What a beautiful brooch and it's tucked away in a vault, not to be seen. Thank you Boffer.
--Previous Message-- : : : Boffer, thank you for your found ! : : So sad she has never worn this beautiful : emerald and diamond brooch ! Queen Elizabeth : II seems to have no particular affection for : emerald..as a matter of fact she has worn : only four differents emerald and diamonds : brooches. : : Franck : : --Previous Message-- : : Wonderful Boffer. I do like that brooch. : : They can send it in my direction because I : would love to wear it from time to time. : : : --Previous Message-- : Evidence that, in the royal family's : collection, there are still countless small : trinkets like this small brooch, which have : great historical provenance, yet sadly : because of the sheer amount that they own, : never get worn or seen. : : : : "In June 1838, soon after her : coronation, Queen Victoria received a : star-shaped brooch of emeralds and diamonds : from Sultan Mahmud II. In the centre of the : brooch is the Sultan’s tughra in brilliant : cut diamonds. The tughra is the Sultan’s : personal calligraphic monogram which was : affixed to all official documents, : correspondence, coins and seals. The tughra : of Mahmud II reads: ‘Mahmud Khan son of : Abdülhamid is forever victorious’." : : : : : http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/Galleries/StateVisits/TurkeyStateVisitExhibitionGallery.aspx : : : : : : :
on November 26, 2011, 9:48 pm, in reply to "