Edited by Nellie on April 19, 2025, 1:55 am Collectissim seems to be the source for the TikTok article - link, then scroll down, but no source given for their assertion
The maker Bolin is not in dispute.
I will edit here as I find all dates and give the original or most recent sources as far as I can detect.
1843 TikTok ; Collectissim website
c1874 Roberts; and Royal Collection website
1874 Papi
c1890 Field; Bury
Sources
Shirley Bury, Jewellery Vol II, 1997 Antique Collectors' Club
Hugh Roberts, The Queen's Diamonds, 2012 Royal Collection Enterprises
Leslie Field, The Queen's Jewels, 1997 (latest edition) Harry N Abrams
Stefano Papi, The Jewels of the Romanovs Family and Court, 2010 Thames & Hudson - acknowledements include Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia
https://www.collectissim.com/en/bolin-jeweler-story/
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