--Previous Message-- : Could it be possible that the aigrette was : original part of the brooch. Later they made : from the peacockcenter from the brooch an : aigrette. : : I have never seen the full necklace and the : current brooch together.....so I think that : the peacockcenter of the necklace is now : used on the brooch.
That's what I thought too: The aigrette has been part of the brooch, and now the centre part of the necklace is part of the brooch. Speculation of course, but the dimensions and number of prongs would match.