Winged Creations

A platinum, opal and diamond moth brooch.

18 karat gold, diamond and ruby brooch, France.

18 karat two color gold and colored stone and diamond brooch, France.

Three 19th century insect brooches, made with diamonds, ruby, sapphire and opal.

A late 19th century diamond and colored diamond brooch, 1890.

A diamond and enamel butterfly Art Nouveau brooch by Luis Masriera Art.

A gem set and diamond bee fly brooch, Portugal, 20th century.

A gem set and diamond butterfly brooch, circa 1900.

Pink and green gem-set bee brooches.

A gold, platinum, demantoid garnet, pearl and diamond dragonfly brooch, circa 1900.

A natural pearl, ruby, and diamond butterfly brooch, late 19th century.

A ruby and diamond swallow brooch, late 19th century.

A silver, turquoise, ruby, pearl and diamond brooch. Queen Victoria gave it to one of her bridesmaids in the early 1800's, and it was later acquired by Queen Mary in 1925.

Two 18 karat white gold, diamond and colored stone brooches, by Sabbadini.

Tiaras fit for Mercury

A Chaumet diamond wing tiara, which comes with two clips so that the detachable wings can be worn on the shoulders instead of on the head as a tiara.

A blue enamel and diamond wing tiara.

A truly magical diamond pair of snakes upholding a pair of green enamel and diamond wings, in the middle of which rests a star cabochon ruby.

A petite diamond wing tiara, with a small spray of diamonds coming out of the middle.

A silver and blue enamel wing tiara, with a bright orange central citrine stone.

A beautiful enamel feather aigrette tiara, with a spray of diamonds coming out of the center.

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.

A Rainbow Myriad of Opals

Lalique opal and gold pendant necklace.

Opals are a very unique but often forgotten gem stone.  A favored gemstone of many royal women, including Queen Victoria of Great Britain, opals have a darker side. Queen Alexandra of Great Britain believed that opals were bad luck, and upon Queen Victoria's death and her subsequent inheritance of much of Victoria's jewellery, she had all the opals in the tiaras and other baubles replaced with other gemstones. Most notably is the Oriental Circlet worn by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. It originally belonged to Queen Victoria, and contained opals (it must have been lovely!), but Queen Alexandra had these replaced with rubies.

A Lalique brooch

A delicate Lalique brooch in the form of two entwined gold woman and a thin thread of emeralds with opal adornments.

An opal-set crescent brooch.

A complete and large opal parure, consisting of a necklace, ring, brooch, large pendant earrings, and two bracelets.

An enamel, gold, diamond, pearl, sapphirea nd opan pendant.

Opals seem to shine best when surrounded by diamonds.

A large and impressive opal and diamond tiara.

A brooch with a black opal surrounded by diamond wings.

Jeweled Insects

A Boucheron diamond tiara with a central butterfly design.

A rock crystal cabochon pendant with a jeweled fly resting on top.

A diamond butterfly brooch with tiny ruby eyes.

A Lalique are nouveau dragonfly fairy brooch.

An art nouveau fairy dragonfly brooch.

An enamel and old cut diamond brooch.

An art nouveau diamond, enamel and pearl butterfly brooch.

Art nouveau fairy brooch.

A gold, ruby, pearl, sapphire, emerald, and diamond butterfly brooch.

A colorful stone bee brooch, with a baroque pearl abdomen.

A diamond bee brooch with a briolette emerald abdomen.

A Lalique butterfly fairy brooch.

A thoroughly modern butterfly tiara set with pink diamonds.

A huge selection of different types of jewelry, the most notable being the large spider brooch in the center.