--Previous Message-- : : Actually, I must research that reference to : over 100 opals. Here is the Garrard ledger : page. 17 opals !!
Which I find in a way even more surprising! There are 11 rubies today replacing 11 opals, right? I fail to see where the design of the tiara would have allowed to set the remaining 6 opals: 11 arches, 10 tridents, 21 leaves above the base, 5 diamonds surrounding each central opal / ruby...