Posted by Alyend on September 26, 2013, 7:34 am, in reply to "The two compared"
I'm not convinced too... I don't think it's that emerald brooch.
--Previous Message-- : Perhaps it's the angle and the B&W but I am : not 100% convinced. : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you so much! : : see some of the photos on the website of : John R. : : : http://www.dutchroyaljewels.nl/Emerald_Parure.htm : : : : --Previous Message-- : Glad to help you out. It was the only brooch : I : could think of. : : : : --Previous Message-- : Could be it looks very similar : : Het lijkt er verdraaid veel op! : : --Previous Message-- : Hello Gert-Jan : : Could it be the emerald brooch without the : pendant? : : : : --Previous Message-- : At first thanks for your reaction my first : thought was: a sapphire. I was thinking of : the small diamond and sapphire brooch : princess Margriet has worn some times. But : that is also a different one. : : I found more photos of this event. : : 1959 New York City, Princess Beatrix of the : Netherlands on her first official visit to : the USA. : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Nice find. Can't place it yet. At first : glance : it looks like Queen Emma's pendant but it : seems smaller and has different motfs and : settings. Interesting. Central stone could : be anything from ruby to emerald but I don't : think it's one of the ' loose' Emerald : brooches. : : --Previous Message-- : I came across this photo of the young : princess : Beatrix (1959 visit tot the US). Which : brooch is she wearing? : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :