Re: Coloured stones of the Spanish gift tiara Archived Message
Posted by John R on January 13, 2013, 11:42 pm, in reply to "Coloured stones of the Spanish gift tiara"
Exactly! I would like to see proof that the stones are in fact rubies and emeralds because they sure don't look like the real thing. As said only the Aquamarines look real. Perhaps the reason why those are now set in the tiara. --Previous Message-- : Yes, it was discussed several times the story : of the nuns that had sold the real stones in : the tiara, and they had some paste mounted : in the tiara. In the only reference book on : Belgium RF's jewels, by Christophe : Vachaudez, the author speaks about this. : : What I cannot really believe is that the : Spanish government bought this tiara, I : think in an auction and as far as I know, at : auctions the jewels are examined by : experts, especially before presenting as a : gift to a Queen. How come that it was only : afterwards that it was discovered, and : apparently a new set of stones was provided : to Queen Fabiola? : And again, if the stones are now real : emeralds and real rubies, how come that they : still look fake, except the aquamarines? A : big mystery. :
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