You may be correct, Mauritz - good eye! n/tArchived Message
Posted by Barbara D. on June 2, 2013, 2:26 am, in reply to "Re: Devonshire Tiara"
--Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : : [snip] : : - the central element on Cery's pic is : definitely not the 'original one'. It looks : like a substantial diamond(?) cluster, a big : central stone, surrounded by 8(?) smaller : ones (big circle) : : Thank you for pointing out the similarities, : Barbara. I thought as well that the central : element was no match, but now, after a : closer look, I do think the old photograph : might be misleading: : : What appears to be a bigger diamond just : under the central cluster in the photo could : very well be a blurry image of the flat : "v"-shaped element on the : Devonshire tiara (in the photo it certainly : looks more oblong than round to me). On each : side of the central cluster there seem to be : three quite substantial diamonds, which : would match the central element of the tiara : in Martina's pic. The spiky part is not : visible in the photo, but then it shows : against a very bright background, unlike the : other spiky element which is visible because : of the duchess' dark hair. : : Sure, there might exist many additional : elements for this tiara, but why swap the : impressive central element which matches the : other four for a similar impressive element : which doesn't? I think it's more likely that : it's the tiara on Martina's pic with 4 or 6 : additional elements set between the spiky : parts and the central spike just doesn't : show well on the photo. :
on June 2, 2013, 2:26 am, in reply to "