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    Re: Sapphire Tiara Archived Message

    Posted by Wymanda on November 5, 2012, 5:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Sapphire Tiara"

    I had not, until recently realised that this tiara had its start as a historical necklace that HM purchased. Can anyone fill me in on the full story of its provenence?

    --Previous Message--
    : I may be an exception: though I think the
    : design it's not the most beautiful and the
    : tiara is not one of my favourites, I think
    : it wouldn't look better in its original
    : necklace form.
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    : In the end, I think it was a great idea to
    : buy this piece and match it with the other
    : sapphires of the 'demi-parure'. It's even
    : nicer when we see the British RF doesn't
    : possess to many grand tiaras nor complete
    : parures.
    :
    : And rather curious the tiara is now worn by
    : a member of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    : dynasty!
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    : --Previous Message--
    : Completely agree with you Boris!
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    : Although the colour of the stones matches
    : perfectly the ones of the George VI saphire
    : set, the style and design of the
    : necklace/tiara clashes completely with it...
    : not my favourite of HM's tiaras.
    :
    : I believe HM's idea was to form a parure by
    : adding a tiara to her fabulous saphire set,
    : but when I look at these pieces I see
    : diferent styles saphire jewels worn
    : together...Not the best of choices of a
    : necklace to be turned into a tiara, in my
    : opinion of course...
    :
    : A completely opposite example are the Nassau
    : pearls from Denmark... although not made as
    : a parure initially, they do match perfectly
    : in their style, looking just perfect.
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    : --Previous Message--
    : I'm afraid I never really liked this
    : particular tiara as I continue to see a
    : beautiful 19th century swag necklace
    : unfortunately turned upside down, and firmly
    : fixed where it should swing freely instead.
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    : --Previous Message--
    : I agree. One of the best examples of a
    : beautiful conversion from a necklace to a
    : tiara. Lovely piece.
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    : Does anyone have more picture of this tiara?
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    : I quite like this tiara because of the
    : simplicity and it goes with with the
    : sapphire collection.
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