Posted by Dawn on July 31, 2014, 9:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Rubies."
Is there any photographic evidence of these jewels (the tiara, necklace and pair of earrings) being opals originally? I would like to see such a picture of it just to compare what they looked like (while Queen Victoria was alive) and what the current settings look like now. I wonder which one looks better than the other one.
--Previous Message-- : Dawn : These are the so called "Crown : Rubies". The necklace and earrings : were made for Queen Victoria : (QV) and originally contained opals as the : main stones. QV left these jewels to the : Crown. : : Queen Alexandra thought opals unlucky and : swapped them out for rubies (she did the : same to the Oriental Circlet as seen in your : pictures). : : These were some of the jewels that The Queen : let her mother continue to use until her : death in 2002 : : Cheers! : Bryce : : --Previous Message-- : The source did not state the origins of this : pair of ruby and diamond earrings & the : ruby and diamond necklace, but the Queen : Mother apparently had worn them a long time : ago (as HM the Queen). : : The source is from a book in my collection: : "Royal Souvenirs" by Geoffrey : Warren (pub. in 1977). : : : : Another time in a different evening gown : but again wore this ruby and diamond : necklace & pair of earrings {and the : same tiara as well}: : : : : --Previous Message-- : To collaborate Merlin's reply, I too believe : they are the Crown Ruby earrings. Here are : a couple more pix. : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : Thank you Merlin. : : : --Previous Message-- : : : Quite unusual, wearing the rubies with a : diamond tiara. : She did it again in the 1990s. : : : : Can anyone identify the earrings for me : please? Probably December 1953. : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
on July 31, 2014, 9:21 pm, in reply to "