Posted by Brock on November 12, 2016, 5:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Clarification"
Indeed, the clarity of the picture is wonderful, but it brings up several questions about coronet usage. Was such use strictly a matter of preference? Despite the majority of the ladies donning theirs, including her daughter, the Countess of Strathmore is not wearing the coronet entitled to her.
Additionally, the Marquess of Carisbrooke is wearing not the coronet of a marquess, rather the coronet denoting him as a grandchild of a sovereign who is not a prince of the blood royal. While Alexandra of Fife is wearing the coronet entitled to her as the wife of a prince of the blood royal, her sister Maud is not wearing the female equivalent of the Marquess of Carisbrooke's coronet, as seen on his wife.
Further, was the "other grandchildren of the sovereign" coronet used by any others in 1953? The Earl and Countess of Harewood, for instance, wore the coronets of an Earl and Countess while Gerald Lascelles did not wear one at all.
--Previous Message-- : Thanks Stefan for providing the information as : to who bought the original Cambridge Lovers : knot tiara. We will have to keep a watch on : upcoming auctions to see if the tiara : renters the market. : : It is so easy to misread. I thought you had : inside information about a sale happening at : Sotheby's in the future. ;-) : : My copy of Vincent's new book is on its way : to me as it was shipped last week. : : The picture at the article website,of the : Royal Box at George VI's Coronation, is the : best quality I have seen and I love how at : the bottom of the article the identify the : individuals and their jewels sold by : Christie's of course! : : --Previous Message-- : It was this article i meant and i have : apparently read wrong and thought at first : that this tiara would be auctioned in the : upcoming auction like the sapphire tiara in : the first pic. : UI sounded likely to me as the original : Cambridge Lovers Knot tiara was in 1981 : bought by the late Fürst Georg of : Waldburg-Zeil who died last year. : : --Previous Message-- : A thank you to Stefan for posting the : Christie's link. Could you please post the : Sotheby's link about the upcoming sale of : one of the Cambridge copies being sold? : : The article discusses the sale of the : original Cambrdge Lovers Knot tiara in 1981 : by Christie's. This was the tiara which : belonged to the Princess Augusta of Hesse : Cassel, Duchess of Cambridge. : : According to the article 5 copies were : probably made, one of which is in the : possession of Queen Elizabeth II. One of : these copies was also sold by Christie's in : 1985. : : --Previous Message-- : One of the Cambridge Lovers Knot tiara will : be : sold in a Sotheby auction soon. Wonder if is : the one belonging to the Princely Family of : Waldburg-Zeil : : : : : http://www.christies.com/features/Jewellery-worn-by-royalty-7847-1.aspx?sc_lang=en&cid=EM_EMLcontent0414468B_2&cid=DM62114&bid=70644184 : : : : : : :
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