Posted by ErikS on October 29, 2013, 4:12 am, in reply to "Necklace vs Parure"
You are absolutely right about the set not being a parure. None of the 3 jewels share the same design.
But then: if you want to execute a tiara, necklace and brooch in the same design, one also needs the same stones in the same shapes. And that's where the difference with this commission pops up: the jeweller had to work with a given number of historic diamonds. There was no liberty in design, he HAD to work with the diamonds that were provided to him.