| | | The Hohenzollern Crown (1888)
The Hohenzollern Crown was made by the Court Crown Jewellers for Kaiser William ll as Emperor of Germany in 1888. It contains a large sapphire, cut en-cabuchon, supporting a diamond studded cross, plus a 142 rose cut diamonds, 18 brilliant diamonds and 8 superb large pearls. In 1918, when Emperor William ll abdicated, he was permitted to retain the family jewels including this crown.
During the Second World War it was hidden bricked up in a wall in the crypt of a church, but was found and fortunately returned to the Hohenzollern family. It is currently kept at the family residence of the Schloss Hohenzollern. | | |
