What a sharp eye Arthur! I agree it's a charming brooch and I find rather a pretty little piece, but I have to agree that such a design puts a limit on where it could be worn. --Previous Message-- : Certainly, it is a matter of personal taste. : : Personally, I am not a great fan of the : design of the brooch, but on the other hand, : I find absolutely lovely and very moving all : what this brooch means in terms of marital : and parental love. Queen Victoria and Prince : Albert were certainly a really loving : couple, and they both loved their children : with an intensity which was quite unusual in : the royal families of the time. : : Jewellery of the 19th century is full of : these small "sentimental" jewels, : which coexisted with larger jewels for : grander and more formal occasions: : medallions or lockets with hair curls of : one's children, bracelets with the portraits : of the parents, husband or children, etc. : : By the way, this brooch could not be worn : properly today... because, if you look : closely the extremity of the right wing : (i.e. the one on the left for us), you can : see that a few diamonds and coloured stones : are missing! And I can not imagine Queen : Elizabeth II wearing a brooch with missing : diamonds! : (but of course, if H.M. wants to have this : small defect fixed, she certainly can afford : it!) : : : : :
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