The Brilliant-cut Diamond Set is a part of the crown jewels.
The Brilliant-cut Diamond Set consists of a necklace with seven drop-shaped pendants, called ‘pendeloques’, corresponding earrings and a large brooch, or so-called ‘corsage’ – all densely ornamented with brilliant-cut diamonds.
The set’s current form dates back to around 1840, when Queen Caroline Amalie wore the set at her anointing in Frederiksborg Castle Church that same year.
Several of the gems in the Brilliant-cut Diamond Set belonged to the jewels that Queen Sophie Magdalene bequeathed to the Danish Crown in 1746, among others the necklace’s middle pendant.
Photo: Iben Kaufmann, Kongernes Samling ©