Posted by Johan on January 22, 2012, 5:24 am, in reply to "Re: here is why...."
Tamara i think you're right. I thought you were talking about the larger triangular stones in the brooch not the drops. These drops are detachable (the brooch even can be worn as two smaller ones) so can easily be attached to the earrings.
--Previous Message-- : 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). : : : : : : : : : : :