Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings Archived Message
Posted by Lorenzo on November 26, 2014, 10:47 am, in reply to "Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings"
100% convaincu ! --Previous Message-- : Queen Elizabeth II has worn occasionally, : since (at least) 1972 a pair of large : diamond pendant earrings, each made of a : pear-shaped diamond-studded frame, : surrounding a large pear-shaped diamond : suspended from a small brilliant. Each : earring is pinned to the earlobe with a : small bow-shaped ear stud. The large central : pear-shaped diamond can be replaced with a : pear-shaped emerald, thus enabling two : versions for the earrings. : : : : In her book The Queen’s Jewels (page 87 of : the 1997 edition), Leslie Field describes : this pair of earrings as " large : detachable pendant detachable [emerald] : drops that can be substituted for : pear-shaped diamond drops in a pair of long : diamond scallop-frame earrings with : ribbon-bow studs ". Nevertheless, she : mistakenly confuses them with Queen : Victoria’s emerald earrings (which are : visible on this post: : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1413471027.html : ). : : Here are two pictures of these earrings: : : 30 November 2010: premiere of 'The : Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn : Treader' at the Odeon Leicester Square : (diamond version): : : : : 20 July 1989: State Visit to the UK of : Sheikh Zayed, President of the United Arab : Emirates (return dinner) (emerald version): : : : : Unfortunately, Hugh Roberts, in his book : The Queen’s Diamonds , did not disclose any : information about these earrings. : : Yet, I think I have found the origin of : these earrings: I am 99.9% sure that they : were made with the elements of a brooch : belonging to Queen Mary. The main parts of : the earrings (the two pear-shaped frames : with the central pear-shaped diamonds) were : connected by their spiky top, forming a kind : of horizontal "8". The two small : ribbon-bow motifs (now forming the ear : studs) were positioned on either side of the : junction point of the two large pear-shaped : elements. : : Queen Mary, who always loved versatile : jewels, could wear this brooch either with : or without diamond or pearl pendants, : sometimes connected through a diamond swag. : : On the following two pictures (dated c. : 1926), Queen Mary wears the brooch at the : centre of her corsage, with a large : pear-shaped pearl suspended from a diamond : swag: : : : : (Credit: Royal Collection Trust/© Her : Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) : Source: : - : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2912659/queen-mary-of-great-britain-and-ireland-1867-1953 : - : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2808264/queen-mary-1867-1953 : : On this picture (dated c.1935), Queen Mary : wears the brooch pinned on her sash of the : Garter (the ribbon-bow motifs are here : clearly identifiable): : : : (this picture is the positive of a negative : picture in the Royal collection: see : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2507749/queen-mary-1867-1953 : ) : : On this official 80th birthday portrait, : Queen Mary wears the brooch at the centre of : her corsage, but with several diamond drops: : : : : : I am convinced. And you? : : :
|
Message Thread:
- Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Arthur November 26, 2014, 9:41 am
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Arthur November 26, 2014, 9:47 am
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Merlin November 26, 2014, 10:06 am
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Arthur November 26, 2014, 12:15 pm
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Merlin November 26, 2014, 1:21 pm
- New for Paris in the Spring etc. - Merlin November 26, 2014, 2:35 pm
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Arthur November 27, 2014, 5:07 am
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Merlin November 27, 2014, 5:43 am
- Re: Two fringes (ed) - Nellie November 27, 2014, 6:02 am
- Re: Two fringes - Arthur November 27, 2014, 6:48 am
- Oslo - Count75 November 27, 2014, 2:05 pm
- Re: Oslo - Nellie November 27, 2014, 5:08 pm
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Baxter November 27, 2014, 6:56 am
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - mauriz November 26, 2014, 10:20 am
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Lorenzo November 26, 2014, 10:47 am
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - Nellie November 26, 2014, 3:21 pm
- Re: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond/Emerald Pendant Earrings - jinja November 26, 2014, 10:16 pm
- Re: the brooch in detail - Nellie November 28, 2014, 10:10 pm
|
|