Thanks Arthur I think you have sorted these ones out for me and, as always, in a very well executed manner. Much appreciated! Merci beaucoup pour tout votre travail.
Cheers! Bryce
--Previous Message-- : I tend to (respectfully) disagree with Joye : and Beth1 about the earrings in Bryce’s : first picture being Queen Mary’s Cluster : Earrings. On Bryce’s picture, we can not see : the central diamond of QM’s Cluster : Earrings, which is usually protruding rather : visibly from the surrounding two-row : cluster. It is even more obvious on this : picture (which seems to be from the same : photo session, despite the added tiara), we : can see that the earring is “flat” and very : round, so probably a solitaire diamond : (therefore, I would incline in favour of the : earrings made with the two collets removed : from Queen Victoria’s Coronation Necklace, : which are rounder than the slightly : square-shaped Queen Victoria’s Stud : Earrings): : : : : On the contrary, on Queen Mary’s Cluster : Earrings, the central square-shaped diamond : stands out quite visibly from its surround: : : : : : : Moreover, I think that Queen Mary’s Cluster : Earrings are slightly larger than the : earrings on Bryce’s first picture, but this : is more disputable (it might just be the : matter of a few millimetres). : : : Regarding the pear drop earrings, they are : of a similar design to Queen Victoria’s : Coronation Earrings, but there are a few : differences between both pairs of earrings: : - the intermediary collet diamonds (the ones : between the ear studs and the pear-shaped : drops) in QEII’s earrings are smaller than : the ones in QV’s Coronation Earrings (in : proportion to the other two diamonds) : - the pear shaped drop diamonds in QEII’s : earrings are smaller and a bit longer, : whereas the drops in QV’s Coronation : Earrings have a larger, rounder base : - and last but not least, QEII’s pear drop : earrings are smaller than QV’s coronation : earrings. Here are two side-by-side : pictures, for a better comparison (on the : left, QEII pear-drop earrings, on the right : QV’s Coronation earrings): : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : The centre diamond is different. round Q : Vic : and square in the other QEII pear. : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks for your insight. : : In the first, I thought maybe they were QM's : collets from the Coronation necklace : because they seem to have a border setting - : although as Joye mentioned they could be the : clusters ???? : : As for the second, it was the glint of gold : in the spacer that was throwing me off. But : it does look as though the Pear Drops do : have a gold backing. I agree with you Joye : that I find these very similar to the : Coronation Earrings. : : Even the facet planes look similar. : However, the spacers in the Coronation set : look a bit larger. : : : : Cheers! : Bryce : : --Previous Message-- : 1st picture are Q Mary's cluster earrings. : page 48 Fields : : 2nd picture maybe QEIIs pear drop earrings : page 52. I personally have great difficulty : in seeing a different between the pear drop : and the Q Victoria's collet necklace and : earrings Fields page 54. : : --Previous Message-- : Can anyone help me to identify the earrings : in : these 2 pictures? : : Both sets are worn with HM's "best : diamonds" (the South African 21st : Birthday set) : : : : : : Thanks in advance for your assistance. : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : : : : : : : : :
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