Re: Isn't this .....? (Ireland, HM's brooch today) Archived Message
Posted by Annie on June 29, 2016, 7:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Isn't this .....? (Ireland, HM's brooch today)"
Thankyou GillW for this interesting discussion & thankyou to Nellie for pointing out Ursula`s article, I had not seen that one before either. Well it seems most likely that the three central emerald-cut diamonds in the box are the ones presented to Princess Elizabeth in 1947. (Thankyou to Franck & Ursula for these facts) What makes it so facinating to me is why have we not spotted this brooch before 2014 or have the diamonds just sat in their box all these years, only to be made into a brooch in more recent years? The ends of the brooch are cetainly a half-moon shape in keeping with the original idea but not diamonds as large as in the box. I wonder if the two half moon diamonds will turn up as part of another jewel or have they already been used?? : : : :
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