Re: This is the necklace of QA's I was thinking of... Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on August 19, 2015, 5:20 pm, in reply to "Re: This is the necklace of QA's I was thinking of..."
The origins or the whereabouts of this impressive necklace are unfortunately unknown (at least to me). It is is indeed a very versatile piece of jewellery. The large lozenge-shaped motif at the front of the necklace is detachable, and can be worn as brooch: Another unidentified oblong-shaped diamond motif is suspended, on the picture below, from the large central lozenge-shaped motif of the necklace. Three pear-shaped diamond drops are suspended from the oblong motif, I guess they are the Lahore diamond (now the pendant of Queen Victoria's Coronation riviere, frequently worn by Queen Elizabeth II) and Queen Victoria's Coronation earrings: The two large ornate motifs hanging on both sides were bequeathed to Queen Maud of Norway (daughter of Queen Alexandra), and are now worn as earrings by Queen Sonja. I do not know, though, if these earrings are the same as Queen Victoria's Turkish earrings: On the following picture, the large lozenge-shaped motif is worn as a brooch (pinned on Queen Alexandra's sash), whereas the oblong-shaped diamond motif and the "Norwegian" earrings are suspended from Queen Alexandra's wedding-gift pearl necklace. And I suspect the pearl drops hanging from the oblong-shaped motif to be the two large pear-shaped drops from Queen Alexandra's Dagmar Necklace and one of the drops of her pearl and diamond wedding brooch! Quite easy to get lost, isn't it?
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