B
Bill Dearle
Guest
Many years ago before the "Movie" was released or even the ship herself was discovered, I was in correspondence with a lovely man who had known Madeline and the Force family. (Madeline Astor's Family) His Mother was lifelong friends with Madeline's older sister. In one of his many letter he wrote me, this man talked about letters that Madeline wrote to her Sister during her honeymoon. This man did not have a lot of information because all of this was second hand from Madeline's sister to his mother. However, in one of these letters home, Madeline mentions a "wedding gift" of a necklace that was given to her by her husband John Jacob Astor IV. The Necklace is described as being made up of hundreds of diamonds and an huge blue sapphire. This gentleman has since passed away but always told me he believed it was made specially for Madeline and was purchased in France and made by Cartier in 1911 or 1912. I do not know if this is speculation or if he actually this for a fact. Although as a child he remembers his family often talking about and joking about this necklace and how that one diamond alone on the necklace would end there financials troubles. (in reality they had no real money problems, or so it seems) So maybe he knew what he was talking about.
With that said he never knew if the Necklace made if off the boat that night. His mother wanted to see the necklace the second she heard of it but felt she was in no position to ask Madeline or Madeline's sister. In the last five or six years since the film came out I have had a renewed interest to search for the REAL NECKLACE! I have E-Mailed, Called and Written Cartier but have received no respond except for "huge sale" e-mails. Can anybody help me or does anybody have any information. I would appreciate anything.
With that said he never knew if the Necklace made if off the boat that night. His mother wanted to see the necklace the second she heard of it but felt she was in no position to ask Madeline or Madeline's sister. In the last five or six years since the film came out I have had a renewed interest to search for the REAL NECKLACE! I have E-Mailed, Called and Written Cartier but have received no respond except for "huge sale" e-mails. Can anybody help me or does anybody have any information. I would appreciate anything.