I suspect that the origin of the cockade is not easy to establish and some intense research on it is needed.
(I'm still reading.)
--Previous Message-- : And Queen Alexandra huge resille-necklace from : Cartier. I don't think that is mentioned : either. : : --Previous Message-- : : I was hoping we would learn about more of : the newer pieces, including the two : necklaces shown below. Unfortunately the : two modern necklaces covered - King Faisal : and King Khalid - were already featured in : Field, although it was nice to see better : pics. : : : : : : We did get confirmation that the Nizam tiara : was dismantled. There had been some doubt : by some since I think Munn was a bit : ambiguous about its demise. It was : interesting to see the Nizam necklace in its : original form. : : :