can it be this bow brosch? Archived Message
Posted by Josefine on July 8, 2014, 5:35 am, in reply to "Queen Victoria of Sweden's unidentified brooches"
--Previous Message-- : Hello, : : I am wondering about the whereabouts of two : brooches which can be seen on portraits of : Queen Victoria of Sweden (née Princess of : Baden, and wife of King Gustav V): : : 1) On this picture, Queen Victoria is : wearing (among many jewels) the Leuchtenberg : sapphire parure and the Baden Fringe tiara : (worn upside down, as a corsage ornament). : Does anyone know about the origin and the : whereabouts of the big brooch she is wearing : in the middle of her corsage? It looks like : a sunray design, centered on a big pearl, : with diamond drops. : This design reminds me the style of the : "whopper brooch" of Princess : Marie-Louise of Schleswig-Holstein : (grand-daughter of Queen Victoria of the : United-Kingdom), which Marie-Louise : bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth the : Queen-Mother (who unfortunately wore it only : once or twice) (NB: I do not suggest that : these two brooches are the same, just that : they have a similar design). : : : : She is wearing the same brooch here: : : : : and probably here too, on her wedding : portrait: : (BTW, I would love to see the Baden Fringe : tiara worn sometimes like this, as a : necklace... with the Nine Prong Tiara, it : would make a tremendous combination) : : : : : 2) On this picture, Queen Victoria is : wearing on her right shoulder the pearl and : diamond Ivy-leaf Brooch that can still be : seen nowadays, worn by Queen Silvia or Crown : Princess Victoria. But she is also wearing, : pinned on her waist, another brooch, which : is less familiar to me. It seems to be a : double-bow brooch (similar in style to Queen : Victoria of Britain's bow brooches). : : : : Queen Victoria is wearing the same brooch : here, pinned on her collar, with an added : pearl drop: : : : : Does anyone know the origin and whereabouts : of this bow brooch? : : Thanks in advance! : : (pictures sources: Flickr, gogmsite, tumblr, : Wikipedia) : : :
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