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#41
06-06-2007, 06:37 AM
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Has anybody ever seen a royal or a picture of a royal wearing Native American or Southwestern style jewelry?
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#42
09-06-2007, 10:38 PM
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I would love to see some pictures of Tanzanite or Alexandrite. 
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#43
09-07-2007, 02:11 PM
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Alexandrite
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#44
09-07-2007, 03:31 PM
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I was just wondering, has anyone ever seen Elizabeth II wearing opals? Or anyone other member of the BRF?
The women in my family love opals, and you would think that Australia has probably given the BRF some good examples of them.
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#45
09-07-2007, 05:36 PM
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The Andamooka Opal
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#46
09-07-2007, 07:09 PM
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The brooch HRH The Duchess of Cornwall wore on the first day of Ascot this year:
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/7904/is14426149hw8.jpg This is the best pic I could find; there is still some discussion as to what the stone is. The top contenders are garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Orange Sapphire, and something else--can't remember. But, this is one impressive brooch!
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#47
09-08-2007, 05:47 AM
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http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...nsigningaw.jpg Last edited by Warren; 09-08-2007 at 07:21 AM. Reason: replaced directly-attached image with link
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#48
09-08-2007, 07:33 PM
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O dear, the Austrail Gall Stone horror appears once again. I for one do not care for opals so you will pardon my prejudice. Australia, except for all those unfortunates suffering from the disorder of republicanism and other unpleasant life forms of the spider, crocodile and serpent variety is a marvelous country which produces fabulous wines and sigh, opals. Of course I do understand black opals can be magnificent. Who am I to argue. I do wish they would just carve the thing up into something-in the infamous phrase of Imelda Marcos-"more wearable." They could even use it, cut up into small pieces, for a tiara. I would note that the magnificent Oriental Diadem originally was set with opals which Queen Alexandra had replaced with rubies. Cheers.
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#49
09-09-2007, 03:23 AM
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I was going to mention the Oriental Diadem with Opals but you beat me too it. I wonder what ever became of those stones. Are they laying at the bottom of some box of loose stones at the back of a vault?
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#50
09-09-2007, 01:39 PM
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What I wouldn't give to see that box of loose stones; the way Queen Mary played with her pieces, you know that that box is full of spectacular stones.
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#51
09-13-2007, 06:42 AM
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According to 'Queens Jewels', in spring 2001, a precious stones expert with Sothebys was contacted to appraise a parure which for more than 50 years had sat inside a safe in a California bank wrapped in newspaper. She discovered an extraordinary collection of peridots, each the size of an apricot, mounted on a diadem, a necklace, a brooch and a pair of earrings. Next to the jewelry was a crumpled photograph of Archduchess Isabella of Austria, an aunt of the last emperor, Karl I. The jewelry was the peridot and diamond parure that she had worn when her nephew was crowned King of Hungary in 1916. Sold after her death, it was purchased by a hungarian aristocrat whose dayghter fled to the US after WWII. the jewelry was put up for sale in London on June 20th, 2001 and sold for 256,000 pounds sterling. There was one photo of a close-up of the stones, but I don't have the capabilities of getting it here. Peridots are probably my least favorite gemstone, but the fact that a royal has worn them raises my opinion of them slightly. These were darker than most peridots nowadays - almost emerald green. I wish I could see the photo of the Archduchess dressed in court regalia at the coronation wearing the parure.
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#52
09-14-2007, 05:48 AM
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Imperial Peridot Pics!
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Diamond & Peridot Tiara (link) Archduchess Isabelle of Austria (Teschen), 1916 Coronation of the Emperor Karl as King of Hungary  (copyright expired)
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Last edited by Warren; 09-17-2007 at 05:36 AM.
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#53
09-17-2007, 04:11 AM
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Darn work computer has blocked the image! Thanks for digging it up though!
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#54
09-17-2007, 08:55 AM
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If you go to Fred Leighton - Rare and Collectible Jewels let the site load, then click on The Fred Leighton Collection, then click on Antique and Grandeur--on pages 10 and 11 you will see the parue. The necklace, earrings, and the tiara (worn as a BELT if you can believe it). They are stunning. The entire site is a treat, too.
I believe this is the amethyst necklace that went with the amethyst parue that The Queen Mother sold: FullSCreenZoom another view with a little description: S J Phillips Ltd Dealers in fine antique jewels and silver - Object Detail - Antique amethyst and diamond cluster necklace, c.1850 - Turquoise Parue FullSCreenZoom that was just auctioned off by the Savoy family (I think that was them)
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#55
09-18-2007, 07:31 AM
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I've been to that website a long time ago but didn't make the connection. Thanks! Hard to imagine that belt as a tiara though. At least not a pretty one.That amethyst necklace is gorgeous though! Turquoise and diamonds really don't go togethor. It kind of looks like the pink parure that Cothilde wore at her wedding to Prince Victor Emmanuel(or is it the other way around?) a few years ago but swapped the stones.
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#56
09-30-2007, 04:11 PM
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Queen Mary's amethyst necklace has shown up on the neck of Anna Wintour. If this is the way she's going to wear it, with a bad neckline let's hope the necklace is just a loaner.
Royal Jewels of the World Message Board: Re: Mary's amethyst Nice pic of the parue: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...1&d=1092970214 Now, I get a little confused--why were these pieces sold? Any pics of anyone wearing them? Weren't they won at some charity raffle?
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#57
10-06-2007, 09:44 PM
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#58
10-09-2007, 12:16 PM
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