. It reproduces paintings by Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783-1857), Horace Vernet (1780-1863) and Louis Gabriel Isabey (1803-1886). The front plaque shows the embarcation of d. Francisca, in the Glória inlet, to the ship that took her to europe. Xix century. 0.540 m x 0.620 m x 0.320 m.
 
Left: Jewelry of filigree, that belonged to the Empress d. Leopoldina; necklace and earings in gold filigree, white enamel, emeralds and rubis, probably made in Brazil during the the first few years of d. Pedro I's reign. The armillary spheres  represent the provinces of the Empire.  
 
Right:  Necklace that belonged to the Marquise of Santos: made up of fourteen amethysts set in gold, in the centre a shell cameo with the bust of d. Pedro I. It was a present from the Emperor to d. Domitila de Castro Canto e Melo, Marquise  of Santos.