Posted by John in Assen on October 29, 2013, 9:05 am, in reply to "Parure"
No it is obviously not a real parure.
Stylewise I think the necklace suits the tiara known as housediamond bandeau better than the Stuarttiara.
Ofcourse the diamonds are real but what would/could be the reason for not wearing the necklace for 92 years? I realy think it is so strange for Wilhelmina not to wear it during her long reign. She did wear all other available necklaces. Could the necklace be designed in 1897 but not made than? I mean René Brus found the designs at archives of Schurmann but maybe the actual order to make it came decades later?
--Previous Message-- : 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. :
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