The Diamond Fringe Necklace Diamonds, Gold, Silver, Silk Thread The First Half of the Nineteenth Century Presented to Queen Elizabeth, 1947 The Royal Collection |
This exceptional piece, made of diamonds, gold and silver—is held together with silk thread. It was a gift to the then-Princess Elizabeth from the Lord Mayor of London and the Court of Aldermen, the Governor of the Bank of England, the Chairman of the Stock Exchange, the Chairman of Lloyds, the Chairman of the Baltic Exchange and the Committee of London Clearing Banks. Her Majesty has been known to wear this necklace with some regularity.
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