Brazilian aquamarines Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on October 21, 2012, 8:50 am, in reply to "Aquamarine tiara worn by Countess of Wessex"
Field, 1997, p21 says.... “ In 1953 the President and people of Brazil presented the Queen with a Coronation gift of a necklace and matching pendant earrings of aquamarine and diamonds. It had taken an entire year to collect the perfectly matched stones. The necklace had nine oblong aquamarines each in a diamond scroll setting with an even bigger oblong aquamarine pendant drop. The simple diamond setting of the pendant was echoed by the pendant aquamarine earrings. The Queen has since had the pendant drop reset in a more ornate diamond cluster and it is now detachable from the necklace. Her Majesty was so delighted with the set that in 1957 she had a relatively simple tiara made to wear with it. This was a diamond and aquamarine bandeau surmounted by three vertically set oblong aquamarines. In August 1958 the Brazilian Government added to their original gift with a bracelet of seven large oblong aquamarines set in clusters of small diamonds. There was also a brooch to match the original setting of the pendant, a single large square aquamarine in a simple diamond setting. “ In 1968 the Queen and Prince Philip made their first State visit to Brazil and the Governor of São Paulo presented the Queen with a V-shaped ‘hair ornament’, as it was described at the time, also made of aquamarines and diamonds. In 1971 the stones from this were used to make four scroll-shaped motifs for the tiara, positioned around the three upright oblongs; a collet aquamarine was placed on the tip of each of the seven vertical ornaments. “ At a date later than this pic, the Queen wore the complete set with final version of the tiara and the pendant on the necklace. Sorry I can't get the pic.
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