Re: Picture of ruby and diamond ruby necklace and earrings Archived Message
Posted by Beth on December 2, 2016, 3:59 am, in reply to "Re: Picture of ruby and diamond ruby necklace and earrings"
--Previous Message-- : : Thank you Larua. I appreciate your : generosity in giving me this reference. : Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to look at : the Illustrated London News and then post : the images. : : So far the best images of the gifts I have : seen of some of the gifts are those in this : photo. : : : The item which is presently of great : interest to me is the sautoir which was the : gift of King George V and Queen Mary, which : can be seen on the right of the photo. : (Could I ask board members to enlarge the : photo to see what I am talking about below, : please) : : All the press reports state this was a joint : gift from the King and Queen. All state it : was a sautoir or a long necklace. Where the : reports differ is in the composition of the : gemstones. Some say it was composed of : diamonds and rubies. Others say it was a : long chain with a large pearl. : : The photo above suggests to me that the : sautoir was made of rubies and diamonds : with a pearl on the drop - most probably a : black pearl. : : On page 139 of the 1978 edition of her book : on the Queen's jewels Leslie Field noted : that Princess Marina wore the : "sautoir" given by the Duke of : Kent to the Opening of Parliament in 1937. I : don't think that the necklace given by the : Duke of Kent, shown on the photo above on : the left with a set of earrings, would be : described as a sautoir- but perhaps I am : mistaken. : : The only photos I have seen of the Duchess : for this event show her leaving her house : wrapped in a fur stole and, while her : bracelets and the borrowed Greek ruby tiara : (which now belongs to Queen Anne-Marie) are : seen, the Duchess' necklace is hidden from : view. Nevertheless, if Princess Marina wore : a "long" necklace or sautoir, I : would be inclined to think it might have : been the wedding gift of the King and Queen. : Needless to say, I don't have any proof and : this is all just speculation. : :
|
|