Re: Queen Alexandra's tiara -amethysts amd sapphires Archived Message
Posted by Barbara D. on February 5, 2016, 12:34 am, in reply to "Queen Alexandra's tiara -amethysts amd sapphires"
I finally had the time to enjoy your very interesting post, Beth! Thank you so much for all this work . The idea, that the elements of the necklace are worn as centerpieces of the tiara is striking! And I would assume too, that there are (were) more centerpieces than 'only' the sapphires. Dmitry's speculation, that Queen Alexandra's sister, Tsarina Maria Feodorovna later added a set of fine Russian amethysts to the earlier gift, is truly very interesting (and IMHO logical ). All this would explain, why the Countess of Southesk auctioned estate didn't list a sapphire tiara, but an amethyst tiara and a sapphire necklace! With my warmest thanks for giving us such a wonderful thread!
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