Regarding the first brooch, I agree it must be an aquamarine in the middle. I feel small darker points can be seen on the frame of the brooch (maybe be onyx or rubies?), but it is very difficult to say, as the pictures are so blurry.
The two lateral parts of this rectangular brooch have no glitter at all. It might be the effect of daylight, but I wonder if they could be made of crystal (which was frequently used and mixed with stones in Art Déco jewels) instead of diamonds.
It could possibly be one of the Queen’s diamond floral brooches, but it is actually very difficult to be sure from these pictures.
Edit: here are better pictures, without watermarks, from Spokeo website:
I confirm it must be one of the diamond floral brooches owned by the Queen.
--Previous Message-- : Thank you Nellie, : The style of the brooch reminds me of the : one HM wore for the Commonwealth reception. : I watched the Youtube item but, alas, the : brooch we are currently discussing lacks the : wonderful sparkle of the brooch worn at the : Commonwealth reception. After watching the : video, I am inclined to think the central : stone is an aquamarine. : : --Previous Message-- : : The best I could manage. : Looks to me like a diamond bar with a : coloured stone in the centre third. : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : These may have been discussed before but... : : An earlier discussion brought up the fact : that there are, no doubt, many of the Queen : jewels that we do not see in the normal : course of our arduous endeavours to do so. : : Case in point is the Aquamarine and : Diamond(?) bar style brooch which The Queen : is wearing when she meets a group of St : John’s Ambulance Brigade before one of her : garden parties as seen in the documentary : Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work . : At the garden part itself, another “regular” : brooch is worn (Jardine Star). : I fear we are missing out on a lot where we : do not get as good media coverage. : : There is another brooch uncovered that I am : not sure if any one has noticed. The Queen : is hosting an “Achievers” reception and : Buckingham Palace. During the reception, HM : can be seen wearing what looks to be a gold, : diamond and pearl brooch (leafy looking to : me). You only get a few glimpses of it. At : first I thought is was the Australian Wattle : base on size and colour but it is not. I : think it is some sort of large, gold, : heart-shaped, leaf hanging down with the : stem(s) at the top. : : Here is the YouTube link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ai4JWef1-Y : Entitled: Monarchy: The Royal Family at : Work 4/5 : : The aquamarine brooch can be seen from time : frame 4:50 to 5:40. : The other gold brooch from frame 56:19 to : 57:30 : : I would really appreciate it is anyone has a : screen shot of these - or a better picture : of course. : I can not seem to capture it. : As always, thanks for you help! : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : : :
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