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    Re: Dutch Peacock Parure Archived Message

    Posted by Johan on November 10, 2013, 6:50 am, in reply to "Re: Dutch Peacock Parure"

    I think the parure may have 4 instead of 3 original elements.

    1 tiara
    2 necklace
    3 brooch
    4 aigrette (only seen on princess Irene)

    The brooch and tiara are still worn, we have not seen the necklace and aigrette for some time so lets hope we'll get to see them soon.


    --Previous Message--
    : Queen Wilhelmina is wearing the tiara with the
    : large peacock centre part. Prss Irene has
    : allways worn the tiara with the small
    : centrepart.
    : I noticed the necklace can be worn in at
    : least 5 different ways.
    : - Queen Juliana wore the complete necklace
    : at her inauguration.
    : - Prss Irene wore the small riviere with
    : diamonds and ruby's with a ruby pendant.
    : - Prss Irene wore the small riviere with
    : diamonds and ruby's with the peacock centre
    : part.
    : - Prss Irene wore the neclace without the
    : rivere and peacock centre part.
    : - Prss Irene wore the neclace without the
    : rivere.
    : - And last I assume that the riviere can be
    : worn without any attachements.
    : Something I haven't noticed before That this
    : set is varsitile.
    :
    : So we are still missing the big peacock
    : centre part and the necklace.
    :
    : I hope the missing pieces are still in the
    : Royal Faults and that they will pop up.
    :
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : On John R. wonderfull & amazing site, I
    : just spot a picture of a young Princess
    : Irene wearing the light-version of the
    : peacock parure.
    :
    : The peacock-center as tiara, the
    : peacock-center as necklace but also the
    : peacock-center as brooch!
    :
    : I have always been thinking that there were
    : only 2 peacock-centers (one of the tiara and
    : one of the necklace)
    :
    :
    :
    : http://www.dutchroyaljewels.nl/Ruby_Peacock_Parure.htm
    :
    :


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