Thank you for that detail Ashdean. I was thinking it would be hard to miss such an important pearl on Queen Mary.
--Previous Message-- : Marion the former Countess of Harewood later : Mrs Jeremey Thorpe died recently...perhaps : the pearl was sold by her heirs...In 1929 : Lord Harewood bought a pearl drop from the : estate of the Dowager Empress Marie for his : wife Princess Mary.. : : : --Previous Message-- : Cartier have produced a convertible : necklace/tiara to be exhibited at the : Biennale des Antiquaires which includes a : large pearl drop previously owned by : Princess Mary. It was apparently a gift : from Queen Mary. : : A link to the article: : : http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/2014/07/cartier-royal-pearl-high-jewellery-biennale-des-antiquaires-2014/ : : Here is the relevant paragraph: : : 'Believed to have been harvested in the : waters of the Persian Gulf, it once belonged : to Queen Mary of England, wife of George V, : who passed it down to her daughter. Born in : 1897 and also named Mary, the princess was : photographed wearing the pearl on many : occasions. She in turn bequeathed it to her : son George Lascelles, Earl of Harewood, who : gave it to his wife Patricia on their : wedding day' : : And a photograph of the pearl with the : matching earrings Cartier have produced. : : : : I don't have access to my books at the : moment and I've been wracking my brain but I : don't recognise this pearl at all. Am I : missing something obvious? Can anyone help? : : : :
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