I wish I could read original sources here. Is there anywhere I can read, in English, what Brus stated about the sapphire tiara?
--Previous Message-- : Exactly. And if I am not mistaken even the : Court Jeweller Fred Brom mentioned the : Sapphire tiara was from Mellerio. : : And it was never officially confirmed by : Mellerio until now, which is also quite : interesting. Why didn't they just say so at : the time of Brus 'discovery' then? I mean if : it is not yours, it's not yours! : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Oddly enough, it was the website of the : Dutch : Royal Family that created the myth that the : sapphire tiara was created by Mellerio. In : the press release about Prince Friso's : wedding in 2004 the information about : Mabel's tiara read as follows: "The : tiara is put together from a large sapphire : tiara created in 1881 by Mellerio dits : Meller in Paris (...). In the separate : existing tiara frame the diamonds were : mounted for the occasion of the marriage of : Prince Friso and Mabel Wisse Smit". : The phrasing is a bit clumsy but the message : is clear, the large sapphire tiara (we know : there only is one!) was made by Mellerio. It : would be interesting to know the records : this information is based on. : : : --Previous Message-- : Not a long time ago I wrote in my column : about : this tiara certainly not being Mellerio... : : : : : : :