The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-13
ROYAL TREASURER.

+, the forthcoming coronation OF KING
s,s,,ara VII of England there viii he
-,snlav OF rovul trea suIres that has seldom
,,ecn brought together at "A single function
q, recent wears. II IL so long since Eng
sand has had coronation that not many
az the neople rensmber the exact amount
al ROYAL treasury stock in the shape OF
sswe,s. crowns and sceptres kept on hand.
he an interastlng inventory time
,or tbe English nation and not a few viii
ana nut for the first time tile ma Snihcent
collection OF Jewels securely I'M the
,ro,,.r the value OF the
lnr'' the his'Vi,T nsy,ans a
sceDtres that
ccessive King
the eyes of
.eir actual intrin-
,aite difference in actual
mUrt sween the early crowns OF eng
: monarchs and those ~ later dat~;
Probably Queen Victoria imper5a
crowr was the most expensive ever mace
King Alfreds' cronu. which long ago uls'
appeared, WAS MENTIONED IN early wotks
as being worth f2F. 10 shillngs. Com
pare with this Queen Nictorlas maRniIl
cent crown. so sparkling with brllilant'
shat the crown itself Is scarcrly NlSlnle
There are by actual count 2Is3 diaInona' ,l,,i,'l
1n this crown. soms of which are larse
handsome 81 aes, and others n>@f-"r r''lpS
1nt all cut ,.sld set TO form
picture % wonderful briilianc,
dition TO the diamonds thtt
pearls sixteen sapphres. ele
aids and four rubies, besides
ruby and sapphire of remark
srhis large ruby Is the great
which belonged TO the Black
1857 and u has been said u
aico.O00. The big sapphire is
1orical gem OF almost priceless
WAS the one worn IN a ring hN
Confessor and buried with vi
minister These two stones :
the crown of both historic
value. far beyond that OF any
Queen Victoria's imperial e
penis the highest skill OF n
set ring and from the point Nv
diamond cutter il IN said e ~
1ection OF design. II require -
Of artistic skill TO set so ma n
crown OF that siszc wtthg ~ ~
eject OF the whole la fa' ln
pf the stones is 80 light w
sione that one ~ scarcely ~ ~
background The setting ~
aud the pearls are held ~
The rim ~ the crown Is NOT ter
ground but the gems are
clusters in Dpen work. lh' S"'
scouently, very striking
St Edward crown II the loW
of England, aud this shows tI.l
work from Queen Victoria 49,
WAS made in lSH by Run 1lus
and The TOTfnVT III NV Fvt,
Nyner The official crown sk
pnd almost clumsy LOOKING W
ITS mate The rim IS ot -.
edged with rows of pearls 90
size. with here and there =.
srcd Jewels surrounded ~ - s.,,
set on snnmels of red AZ
effect OF 50 rnanN-colorS HN
n rather brilliant aspect 10 VI.
1,cciallN IN u light. Th' -.
ratess and heur-de-lis W u"
Inc rim ard form an a. - W .
rfiitlt ,',i ,irr 'tmo,i sat Az d VIII
enamel IN fact this '"i +,
feet ~ apparent ~ eve ~ =
crown and shows 20 p< ~
method OF setting stones. 49,
1rc orb of gold is hlled " -
.namel cTcc7s FROM W ttr,
.yoss patcc rises upwu .ntb
.,f with "A large pearl Al 80
arms cOntaLning drop-si str1kir
al. whole he crown ~ ~ ~
though somewhat cluua
.1anrc~cntatiNe OF the
1lesriy theee centuries t,,.et
49, rY,a orbs and sceptre ',ro,,
rliia. wrjcb are dspos ronafio'
ard brought. out only l - -,
are fully az infcrestir l ~ M
Tor though dating no 49, nsIe
1sss they possess sum \, ,ei,.
So,tation 90 make thef .,n nd,
the English people. ll ~ r.,ii Il
of fitnes and persona ~ ~ W. -,
ever live ir history. aS., ~ w. ,s ~
su The collection ma uvi'..' ~ y. =
the past The first s.iu., ~
y,a.ss by Sir Robert r,nsr nsrle
rho first has. conre ~.
sccSpted as the oni - -. 4
lish people, ~. s,r ~ orb g. ~
oe.n Sssn S,,,a -. 49, n, its distin
~ Wv JILL - .fher obeci
&c ~. Hnsai,.nh ~ evidently a.
NJ ,tls.t ,,'' ~ ..,.,.., ae carly Sgr
~ I~'Nf" sh -, a OF the "a
SAXON kings the IN Ill
as holding n SIM =. .N s,o
1sft hand and I - 49,. =
dove eurrsount 80. - -.
Hest time the ort hu s,,,.
fafive of to- sc 49, - AZ
fnr orhs have --.o-