Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
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22 October 2019

Bird Brooches

Ruby and diamond brooch, Boucheron, 1940s bird

RUBY AND DIAMOND BROOCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY roosting turtle dove

RUBY, EMERALD AND DIAMOND DUCK BROOCH, BY CARTIER

Ruby, emerald, sapphire and diamond brooch, Cartier, 1989 cockerel rooster

Two gem set and diamond brooches, one by Bulgari  heron eagle

Two gem set, enamel and diamond brooches, late 19th century, composite cockerel rooster

UNIQUE RUBY AND DIAMOND 'PEACOCK' BROOCH, Cartier

04 January 2012

Ancient Jewels

 An antique enamel and precious gem necklace from the 1500's.

 A bracelet made with gothic arches of gold and semi-precious gems. The design could easily be made to wear as a tiara.

 Enamel and gold jewelry ornaments with cabochon emeralds at their centers. These sorts of jewels were used in a number of ways, including being pinned all over a dress, clipped into the hair, or worn as ear clips.

 Diamond chandelier earrings with small portraits of harlequins dangling from them. Harlequins were a popular motif in jewelry in the 1700's.

 Ancient jeweled raven brooches. Their bodies are completely mosaiced out of semi-precious gems.

 Close-up of a Rene Lalique brooch. The berries are carved from rock crystal.

 The Rene Lalique brooch in its entirety.

 A set of three pendants, each suspended from chains coming from a single loop. The lion's body is a baroque pearl, while the camel's body is gold with white enamel. The middle pendant has a delicate design that has been enhanced with enamels and precious gems and pearls.

 A collection of rings, in either dark blue or black enamel. Diamonds scatter the surface of the enamel, giving off the appearance of a starry night sky.

A silver wedding crown. Silver was a traditional metal in which to construct wedding tiaras and crowns.

16 September 2011

Fly like a Diamond Angel

A diamond winged necklace with a large, central baroque pearl.

A winged brooch with pearl "head".

A Lalique winged woman brooch with a baroque pearl pendant.
Diamond snakes upholding a winged cabochon stone in this beautiful tiara.
A very tall winged aigrette tiara.

07 September 2011

Animals in Jewelry

A pair of sapphire and diamond swallow ear clips.



 A whole selection of elephant orders, of pictures I took at Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark.



 Diamond Dragon shoulder brooches, owned by Queen Sirikit of Thailand      

An enameled peacock dish.
 
An art nouveau peacock brooch.

A kookabura brooch with an emerald tummy.


A Jean Schlumberger Seahorse brooch.