Leslie Field claimed that Queen Alexandra gave it to Queen Mary.
I always disputed that & argued for another source for years. My theory was based on the differences in the 2 jewels & the fact that Queen Alexandra was photographed wearing her baroque pearl in 1913 at the wedding of her granddaughter, the Duchess of Fife.
Then, after prolonged searching, I found a sketch of some of Queen Mary's wedding gifts & posted about them in August 2019.
Here is the sketch I posted. The difference is that I have marked this image.
Here is the link to what I initially posted in 2019.
https://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/msg/1566349820.html
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