Re: New necklace for the Duchess of Cornwall Archived Message
Posted by Boris on October 24, 2012, 3:58 am, in reply to "Re: New necklace for the Duchess of Cornwall"
I think it's most likely that the necklace was originally much longer, made in the early 1920s sautoir style, and that it was simply shortened by half - that would account for the four missing amethysts. --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : Apparently, the necklace has nothing to do : with Queen Mary and her amethysts - : It's certainly Queen Alexandra's wedding : gift to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. : The description from Field couldn't fit more : perfectly. : : Admittedly I've never seen a picture of : Queen Alexandra's wedding gift to the Queen : Mother, and I'm far from being an expert in : identifying particular pieces from royal : collections, but does the description from : Field really match the necklace worn by : Camilla? : : If the chain is indeed woven with seed : pearls one could as well argue five rows, : the amethysts are neither large nor : surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds, I : don't think there's space enough for : additional four stones to make them eight : and the heart-shaped amethyst pendant is not : hanging from the front largest cluster. : : The pendant is much too sloppily attached : anyway, twisting the chain. OK, I'd better : admit: I don't like the necklace at all! : : Edit: Boris, now that I've seen the close-up : you've posted, I would call it a three row : necklace, despite the interspersed pearls. : And it looks better than I thought before - : now the way the pendant is attached disturbs : me even more... : :
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