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    Re: Pss Caroline Chaumet wings Archived Message

    Posted by mauriz on August 2, 2015, 5:45 pm, in reply to "Pss Caroline Chaumet wings"

    Thank you for the photo, Cristina. I was thinking of the wing(s) Princess Caroline was wearing in her hair for the national day celebrations in 2012. To me the darker parts look more as if her hair shines through than being sapphires:



    I do think the wings on Beatrice Borromeo's dress are the same pieces.

    Maridje posted a larger version of your photo in a previous discussion (http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/archive/1353433102.html) The general consensus at that time was that the brooches were set with sapphires, but on closer inspection I think it's more likely that they are partly open-work and it's the blue dress that suggests sapphires. The outermost part of the upper brooch seems to be lighter which would be because the shoulder not the dress shines through:



    So maybe there's only one pair of wings and no sapphires at all?


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