Queen Victoria's Jewelry at Sotheby's — A History of Queen Victoria's Mourning Jewels
Type keyword(s) to search Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Queen Victoria Made Mourning Jewelry Fashionable—Now Her Pieces Are Up For Sale How an obsession with death led to great jewels. Mar 13, 2021 Queen Victoria was the monarch of mourning. After the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861, she famously spent the next four decades shrouded in black dresses and jewels— lots of jewels. She had what you could call an obsession with jewelry and commissioned countless pieces to reme...
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