The necklace
RCIN 14622 https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/cairo-to-constantinople-early-photographs-of-the-middle-east/the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace/necklace
One of the brooches
There was a second brooch, which was depicted in a marble bust of Queen Alexandra executed by Mary Thornycroft in 1863.
Marble bust RCIN 14645 https://www.rct.uk/collection/search?&_ga=2.49914223.836815437.1541756656-1913584373.1541457343#/1/collection/2094/alexandra-princess-of-wales-1844-1925
Detail of the brooch from the sculpture
The original brooch is still in the Royal Collection RCIN 14645 https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/trails/royal-travel/brooch
A number of copies of the marble bust were made, some of which are still in circulation today. One is held by the British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1334704&partId=1
According to a Bentley & Skinner site, Philips & Sons were allowed to make some copies of the original brooch
https://www.jewellerymonthly.com/augusts-jewel-of-the-month-from-bentley-skinner/
But the one shown is not an exact copy.
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