Posted by Johan on October 21, 2013, 1:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Israël & Hoetig"
I don't think the tiara of the Wedding-gift parure has enough saphires and larger diamonds to explain the various jewels that were made of it. My guess is that both the tiara and the necklace were used for all the pieces. Why would they take the 5 parts of the necklace of one parure to set them on another if that original necklace wasn't broken up in the first place.
--Previous Message-- : Speaking about Vita Israël. The firm Israël : & Hoetig created the Wedding Gift Parure : 1901. For so far known the (unwearable) : diadem of this parure was broken up to : create personal bijoux. The bracelets are : still intact (and regularly worn). The : whereabouts of the collier, more or less : mirroring the broken-up diadem is unknown. : In his book René Brus only mentions the : breaking-up of the diadem, not of the : collier. : : After decades of no-see suddenly some : diamond-and-sapphire lozenges from this long : time not seen collier pop up on another : necklace, worn as diadem (see picture). That : indicates that the original large necklace : of the Wedding Gift Parure 1901 is still : intact indeed? Also the eh... Mellerio, : eh... Masin, eh... Israël Sapphire Parure : has long not seen elements, like the very : large diamond-and-sapphire bracelets which : -I think- have never been worn anymore since : the reign of Queen Juliana. So both grand : parures are surrounded with quite a few : question marks.... : : : : : : : :