Re: British sapphire and emerald flower brooch identified Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on July 14, 2015, 2:37 pm, in reply to "Re: British sapphire and emerald flower brooch identified"
It is a sapphire and diamond anchor brooch presented to Princess Mary of Teck as wedding gift by the groom, the Duke of York (later King George V): It is quite strange that this anchor brooch was not seen again later on Queen Mary. Maybe this jewel was later dismantled by Queen Mary, like so many of her wedding gifts? Which would be strange, though, for a jewel presented to her by her husband, and symbolized his special bond of affection towards the Royal Navy. But Queen Mary had even her wedding tiara dismantled, so why not this brooch too?...
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