Apparently, this was common practice. We now know, for instance, that British royal tiaras created by Garrard in fact were made by E. Wolff & Co. It seems that Vita Israel was more a diamond broker than a creator of jewelry. George Hamel did not say anything about the bracelets.
--Previous Message-- : But if the tiara was not made by Vita, chances : are neither were the bracelets.... It seems : that Vita had other jewellers create the : Jewels for them.... : : : --Previous Message-- : If I understood correctly the alterations : were : made by Van Kempen in 1928, and therefore : the black and white drawing was made. : The bracelets are mentioned in the text on : the coloured drawing which carries the name : of Vita Israel. : : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks! : : So the King placed the order for the tiara : and bracelets with Vita and Van der Stichel : was asked to execute the design? Was theirs : the name erased from the famous drawing? Who : made the bracelets that were delivered with : the tiara? Who altered the tiara in 1928? : : We're not done yet! : : : : --Previous Message-- : (And sometimes we just need to work with : what : is available, despite the circumstances. If : all authors on royal jewels were restricted : to these criteria, we all would have very : little to read.) : : Mr Hamel presented his findings yesterday in : a presentation which included the image of : the article with an actual close up of the : tiara from 1898 and with Van der Stichel : mentioned as maker. He also showed images of : the actual specification of the tiara by : Vita Israel. It appears the central sapphire : of the tiara was included in the bill, so : paid for and delivered,, and 2mm smaller : then originally ordered. So no Anna Paulowna : heirloom, and also the (Massin-)tiara was : not (re)designed to fit this central part. : Further: the sapphires are not kashmere, but : ceylon. The tiara was not given a platinum : frame in 1928. That year, some alterations : were made, including unyfing the previous : loose elements into 1 tiara, some diamonds : were eliminated and given away. A sapphire : was lost and replaced with a new ca 3ct : sapphire. The design became 'smoother' to : wear. : : : : : : : : :
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