PJ I was looking for information on some earring and...I may have found something on this brooch (but not 100% sure.) Do you have a copy of Leslie Fields' The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II? If so, go to the pages for Queen Victoria's Diamond Stud Earrings. There is a picture of QM with a brooch at her collar that looks like the brooch you have asked about on her hat. It says that it was one of QM's purchases from the estate of Empress Maria Feodorovna which has since passed through to Princess Micheal of Kent. Sorry I do not currently have access to a scanner. Maybe someone else has this picture available.
Cheers! Bryce
--Previous Message-- : Well PJ, I am not surprised. : Queen Mary seems to be a never-ending font : of jewels and her motto seemed to be - If : you've got it....flaunt it. : Therefore, it makes sense that she would use : a "real" brooch rather than some : haberdashery trinket. : : Sorry I cannot help with this particular : brooch, but if I see it in my travels, I : will let you know. : : Cheers! : Bryce : : --Previous Message-- : This photo shows the same hat different : brooch. And the brooch in question in this : photo was sold at auction. : PJ : : : --Previous Message-- : : I found this photo on the site listed under : Queen Mary's photo. It's the circled brooch : I'm interested in on her hat. Queen Mary : photo : You'll need to go just over half way down : the site to Empress Marie Feodorovna's : Sapphire Brooch. It's the third photo under : this heading. Any help will be appreciated. : PJ : : : : : :
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