Posted by Franck on September 15, 2014, 2:13 pm, in reply to "QEII Animal brooches"
Dear Bryce,
Thank you for your kind photos !!
Please note that I think the Ruby and Diamond Butterfly brooch is very beautiful !!
Please also note that the sea mythical seas creature' brooch presented by the Fishmongers Guild must be the one described by Leslie Field.
Do you think that the red bird brooch is made of ruby ?
Best regards,
Franck
--Previous Message-- : There are a couple of other "animal" : brooches in QEII's collection : : There are 2 swan brooches (that I know of). : One worn a couple of years ago when she : visited The Keeper of the Swans during the : swan upping ceremony : : : : and the double swam worn at Ascot this year. : : : : There is also the British Jewellers : Association Diamond Jubilee Dove brooch - : although somewhat abstract : : : : HM has a Ruby and Diamond Butterfly brooch : : : : The Fishmongers' Dolphin (as mentioned by : Arthur) : : : : The Gold Stag : : : : Also there are these brooches, but I have : not seen a picture of HM ever wearing them : : The Royal Collection highlighted The : Jamaican Doctor Bird brooch : : : : and this Gold Porcupine : : : : : This is the New Haven Horse brooch presented : a couple of years ago (the tie pin was for : PP) : : : : : And if I recall correctly, there is mention : of a Bumble Bee brooch in Fields - sorry no : picture. : : So the tally above is 10 (including the red : bird from the previous post) : : I am sure that there are some I : missed...there must be a corgie brooch : somewhere ! : : Still, the animal kingdom is very well : represented and is not a very big percentage : of the total. : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : --Previous Message-- : Unfortunately, I have not seen Queen : Elizabeth : II (or any other British royal lady) wearing : either of these two brooches. : : I am not a great fan of the 'Coronation : bouquet' brooch (though it would be : interesting to see it worn anyway), but I : would love to see the 'red bird' brooch, I : find it lovely. : : By the way, I have the impression that Queen : Elizabeth II has very few animal brooches. : She has a lot of floral/foliate brooches, : knot brooches or non-figurative brooches, : but almost no animal brooches (with the : exception, of course, of several of her : regimental brooches, which can include : heraldic animals). Besides this 'red bird' : brooch, I only have in mind the 'sea : creature' brooch presented by the : Fishmongers Guild. Am I forgetting other : brooches of animalistic design? : : : --Previous Message-- : There are now only 2 brooches that I have : not : seen HM wear that appear on the "E II : R" double page spread (pg 80-81) of : Angela Kelley's book "Dressing the : Queen". : : They are the coronation bouquet brooch : (botton left) and the small red bird brooch : (far right) - both seen here. : : Has anyone seen HM wearing either of these? : : : Photo from the internet : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : : :
on September 15, 2014, 2:13 pm, in reply to "