Gifts never to be seen Again Archived Message
Posted by Wymanda on October 22, 2012, 6:49 pm, in reply to "Re: The V shaped thing is not the same as the Sophie/Canada tiara"
So perhaps there is hope for the ginormous Australian opal? Given that there are a lot of collier type pieces in current fashion jewellery at the moment, perhaps Kate will give it an airing??? --Previous Message-- : I think this is similar to the story with the : Queen's brooch with 7 small amethysts. There : are two brooches, but because only one : brooch has been seen it is assumed that : there is only one brooch. The Queen probably : had two aquamarine pieces with a similar : description and because only one of them has : been seen it is assumed that there is only : one piece. Personally I have a feeling that : this tiara worn by the Queen in Canada and : Sophie at the wedding was a gift during the : visit to Canada. We know of several other : pieces of jewelry that were worn only once : when first received as a gift and then never : worn again. Is it known what gifts the Queen : received on this trip to Canada. : : Laurence : : : : : --Previous Message-- : I think they are just the ends of the : diamond : ribbon motif that runs through the whole : design, the aquamarines look to me to be : almost tied together by the diamond detail : of bows and knotts like ribbons : : --Previous Message-- : I agree. Those "prong things" are : a : strong indication that at least one further : element is missing on each side. I'm also : wondering if the rather high setting of the : tiara might have been intended to give it : more weight optically to compensate for a : shortening. : : --Previous Message-- : Can we discuss this for a moment? : : : : When we uncovered the photos from the : Northwest Territories all those years ago, : those little prong things at the ends of the : tiara have always made me wonder if it is : flexible or if pieces can be attached or : detached to it via those little metal : spikes. Those still remain, so I think those : weird bits at the end which logically and : aesthetically should not be there, must : serve some purpose. Or at least have served : a purpose at some point in its history. I : think this lends credence to Baxter's theory : that the four ornaments that went to create : the Aquamarine behemoth came from a larger : version of the Canada/Sophie Tiara. : : --Previous Message-- : Looking at the Sophie/1970 tiara, it looks : to : me very much an antique, the sort of thing : produced around 1900. Maybe a Queen Mary : item we just don't know about? : : : : : : : : :
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