I woud think a screwdriver was needed to assemble the elements of the Hyderabad tiara, which is now reduced to three brooches. The brooch fittings would require screws, I would think, rather than having wing nuts.
--Previous Message-- : The Girls of GB&I has a detachable base, maybe : tiny screws hold it? : : --Previous Message-- : At the wedding of Prince Friso, his bride : Mabel suddenly appeared with a sun-ray motif : diamond diadem. It was told that the diadem : was a second monture from the diadem : belonging to the Mellerio Parure of diamonds : and sapphires. : : This means that there is probably a cassette : or a box with more étages in which various : montures (also for aigrettes and broches) : are displayed, with a screwdriver next to : it. : : But indeed, thinking about Queen Elizabeth's : diadems: the Girls of GB&I, the fringe, the : Burmese Rubies, the Aquamarine diadem, etc. : I do not see the need for screwdriving. : Maybe it is more for broches, bracelets and : colliers. : : : :
on October 7, 2012, 9:47 am, in reply to "