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I have always been intrigued by this motif. Here's a Dutch example of Wing brooches (in combination with large sapphire elements). Maker and date unknown.
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Thank you, Baxter, for the correction. I had made a confusion with another pair of wing brooches made by Chaumet (which can also be mounted on a tiara frame) which includes blue translucent enamel (which I had erroneously taken for sapphires). But after verification, this blue enamel version was made for Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1910 (source: https://x.com/Chaumet/status/1255904736685035522 ) and seems to be now part of Chaumet's historical collection.
Obviously, the double wings brooch/tiara was a popular jewellery model in the first half of the 20th century, and Chaumet produced several versions of this jewel, with various stones, or with only diamonds.
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I don't think Princess Caroline's wings contain any sapphires (or blue enamel like Gertrude Whitney's). It appears that there are open spaces through which we see her dress (or hair), as seen in this photo from Chaumet's website .
This would explain why there was no color seen when they were worn by Beatrice Borromeo on one of her wedding gowns.
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