Re: Queen Alexandra's 2 Cartier colliers resille Archived Message
Posted by LDMJ on November 5, 2015, 4:28 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Alexandra's 2 Cartier colliers resille"
Thank you Beth - I suspect that both of these beautiful works of art are resting in the jewel vault at Buckingham Palace! Unless Queen Mary had them dismantled and reused for other pieces! --Previous Message-- : Many thanks LDMJ. I value your opinion. : : I suspect that, after the recent article in : the Royals magazine as mentioned by Franck, : some board members might now accept that : Queen Alexandra had two colliers resille. : : But, as this was not stated, I wondered if : some still had reservations, as the question : of the second necklace had previously been : disputed in the thread to which I posted the : links. : : One factor which might still lead posters to : question whether Queen Alexandra had two : such necklaces is the question which was : raised in the previous discussion relating : to Hans Nadelhoffer's book - were the : captions under the two necklaces mixed up? : As I have not read his book, I am not in a : position to judge. : : It is also the reason why I am trying to see : how other authors have done their research. : (In my opinion it is entirely acceptable for : authors to use and refer to the research of : earlier authors) : : If the various authors refer only to what : was said in Hans Nadelhoffer's book, then : the question might still be contentious - : depending on what Nadelhoffer actually said : in his text, and if he gave any supporting : references. : : On the other hand, if the later authors : attribute their comments to direct research : in Cartier's archives, then that would : indicate to me that Queen Alexandra did have : 2 separate necklaces of this style made by : Cartier. : : I realise that board members cannot post a : copy of images in the various publications : because of copyright issues, but I was : hoping that, through a process of : elimination, we could decide if your image : showed the second necklace. : : I would like to think that is the case. If : so, I wonder if the necklace still exists, : or perhaps it has been dismantled. : : :
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