Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... Archived Message
Posted by Beth1 on August 27, 2014, 5:38 pm, in reply to "Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious..."
As I said earlier Barbara this is a wonderful find. I suspect that this necklace may originally have been a choker which has been extended by the diamond chain. I confess that initially I did not see the final photo in your post. I agree with your thinking that the brooch worn by the Duchess of Kent in your image above may have been part of the original suite and that the others are later additions. If the necklace worn by Lady Mary Charteris was originally a choker, that suggests a much later fashion than the Duchess of Kent's necklace. I wonder if it is possible that Queen Victoria acquired the hexagonal elements? If HM ever wore the necklace it would have needed to be lengthened. --Previous Message-- : While browsing through the net, I found these : pictures of Lady Mary Charteris (daughter of : The Earl of Wemyss) on her wedding day, back : in September 2012... The bride wears a : necklace whose elements look identical to : the Kent parure's brooch (plus the two : 'other' necklace elements in the Kent : necklace). : : : No, I won't comment on this bridal gown . : : : : : : And now my question: could it be, that the : brooch worn nowadays by HM is not an : original part of the set (Kent demi-parure), : but was aquired/received somewhen later : (with the other two elements, now included : in the necklace) and that the original : brooch was indeed an oval one with rows of : diamonds to surround them and not the one : with this scroll/sunray design??? The oval : brooch : (http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1409144593.html) : would actually fit much better to the oval : elements of the necklace... : : For me it looks like the hexagonal elements : were not made to go with the oval ones... It : would be interesting to see the combs...I'm : puzzled... :
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- Interesting idea! - Barbara D. August 27, 2014, 3:30 am
- Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Barbara D. August 27, 2014, 10:43 am
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- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Arthur August 27, 2014, 5:31 pm
- Re: Necklace with very similar design as the brooch...misterious... - Beth1 August 27, 2014, 5:38 pm
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