Posted by Nellie on July 19, 2014, 10:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Durbar Tiara"
They are very different shapes! There is no round Cullinan that size.
--Previous Message-- : I don't think it's the Koh-i-nur, I think it's : Cullinan IV. : : --Previous Message-- : : In this pic in the Royal Collection does : anyone agree that the central diamond could : be the Koh-i-nûr? : The size looks right to me. : : : : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2808166/queen-mary-1867-1953 : : : --Previous Message-- : : I have recalled that I had a theory at one : time that the odd bar across the top of this : tiara was to hold the Koh-i-nûr, in its : frame of rose-cut diamonds. : : In the thread below someone referred to the : bar but I cannot find that posting. : : There is an air of something unfinished : about the centre top of this tiara. : : : : : : :