This looks to me like the Amethyst tiara later sold by The Queen Mother. Thank you for an interesting photo.
--Previous Message-- : : This one? : I have always had my suspicions about this : one. Montage? : : : : : --Previous Message-- : There is a photo that has been posted here : in : the past of Queen Mary wearing the amethyst : tiara during her widowhood, arriving at a : theater if I'm not mistaken. : : --Previous Message-- : It is remarkable, though, that Queen Mary : wore : almost only jewels made of precious stones : (diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and, more : scarcely, rubies) and pearls, but almost : never jewels made of semi-precious or fine : stones (aquamarines, amethysts, : turquoises...). I only remember of a single : photo portrait of a young Queen (probably : then still Princess) Mary with an amethyst : parure (which was later auctioned off) and : of a photo of an equally young Queen : (Princess) Mary wearing the beautiful : turquoise and diamond parure presented to : her as wedding gift by her parents, and that : she later presented as a wedding gift to the : Duchess of Gloucester. : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you Joye. We are learning so much : about : Queen Mary and rubies. I am coming to the : conclusion that we can dismiss the old : furphy about her not liking rubies. : : --Previous Message-- : A ruby brooch and ruby pendant were left to : Queen Mary by Sophie de Torby wife of Grand : Duke Michael. : Is there any knowledge about these pieces? : : : : : : : :
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