The Scandinavian Royals Message Board: Information gleaned from a post by Stig on another board

[Please note that I posted out of date information below -- Stig corrects the record in his reply to my post.] Thanks to Lucas mentioning the Royal Jewels of the World message board, I found this item (posted by Stig). It does indeed say that Prince Henrik gave the mourning lockets to the goldsmith as partial payment for jewelry that he had made for Queen Margarethe. A very strange story. https://nyfortuna-dk.translate.goog/h-k-h-prins-henriks-medaljon/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

And this second item (also posted by Stig) says that the mourning medallions have been withdrawn from the sale, but it appears they will be auctioned at a later date, pending further research. https://nyfortuna-dk.translate.goog/en-kongelig-affaere/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp The large medallion apparently is indeed one commemorating the Tsarevitch Nicholas, and will be sold the next time the auction house has a sale of Russian jewelry. Two of the smaller ones have been identified, with the fourth requiring additional research. "Two of the smaller medallions each contain a lock of hair from Landgrave William of Hesse (1787-1867) and his wife, Landgrave Charlotte of Hesse (1789-1864), born Princess of Denmark and sister of Christian VIII. The couple lived in Copenhagen and became the parents of Queen Louise, married to Christian IX, who was the parents of Empress Dagmar. The medallions are also engraved with the date and year of death of the Count and Countess.
So far so good. Once the fourth locket is cleared up, all four pieces of jewelry will be made ready for auction in the new year, including the stories behind them. As soon as there are new dates for the auction, we will update about them. Presumably, the medallion set will be split up, as the large medallion will belong to the next Russian auction at Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner."

The question remains -- why did Prince Henrik use these historic family medallions as payment for new jewelry?

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The sapphire/diamond tiara and emerald/diamond bracelet were owned by Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (1935-2018), a cousin of Queen Margrethe. She left no children, and presumably most of her belongings were inherited by her three nieces, Countesses Josephine, Camilla and Feodora of Rosenborg (daughters of her brother Count Christian of Rosenborg 1942-2013). I seem to remember there was also an auction of furniture and other belongings from her house a couple of years ago. The auction house does not state who now owns the tiara and bracelet, and her surviving brother and one of the nieces have confirmed they are not the sellers. The two pieces are probably sold by one (or both) of the other nieces.

The historical mourning jewellery for sale are more intriguing. Prince Henrik was known to buy jewels for his wife for grand events, often pieces he was himself involved in designing. Perhaps he traded some family jewellery he regarded as ´unusable trinkets´ instead of payment. Though it is still strange he could do so, these items were presumably owned by his wife.

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This article reports that a mourning locket that belonged to Queen Louise and which contains a lock of hair of the Tsarevich Nicholas, briefly engaged to Princess Dagmar, has been put up for auction. Other items in the auction include a tiara and bracelet which belonged to other members of the Danish Royal Family: https://histoiresroyales-fr.translate.goog/meche-cheveux-tsarevitch-nicolas-medaillon-vente-encheres-princesse-dagmar/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp . The article reports, "Bruun Rassmussen, part of the Bonham's network, will be selling more than 220 exceptional lots on December 1, many of which include objects and jewelry that belonged to the Danish royal family. Among these incredible pieces, we find a diamond and emerald bracelet from Queen Alexandra, and above all, a magnificent sapphire tiara from the mysterious Princess Thyra." With respect to the mourning locket, it states: "After the death of the Grand Duke Nicholas, the one who should have become his stepmother, Queen Louise of Denmark, received a relic from the young Tsarevich. Queen Louise was deeply affected by the death of her daughter's fiancé and kept a mourning medallion containing a lock of "Nixa's" hair. Queen Louise was able to console herself with the marriage of her daughter Dagmar, a year later, not with Nicolas but with her brother Alexander. The medallion remained in the Danish royal family, passed down from generation to generation. The medallion is said to have been given to jeweler John Rørvig by Prince Consort Henrik, husband of Queen Margrethe II, a few years ago. The jeweler himself got rid of the medallion by reselling it to a Danish gold seller who is now selling it." The original article is in French and I used Google translate to produce these quotes. I suppose that the family cannot keep everything, but I wonder what led Prince Consort Henrik to give the locket to a jeweler, presuming that the article is accurate? And what led to the sale of the other items? The article contains a link to the catalogue of items that are being auctioned next week.