Re: The Duchess of York's sapphire "chain pendant" Archived Message
Posted by Beth1 on October 2, 2014, 4:35 am, in reply to "Re: The Duchess of York's sapphire "chain pendant""
Hello Arthur, I have re-read the information in footnote no 2 on page 202 of Roberts. I read the information too quickly and made a hasty assumption. Roberts refers to QEQM having a a new sapphire and diamond chain pendant made in 1929. I acknowledge that does not necessarily mean the sautior which Baxter referred to. If we think only of the meaning of the words, it suggests that HM had a pendant made - but it is possible that the word 'long' also indicates something else. I confess, I do not know. This might be a reference to a long chain, but it may not necessarily mean a sautoir - as we understand the term. EDIT I am adding an edit, as my original posting did not seem to come up. I am wary of trying to re-post as, in the past, this has resulted in multiple postings. I apologise to all, if that happens again. --Previous Message-- : The footnote published by Roberts at the page : about the Strathmore tiara (page 220) : indicates that " interchangeable at : will with the 5 flowers are 5 single : sapphires " (quote from a Garrard : ledger of 1938). So I guess it must be the : entire rose-heads, and not only their : central diamond. : : I strongly doubt one of these sapphires : could be the brooch later given to Princess : Diana, and transformed by the latter into : the front clasp of her pearl choker. This : sapphire is very large (quite huge, : actually), and would have overwhelmed the : small frame of the Strathmore tiara; the : balance and delicacy of the design of the : tiara would have been ruined by such a : whopper sapphire (and even more by five!). : : Moreover, Roberts stresses (both in the text : and the footnote) that the sapphires are : "single-collet" sapphires - i.e. : without any diamond surround, if I well : understand (which is not the case of Diana's : sapphire, surrounded by two rows of : diamonds). : : Interesting also is that Roberts mentions : that the five diamond roses of the tiara : were " originally " : interchangeable with sapphires. The word : " originally " is certainly not : innocent, and could imply that it is not the : case anymore - either because the Queen : Mother disposed at some time of the : sapphires, or because she had them re-used : for another jewel... : : PS: please, do not forget my question: on : which page of Roberts' book is the Duchess : of York's sapphire chain necklace mentioned? : : : --Previous Message-- : I too was looking at the Queen's Diamonds : last : night, and was reading about the Strathmore : tiara - according to Roberts the roses are : interchangeable with sapphires - does this : mean the central diamond in the rose, or the : entire rose-head? If the latter, there would : be some significantly sized sapphires in the : collection. The large brooch the Queen : Mother gave to Diana - does anyone know its : exact providence - it's often seen as a copy : of the Albert sapphire brooch, but I wonder : if it was part of this tiara's alternative : appearance? : : :
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