Posted by Tamara on January 20, 2012, 8:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Stuart diamonds"
Johan..and what do you base your conclusions from?
Here is my proof...and explanation as to why I believe that the drops ARE from the bow brooch.
If you look at the 'setting' of the earring, that already tells you that they are old...that's how old bezel set diamonds were sat back in the day.
In addition, if you look at the teardrop stones they always look cloudy on the photos, that is because there are 'rose cut' diamonds, which also gives out the age of the piece.
I enlarged older photo of Queen Wilhelmina to show that the size of stones on the drops are identical to Maxima's..even enlarged...and as you can see Maxima's drops are not as small as they might have appeared before...The drops on the bow brooch start from (left) smaller, medium, large...I believe that Maxima's earrings are the 'outer' smaller diamonds from the brooch.
CP Maxima always wear these drops on very important occasions...one of them was during Prinsjesdag...as you can see in this photo, the diamonds are not small....
If you look at zoomed in photo of Queen Juliana, you can see that the drops are the same as Maxima's earrings... If Maxima decided to place those drops as corsage, the diameter of the stones will be the same...maybe someone can photoshop photos i posted to show what I mean
If you look at this photo I posted today, do you see how drop are "raised" ...meaning, they have a high setting...well, Maxima's earrings have raised gold setting underneath silver bezel setting...they are made that way, so when its worn on bow corsage, the light get underneath it.
now I would like to see your proof
--Previous Message-- : They are not part of the bow-brooch but new : additions. the triangular (heart-shaped) : diamonds of the bow-brooch are much larger : and older. They allready belonged to the : previous Anne, Princess Royal. : : --Previous Message-- : no no Henri...I was thinking of these... : : : : --Previous Message-- : Maybe Tamara is thinking about the large : pearshaped pendants we have seen as : earhangers so now and then. : These do not belong to the Stuart Parure but : to Queen Emma's (also long not seen) large : diamond devant-de-corsange in neo-grèque : style (1879). : : : : : : : : :