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    Re: brooch Archived Message

    Posted by Bryce on August 4, 2014, 7:38 am, in reply to "brooch"

    I am pretty sure this is the Russian Sapphire Brooch wore most recently by QEII to Italy and The Vatican.

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    : which sapphire brooch for Q Mary please?
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    : --Previous Message--
    : Hi Nellie - there is some confusion here I
    : think.
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    : The choker was bought by Queen Mary.
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    : Leslie Field (1992 pg 110) refers to
    : "Queen Alexandra's Bracelet" as
    : "a four-row pearl bracelet with a large
    : sapphire and diamond clasp"
    : seen here (sort of)on her left wrist.
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    : Fellow poster LDMJ suggests that perhaps my
    : original picture is of QA's bracelet and not
    : the choker.
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    : They are 2 separate pieces. With out a
    : better picture of QA's bracelet, it is hard
    : to tell for sure.
    :
    : Cheers!
    : Bryce
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    : Thank you Bryce. Looks like a match. I don't
    : recall ever seeing that choker before, nor
    : even worn by Queen Alexandra.
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    : --Previous Message--
    : Hi Nellie
    : Here is a side-by-side comparison
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    : Choker
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    : Bracelet
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    : Thanks for your input.
    : Cheers!
    : Bryce
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    : I need to see the choker.
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    : --Previous Message--
    : I reviewed my notes and noticed that the
    : Empress Maria Feordorovna choker is indeed
    : convertible into 2 bracelets and/or a
    : brooch.
    :
    : LDMJ - I am not sure of your reference to
    : Queen Alexandra's bracelet. Could you
    : please elaborate?
    :
    : Nellie - do you think it the sapphire from
    : the choker or something else?
    :
    : Thanks
    : Cheer!
    : Bryce
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    : --Previous Message--
    :
    : Looks like a sapphire to me.
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    : --Previous Message--
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    : It seems to me that this is Queen
    : Alexandra's bracelet .
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    : I initially thought that the bracelet worn
    : by
    : HM in this picture might have been the
    : Empress Maria Feodorovna Sapphire Choker
    : shortened to make a bracelet.
    :
    : Now I wonder if it is not one of the Diamond
    : and Enamel Cypher bracelets we were recently
    : discussing.
    :
    : What are your thoughts ??
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    : p.s. - Sorry I do not have a date for the
    : photo.
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    : Cheers!
    : Bryce
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