Posted by Wymanda on July 18, 2012, 12:29 am, in reply to "An Opal Parure?"
The problem would be that Opals come in so many colour variations from white to black and that is just the background!
--Previous Message-- : Seems to me that there may be enough opals : languishing in the vaults to make a parure. : Was it Queen Mary or Queen Alexandra who : disliked opals? I have vague recollections : of opals being removed from the Oriental : Tiara, possibly a gold tiara of Queen : Victoria's, and possibly also a necklace. : If opals were removed from those items, : perhaps there were more pieces altered. : Wish my memory would serve me better. :-) : : --Previous Message-- : Or mounted as a brooch, but worn as a type : of : stomacher on the : décolletage. : : : --Previous Message-- : on a belt buckle ?! : : : --Previous Message-- : Glad to know you agree, gillw! : : : : : : :