Re: QEQM (Greville) Emerald & Diamond Earrings Archived Message
Posted by Nellie  on January 28, 2013, 7:34 am, in reply to "Re: QEQM (Greville) Emerald & Diamond Earrings"
I think this is another angle for one you have, but not very useful I'm afraid.
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: Thanks for those pics. At first I thought
: they were different, but after looking at
: pics I have I think they are the same.
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: I had never noticed the prongs until looking
: at your pic. I had always thought they were
: emerald cabachons with top mounts, but now I
: realize there are prongs from the back of
: the stones.
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: As you can see from this series of British
: Pathe stills, the emeralds look wider from
: the sides than in the front view.
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: The only time I recall seeing the Queen
: wearing them was for this portrait by James
: Lloyd.
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: On both the final version (detail, left) and
: the working sketch (right) the prongs are
: also evident.
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