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    Re: Surprises continue from QEII - turquoise Archived Message

    Posted by Nellie on July 10, 2014, 7:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Surprises continue from QEII - turquoise"


    Also, given the shape of the Queen's brooch it could have come from a stomacher.


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    : I keep thinking of the central lozenge
    : element in one of the elaborate diamond
    : necklaces worn by Queen Alexandra.
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    : The size could be right, upside down, and
    : minus the turquoise of course.
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    : Wow! The queen of brooches strikes again!!!
    :
    : It is a very beautiful brooch, with a
    : delicate foliate diamond wreath around a big
    : central turquoise surrounded by diamond
    : brilliants. Perfect for a Queen! Judging
    : from the style, I would say it dates back
    : more or less to the middle of the 19th
    : century (which does not exclude a recent
    : acquisition, of course).
    :
    : Unfortunately, I have no information on this
    : brooch, and I do not remember having seen it
    : previously on Queen Elizabeth II or on
    : either of the previous British Queens. It
    : could be either a new brooch (official gift?
    : private gift? personal purchase?), or
    : another brooch forgotten for decades in the
    : royal jewels vaults...
    :
    : Maybe the brooch has any to-be-determined
    : relation with the region of Derbyshire, or
    : with the family of the Dukes of Devonshire
    : (the Queen visited today the cities of
    : Matlock and Lea Mills in Derbyshire, and
    : then travelled to Chatsworth House, home of
    : the Dukes of Devonshire, where she had a
    : luncheon and met representatives of rescue
    : services).
    :
    : It is also interesting to see this brooch,
    : not only because it is a new one, but also
    : because Queen Elizabeth II rarely wears
    : turquoise jewels – either because her
    : collection may be short on this particular
    : stone, or because she may not be fond of
    : turquoises. The only turquoise jewels I know
    : to her are the turquoise and pearl necklace
    : from President Ayub Khan of Pakistan (an
    : official gift from President Khan during his
    : State visit to Britain in 1966, and which
    : has been worn for years by Princess Anne)
    : and the turquoise, sapphire and diamond
    : demi-parure given by King Hussein of Jordan
    : (also during a State visit to Britain in
    : 1966).
    :
    : The main turquoise jewels in the Royal
    : Family do not belong to the Queen:
    : - Queen Mary’s turquoise and diamond parure
    : (a wedding gift from her parents in 1893)
    : was given in 1935 as a wedding gift to Alice
    : Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of
    : Gloucester, and is now in possession of the
    : current Duchess
    : - Queen(-mother) Elizabeth’s turquoise and
    : diamond parure (a wedding gift from King
    : George V in 1923) was later given to
    : Princess Margaret as a 21st–birthday present
    : in 1951 and is probably owned now by
    : Viscount Linley or Lady Sarah Chatto
    : - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall owns (since
    : at least 1998) a splendid turquoise and
    : diamond necklace, with matching earrings
    : (possibly a gift from Prince Charles, or
    : from Camilla’s family). BTW, the brooch the
    : Queen has worn today would make a very nice
    : combination with this necklace!
    :
    : Here are a few more pictures from the
    : Queen’s visit to Derbyshire today (all from
    : Zimbio).
    :
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    : On these side-views, the brooch is of course
    : less visible, but we can notice that the
    : central turquoise is a rather big one,
    : protruding voluminously from the diamond
    : surround.
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    : And I can not refrain from posting this
    : impressive picture too, showing the Queen
    : and her hosts in the splendid Painted Hall
    : of Chatsworth House!
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    : Anyone have any information?
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