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    Re: Queen Sofia's emerald bead necklace Archived Message

    Posted by Arthur on April 5, 2016, 6:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Sofia's emerald bead necklace"

    Thank you, Carlo.

    Like you, I am not really a great fan of jewels made from coloured stones only. I think that the beauty of coloured stones is much more enhanced when it is set within a diamond surround.

    Yet, I was amazed at the size and the deep intense colour of the emeralds in Queen Sofia's necklace. These are probably very valuable stones!

    I think Queen Sofia's dark shiny dress did not do justice to this emerald necklace. A pale dress would have been much better - as well as an emerald brooch.

    Regarding a good setting for a necklace of round cabochon emeralds, I think interspersing the emeralds with pearls (as in the emerald and pearl necklace presented by Queen Mary to her daughter-in-law Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, as a wedding gift) could be a good option:




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