Thank you, John R.! (n/t) Archived Message
Posted by Jos on September 29, 2013, 10:42 am, in reply to "Re: butterfly brooch..,,"
--Previous Message-- : I don't know how old the Opal Brooch is. The : setting reminds me of the Turkoise pendant : earrings of Queen Beatrix. The Opal Flower : brooch might have been a present given to : Queen Juliana by the Sjah on the ocassion of : the 25th wedding anniversary party. She wore : it for the first time during her State Visit : to Persia the following year. It only : resurfaced again after Queen Juliana passed : away so might have been her personal : property. : : --Previous Message-- : Right! Thank you all. I was thinking of the : milky type of opals, but of course there are : these nice pieces of fire opals which are : often seen. : Unfortunately, it is not clear what type of : opals Willem III inherited from his mother. : So it is difficult to say whether the stones : are historic pieces or later acquisitions. : The milky opals seem to be more rare in the : collection, and the butterfly brooch looks : older than the fire opal pieces. : : : --Previous Message-- : Yes indeed they are. We saw that when Queen : B : adorned herself with that brooch in : Singapore. : : --Previous Message-- : definitely opals : : : : : : : : : : :
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- Thank you, John R.! (n/t) - Jos September 29, 2013, 10:42 am
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