The only modern photo I have seen of any of Queen Victoria's opals is of a pair of earrings. They were exhibited in Adelaide a few years ago. The opals struck me as "dead"; there were no shimmering colours or opalescence.
A small opal ring belonging to Queen Adelaide was also on display and, while the opal in it was run of the mill quality, it was far superior to the opals in Queen Victoria's earrings.
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