Re: Diamonds for April - Fife to start things off Archived Message
Posted by Count75 on March 31, 2016, 9:56 am, in reply to "Diamonds for April - Fife to start things off"
Gorgeous. At first I thought it was the Girls of Ireland tiara, which is one of my favorites. --Previous Message-- : Well, I just cannot go past my favourite : : : : Edit: Details of the tiara posted by Torkel : in 2008 : : A tiara of brilliants, described by The : Times as «the most splendid object : displayed». The Graphic has the following on : this tiara "the diamond tiara and : double-row necklace presented by the Duke of : Fife to his Bride are of the most : magnificent description. The brilliants are : of great size, the great one in the centre : of the lower row measuring quite half an : inch each way. The tiara is a very uncommon : and beautiful design, composed of hundreds : of stones, ranging in weight from one carat : to ten, the larger being what are : technically known as briolettes--that is, : cut on both sides and turning on pivots, so : that they will flash with every movement of : the head.” [Graphic, 23-24] : :
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