Two diamond rose brooches in Sweden?
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Hello, all. I hope someone has some information about the floral brooches in the Bernadotte collection.
If the links above work (I haven't tried posting with imageshack or linking in this way before), they should show what I believe are two different diamond floral brooches.
The first is the familiar Bernadotte rose brooch which is found on many sites and has been discussed many times in the past. (It is the one Princess Madeleine wore in her hair at the December 11 dinner hosting the Nobel laureates in 2008).
The second one is the best closeup I can achieve from a photograph of Queen Silvia at the December 10 Nobel Prize ceremony the next year in 2009.
When comparing the brooch worn by Queen Silvia in 2009 with the well-known piece from the Bernadotte collection, it appears that the stones, construction, and arrangement are different. Silvia's 2009 brooch, if I am correct, has five large petals surrounding a large central stone on the floral part, whereas the Bernadotte brooch has at least three "layers" of petals surrounding a smaller central part, more like an actual rose.
The surrounding leaves also seem to be different. Silvia's brooch seems to have larger leaves and, instead of buds, appears to have collet-set diamonds or at least clearly larger single-stone elements. The Bernadotte brooch has more defined "rosebud" elements and smaller leaves.
In addition, the construction appears to be different. The Bernadotte brooch is extremely delicate with many, many small diamonds or diamond chips used to create a more realistic, closer to real-life shape of a rose. The stones are set in what appears to be platinum or white gold. Silvia's brooch from 2009 appears to have some smaller stones but also larger ones, and it appears to have some parts of the brooch set in yellow gold.
Also, the shapes of the brooches are different. The stem on the Bernadotte brooch seems to curve more from flower to tip while I can't actually see a "stem" on the brooch worn in 2009.
I know I'm not imagining what I'm seeing but I have never heard anything about this second brooch. Does anyone know anything about it?
Thanks in advance for your assistance, opinions, etc.
Rascal