--Previous Message-- : Hello Joye, : : thank you very much for this picture, that I : had never seen before. : : Because of the black and white, it is hard : to tell if there are emeralds or only : diamonds in this brooch/hat pin. On a B&W : pictures, emeralds should look darker : (unless they are pale green emeralds). : : But it is definitely an arrow brooch, and I : do not think that QEQM was reported to have : received another arrow brooch that the one : presented as a wedding gift from the Hon. : James Stuart. : : And, judging from the then Duchess of York's : look, this picture probably dates back to : the early years of QEQM's marriage. I think : it could be an important detail, because : QEQM seems to have worn her wedding gifts : jewels mostly at the beginning of her : marriage, then she either had them : transformed into new jewels or let them in : the vaults. : : Thanks again!!! : : As a sidenote, we can notice that Queen Mary : also owned an arrow-shaped diamond brooch, : that she wore here during a visit to : Liverpool, circa 1924. But this one is : larger than QEQM's one, and of course I do : not suggest it is the brooch presented to : QEQM by the Hon. James Stuart (I can not : imagine, even for one millisecond, Queen : Mary borrowing a jewel from her : daughter-in-law ): : : : Direct link to Getty pictures: : http://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d : 'actualit%C3%A9/circa-1924-hm-king-george-v-with-the-his-consort-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/78949750 : (Getty picture number 78949750). : : : --Previous Message-- : Wedding gift list says a gift from Hon. : James : Stuart - diamond and emerald arrow brooch. : : Franck, might this be the brooch you have in : your emerald? : : : : : : : :
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