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Buccleuch Turquoise parure Posted by Beth on November 25, 2018, 5:37 am Among the jewels owned by the Buccleuch family is a turquoise parure. According to Diana Scarisbrick the tiara was made circa the 1850s, and I presume it was commissioned by the family. I suspect that the necklace and earrings are from a later date. Perhaps someone who knows more about styles from different eras might be able to identify the era of construction. Compared to the two diamond tiaras, the emerald and the pearl tiaras this parure, while still a grand parure, is very much a secondary item in the family jewels. It has been worn by various ladies in the family over time. Duchess wearing the parure in November 1938 Duchess wearing the necklace and earrings in October 1955 Lady George Scott wearing the parure in March 1939 Lady Constance Scott dressed as Mary Queen of Scots wearing the parure in February 1949 Detail of tiara Detail of necklace I think that the round brooches Lady Constance is wearing at the edges of her dress neckline are part of the set the then Duchess wore on her head for the Devonshire House Ball in 1897. What do others think?

Re: Buccleuch Turquoise parure Posted by The Royal Watcher on November 26, 2018, 9:44 am, in reply to "Buccleuch Turquoise parure" Thank you Beth for your lovely posts on the Buccleuch jewels! It's a pleasure to read them! From my files (the ones I told you about), I discovered a few more picture of the Turquoise parure! Th Duchess of Buccleuch with Princess Margaret in 1951! And the Countess of Dalkeith wearing the Parure while posing for a picture at Britwell, home of Lady Pamela Mountbatten and David Hicks, at a Dinner Party ahead of a Ball at Luton Hoo, home of Sir Harold and Lady Zia Wernher, in the 1960s! You can also spot Lady Pamela in the Mountbatten Tiara and her mother's stunning Diamond Necklace, the Duchess of Rutland in the Rutland Tiara, HERE, and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia née Baden in an unknown Tiara (doesn't appear to be a Yugoslav or Baden piece)!

Re: Buccleuch Turquoise parure Posted by Dave on November 26, 2018, 11:07 am, in reply to "Re: Buccleuch Turquoise parure" Very good fact finding The Royal Watcher, and thanks for this post Beth, its all great fun. Regards, Dave. Previous Message Thank you Beth for your lovely posts on the Buccleuch jewels! It's a pleasure to read them! From my files (the ones I told you about), I discovered a few more picture of the Turquoise parure! Th Duchess of Buccleuch with Princess Margaret in 1951! And the Countess of Dalkeith wearing the Parure while posing for a picture at Britwell, home of Lady Pamela Mountbatten and David Hicks, at a Dinner Party ahead of a Ball at Luton Hoo, home of Sir Harold and Lady Zia Wernher, in the 1960s! You can also spot Lady Pamela in the Mountbatten Tiara and her mother's stunning Diamond Necklace, the Duchess of Rutland in the Rutland Tiara, HERE , and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia née Baden in an unknown Tiara (doesn't appear to be a Yugoslav or Baden piece)!

Re: Buccleuch Turquoise parure Posted by Beth on November 26, 2018, 1:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Buccleuch Turquoise parure" Wonderful photos thank you The Royal Watcher. What a fabulous photo the one with Princess Margaret is!! Much better than the copy published in the Australian Women's Weekly 15 July 1950 and the identical one the magazine published in January 1952. 1950 photo https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46074327?searchTerm=Margaret%20AND%20%22Duchess%20of%20Buccleuch%22%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=exactPhrase=+Duchess+of+Buccleuch+|||anyWords|||notWords|||requestHandler|||dateFrom|||dateTo|||l-advtitle=112|||l-illustrated=true|||sortby The item in the magazine gives a very brief over view of the Buccleuch estates if anyone is interested. 1952 photo https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44552530?searchTerm=Margaret%20AND%20%22Duchess%20of%20Buccleuch%22%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=exactPhrase=+Duchess+of+Buccleuch+|||anyWords|||notWords|||requestHandler|||dateFrom|||dateTo|||l-advtitle=112|||l-illustrated=true|||sortby I wonder when the ball actually took place?

Re: Buccleuch Turquoise parure Posted by Dave on November 28, 2018, 8:34 am, in reply to "Re: Buccleuch Turquoise parure" I am sure I had read in the book "The Royals" by Kitty Kelly that the late QEQM had made out some probable partnership matches for Princess Margaret and the then heir to the Beccleuch estates was the top choice. Has anyone heard also of this? Regards, Dave. Previous Message Thank you Beth for your lovely posts on the Buccleuch jewels! It's a pleasure to read them! From my files (the ones I told you about), I discovered a few more picture of the Turquoise parure! Th Duchess of Buccleuch with Princess Margaret in 1951! And the Countess of Dalkeith wearing the Parure while posing for a picture at Britwell, home of Lady Pamela Mountbatten and David Hicks, at a Dinner Party ahead of a Ball at Luton Hoo, home of Sir Harold and Lady Zia Wernher, in the 1960s! You can also spot Lady Pamela in the Mountbatten Tiara and her mother's stunning Diamond Necklace, the Duchess of Rutland in the Rutland Tiara, HERE , and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia née Baden in an unknown Tiara (doesn't appear to be a Yugoslav or Baden piece)!

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