Re: The British jewel collection needs more emerald tiara(s) Archived Message
Posted by Alexander on February 4, 2016, 12:37 pm, in reply to "The British jewel collection needs more emerald tiara(s)"
Number 5, looks as if could be made a tiara, beautiful and delicate --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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