Posted by Franck on October 21, 2012, 3:31 pm, in reply to "One and the same"
Great news to have seen this tiara worn by the Countess of Wessek !
I used to think it has been dismantled !
Therefore, this tiara might not be the gift from Brazil. It might be an other tiara !
according to me since 10 years we have seen many tiaras or jewels that were lying in the vault worn by the British royal family : From the double greek key tiara for the chinese visit to the aquamarine and diamond tiara.
We have also to remember that a pearl, enamel ruby diamond tiara was also discovered this year owing to the royal collection site !
Therefore, as you put in relief only the Maria Feodorovna's diamond and center saphire tiara has not been worn or seen during an exhibition...currently (It is the only other "official" tiara from the BRF)
Franck
--Previous Message-- : I am 100% convinced that the tiara worn by : Sophie of Wessex at the prewedding gala of : Luxembourg and the tiara worn by the Queen : in 1971 are one and the same. : We just have to open our eyes, absolutely : matches in every single detail, from the : shape itself to the frame. : I support the theory that this piece just : stayed for decades in the vaults, after all : we all know it happened before. : The Queen herself mentioned that she had : forgotten for many years that Granny's tiara : had a separate diamond base! : Perhaps when they were searching in the : vaults for the Halo tiara (also not seen : since early 1970's) for Catherine of : Cambridge they also : "redescovered" this one . : Let's hope the next one they redescover for : our delight is Maria Feodorovna's diamond : and center saphire tiara! : : : : : --Previous Message-- : (A Repost) : : From the book Tiara & Atigi: : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : I think this is the original and the stories : of the past were plain wrong. Possibly : Menkes or Field, but I need to check : tomorrow. A bit late at night for me now. : : Errors by those authors were never : officially corrected anywhere, in the past, : to my knowledge. : It seems only since the growth of interest : in the jewels on boards like this that royal : establishments now include jewellery details : in media releases. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Looks so amazingly simalar that I think it : is : the same piece. : Maybe the information that it was dismantled : was false from the beginning and no-one at : court bothered correcting it. Or they kept : the frame intact with the aquamarines being : detachable. : Anyway, I'm thrilled to see it Sophie. : : --Previous Message-- : : Hope this works!! Trying another hosting. : : online photo storage : : : --Previous Message-- : : I agree! I wish I could get my photobucket : to work! : : : --Previous Message-- : The way I see it, the tiara only had five : elements when the Queen wore it. So it was : the same size as the one worn by Sophie. : It's still a big mystery to me. : : : : : : : : : : : : : :