Thank you Baxter. It is weird that such a great necklace should exist without anybody seeing it for over 100 years, so that should count for it never being in the Royal collection. However, in the painting from 1908 Alexandras sure looks like the garland resille allthough it isn't very detailed.
--Previous Message-- : Thanks for posting the photos, I feel I have : seen pieces of the one on the left, but I'm : sure. I will continue to rack my brain about : where I saw them. : PJ : : --Previous Message-- : : Monica, I assume you are referring to the : necklace shown below on the left? I'm not : sure that ever belonged to Queen Alexandra. : : : : Here is a summary of information I read : years ago on a message board that is no : longer accessible: : : The piece on the left is identified or : described in Menkes (which I don't have) as : Queen Alexandra's collier résille. Her : source was Cartier: Jewelers Extraordinary : by Hans Nadelhoffer, 1984. In that book the : two plates above are shown next to each : other or on opposite pages. The caption of : the one with swags and bows does identify it : as having been made for Queen Alexandra but : I don't recall what the other one said. It : is thought that the two captions mistakenly : got swapped, causing the confusion. The : necklace on the right appears to be the one : worn by Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary, : whose alterations would have included the : removal of the garland borders. : : It will be a couple of days before I can : visit the library in my city that has : Nadelhoffer. Perhaps someone who has it can : verify this story? : : : : :