My thoughts exactly Arthur. Archived Message
Posted by PJ Kiser on November 28, 2016, 2:48 am, in reply to "Re: The Greville Emerald (and Amethyst ??) Brooch"
--Previous Message-- : I don't think we have ever seen any picture of : this brooch showing another clear colour but : green. Sometimes, the central stone might : look darker, but it can be due to the : lightning. But we have never seen the : central stone looking frankly purple or : blue... : : Besides, contrary to Queen Mary, Queen : Elizabeth the Queen Mother does not seem to : have been inclined to play with versatile : jewels... : : And finally, on the following picture (taken : at Ascot horseraces on 17th June, 1997), the : Queen Mother wears the same brooch, the same : dress, and probably the same pearl necklace : as on the picture posted by Bryce, and we : can see a distinctive green shade on the : central stone of the brooch: : : : : So I guess it is, and has always been, an : emerald. : : :
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