History of Famous Jewels and Collections: Re: October Birthstone: Opal & Tourmaline

These are nice pieces. What I would love to see are the opals in the British royal vaults the ones taken out of the tiara/ crown by either QV or QA and replaced with rubies. And then the great Opal given HMQE2 on a trip to Australia, which has only been worn on one occasion.

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Dave.

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Lets start a thread to celebrate the birthstones for October i.e Opals and Tourmalines. Both stones are not as commonly used as some other ones in royal/noble jewels but there are some good examples out there.

Let me start off with Crown Princess Mary's Opal brooch/ring/necklace that was an official present from South Australia to mark the birth of her first born Prince Christian (an October baby)!!

some background on the jewel's comission and maker:

Queen Elizabeth II's Canadian Tourmaline Brooch: