Posted by Beth1 on August 27, 2014, 3:18 am, in reply to "Re: Some thoughts "
I accept your evidence regarding the brooch worn by QEQM Mauriz but, because of the setting on the top section of the earrings and the one brooch we are sure about, I still think the necklace could have been originally set with the elements with the sun ray diamond design. I would even accept that the brooch worn by the Duchess of Kent in the image Joye posted could look different because of artistic licence. How I would like to see a painting or photograph showing the necklace in an earlier period.
--Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : [snip] : In the photos supplied by Joye the Duchess : of Kent and the Queen Mother are wearing : different brooches (and I suspect we can see : a shadow rather than pendant drops under the : brooch worn by QEQM). The brooch worn by the : Duchess is commonly identified as part of : the demi-parure so I think we can identify 2 : of the brooches. : [snip] : : : I think that it's due to the blurry picture : of QEQM that the pendant drops look like a : dark shadow. Darker colours tend to : "leak" in a grainy picture, hence : the "shadow" looking bigger than : the amethysts actually are. I'd say the : brooch in both photos is probably the same. : : Regarding the two remaining brooches I agree : with Arthur - the two elements in the : necklace and the brooch are just too similar : in size and shape and design. : : :