Re: QEII's Andamooka opal necklace and earrings Archived Message
Posted by Beth1 on February 1, 2015, 1:27 am, in reply to "Re: QEII's Andamooka opal necklace and earrings"
Thank you Arthur for the photos of this necklace. Unfortunately, black and white photos make the central opal look more dominant than I think it would in reality - or with modern digital photography. HM does not seem to favour opals, but I suspect that Queen Victoria would have been delighted with the gifts given to QEII, as she wore opals, and she gave gave opal suites, in the her name and her husband's after his death to their daughters and daughters-in-law. Somehow, given the time frame, I don't think those opals would have been Australian - but perhaps I am wrong.
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