Re: The British jewel collection needs more emerald tiara(s) Archived Message
Posted by Franck on January 31, 2016, 4:19 am, in reply to "The British jewel collection needs more emerald tiara(s)"
Dear Arthur, Thnak so much for your amazing summary ! Please note that we can add 2 others necklaces : - The emerald and diamond dogwood necklace gift from the City of Vancouver in 1951 with earrings ; - The emerald, pearl and diamond belt from the Maharaja Sher Shingh (One of the most important jewels of her majesty). This emerald belt costs several millions of pounds. Queen Elizabeth owns several emerald and diamond rings : - a square emerald (Small emerald and big diamonds) with brilliant cut diamonds on either side ring (described by Leslie Field) ; She has worn this ring in Mexico in February 1983 with the Cambridge and Delhi durbar parure - She has 3 emerald and diamond rings on each fingers (worn for a portrait by James Llyod and in Thailand) - on of these rings was also worn for the diner with Barack Obama in London ; - a small Emerald ring surrounded by diamond worn with the emerald and diamond tassel demi-parure. (See photo below from the Queen jewels vault) : [img][/img] - On least one emerald and diamond ring from the Emirati Emerald Demi-Parure See photo below from the QJV : [img][/img] [img][/img] From Queen Elizabeth the queen mother : - a square emerald worn for a portrait by J. Quinn ; - A square emerald ring worn in Syndey in 1958 (see the QD page 33) To me she has on least 8 emerald and diamonds rings (6 worn by her and 2 from her mother) ; Last but not least a better photo of Princess Diana wearing the emerald and diamond necklace : [img][/img] --Previous Message-- : It would be great to see the Greville emerald : tiara (if it still exists) resurface again - : not only for its own interest and : craftmanship, of course, but also because : the British jewel collection is actually : quite short on emerald tiaras. The only : emerald tiara I have identified in the : British collection is the Vladimir Tiara, in : the version with the Cambridge emeralds : (which are even only substitutes for the : original pearls). : : Meanwhile, there are quite a lot of emerald : necklaces in the British collection (I : consider only the main line of the family): : : 1) the Delhi Durbar Necklace (made by : Garrards for Queen Mary in 1911): : : : : 2) the Cambridge emerald choker (also made : for Queen Mary, presented by Queen Elizabeth : II to Diana, Princess of Wales, and never : seen again since Diana's death): : : : : 3) the Greville necklace : : : : : : 4) the Godman necklace (presented to the : Queen in 1965 by the daughters of the late : Frederick DuCann Godman): : : : : 5) The Emirati Emerald Demi-Parure (a gift : from the President of the United Arab : Emirates during the Queen's Gulf Tour in : 1979, or during the Emirati State visit to : the UK in 1989, if I well remember; the set : includes a necklace, a pair of earrings, a : bracelet, and possibly a ring): : : : : : : 6) A modern emerald and gold (?) : demi-parure , of unknown origin, comprising : a necklace, a pair of earrings and a : bracelet (Queen Elizabeth II has worn this : set only twice, in 2000 and 2002, for two : film premieres): : : : : : 7) Diana, Princess of Wales' Emerald : Demi-Parure : the late Princess of Wales was : seen at least once with an emerald necklace : which is none of the necklaces mentioned : above: : : : : 8) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall's emerald : demi-parure : Camilla has worn a few times a : large necklace of rectangular emeralds, with : a matching bracelet and a pair of matching : earrings, which are supposed to be a Saudi : gift: : : : : : Have I missed one necklace? : : So, with at least 8 emerald necklaces in the : main line of a family, it would be fine to : have at least one or two extra emerald : tiaras! : : :
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