Posted by Torkel on July 29, 2013, 10:50 am, in reply to "Re: Other examples"
The tiara from Edward and Alix to their daughter was a fringe tiara. It was described as: "of elegant design of alternating and graduating rays, varying from nearly two inches long in the centre to half an inch at the extreme ends” and “not dissimilar to that which the Princess of Wales herself wears upon State occasions”.
I suppose the later reference is to the Silver wedding present received by the Princess of Wales a couple of years earlier.
--Previous Message-- : : Thank you Vincent. : Edit: the Fife tiara is listed as a gift : from the groom to the bride, however, if you : have information about Edward's involvement : then that would be great to learn about. : Munn does suggest the tiara might have been : a gift from the parents of the bride. : : --Previous Message-- : : You are absolutely right Nellie. The Massin : drawing used for the Fife tiara may have : been sold to, and used by, another jeweler, : who actually manufactured the tiara for the : king of England. It seems Massin used to : work for himself, for Mellerio and surely : for other jewellers. : : Another example comes to my mind : The Musy : tiara made for queen Margherita of Italy is : very similar to two other tiaras made by : Boucheron a few years before. : : The Mellerio Bourbon Parme Tiara is very : mysterious in more than one way. Actually it : seems there were a few of these tiaras made : by Mellerio at the time. The motif used is : called "lames" in the archives and : it was rather popular at the time. : : I can't comment more than this on the : subject now, but I will able to do so in a : few months. : : : : : : : :