Posted by Dmitry on July 23, 2014, 6:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Hesse amethysts"
I believe that Victoria Melita is wearing an emerald bead and pearl necklace, so the tiara is most likely emeralds, perhaps borrowed from her mother.
--Previous Message-- : I do not identify the tiara worn by Princess : Victoria-Melita of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (then : wife of Hereditary Grand-Duke Ernst-Ludwig : of Hesse-Darmstadt). I do not even know if : it is made of amethysts or of another stone. : : But it is not the amethyst parure which was : later worn by Princess Sophie of Greece : (wife of Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, : and sister of Princess Cecile, who married : in the Hesse-Darmstadt family) and by : Princess Mafalda of Italy (wife of Prince : Philipp of Hesse-Cassel, himself a brother : of Prince Christoph): : : - as mentioned by Ashdean, these jewels were : in the two separate branches of the Hesse : dinasties, so there is no reason why a : Hesse-Darmstadt jewel should be seen on the : head of a Hesse-Cassel lady (as long as both : houses still existed). I think the : Hesse-Cassel amethyst parure was among the : jewels stolen in 1945 and never recovered : : - and though both tiaras have similarities, : the visual comparison of both tiaras confirm : they are not the same (the diamonds elements : on Victoria-Melita's tiara look narrower : than those on Sophie's tiara): : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Yes ???? : --Previous Message-- : But they are a different branch of the Hesse : family. : : --Previous Message-- : It looks like it is the Hesse Amethyst tiara : : : : : : :