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Duchess of Cornwall Art Deco Brooch Posted by Crowne on April 6, 2022, 6:53 am The Court Jeweller website has a post on the Duchess of Cornwall's brooches from the Queen Mother. The 4th one down is described as The Queen Mother's Topaz Art Deco Brooch worn from the 1930s. I may well have missed posts about this brooch, but I couldn't find a photo of the Queen Mother wearing it, can anyone post or link to a photo please? Or can anyone say where the information that it is Topaz comes from? https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2022/04/the-duchess-of-cornwall-and-the-queen-mothers-royal-brooches.html#more-38750 Many thanks

Re: Duchess of Cornwall Art Deco Brooch Posted by Beth on April 6, 2022, 7:02 pm, in reply to "Duchess of Cornwall Art Deco Brooch" I don't know what gemstones are in the brooch Crowne. Years ago when the brooch was first discussed on the Royal Jewels of the World Message board some were suggesting that it contained garnets. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of work these days to find the old threads on that board, so I cannot post a link. One of the early photos which was posted I recollect being of where QEQM wore the brooch as a clasp to her pearls, but I don't have a photo of that. The only photos I have are these These are from the 1950s. I think that the other photo I was thinking of was from the 1950s also -- but of course I cannot be 100% sure. When we first had the discussion, I looked in the newspapers and found a few references to QEQM wearing garnets shortly after she became Queen. Perhaps that is where the idea came from. Unfortunately,at the time I could not find any photos to confirm the media reports.

Re: Duchess of Cornwall Art Deco Brooch Posted by Crowne on April 7, 2022, 5:33 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Cornwall Art Deco Brooch" Thanks Beth for the photos and the information.

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