Showing posts with label diamonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diamonds. Show all posts

25 July 2015

Modern Diamond Star Jewels

Diamond star jewels are my all time favorite type of jewelry. I even have some of my own fantastic star jewels (but with rhinestones, of course!).


This is my set of two necklaces and a pair of earrings by costume jewelry company 1928, they date from circa 2005. The earrings were actually a Christmas gift to my sister about ten ago, but I bugged her so much about the earrings, she finally gave them to me! The necklaces were real finds: I found them recently, a couple months apart, at different thrift stores. I'm still keeping my eye open for any more star jewels in the series. I call them my "Empress Sissi" jewels.


The Empress Sissi of Austria-Hungary was well known for wearing diamond stars in her luscious, wavy long brown hair.

Thankfully, I'm not the only one who loves diamond star jewels. Modern jewelry firm H.Stern uses the diamond stars as their mascot. As they say on their websiteA visual icon for H.Stern (Stern means star in German), the inspiration for the Stars Collection came from a Victorian tiara formed by a five-pointed star, circa 1900. The jewels evoke the romanticism of this period while creating a contemporary look.

These are some of the beautiful diamond star jewels that H.Stern makes:
Bracelet in 18k gold with diamonds, by H.Stern.

Earrings in 18k gold with diamonds, H.Stern.

Diamond ring in 18 karat gold, H.Stern.

Ring in 18k gold with diamonds, H.Stern.

Ring in 18 karat gold with diamonds, H.Stern.

Ring in 18 karat gold with diamonds, H.Stern.

Ad for H.Stern featuring actress Diane Kruger. She is wearing the H.Stern diamond star earrings. 

H.Stern diamond star necklace.

H.Stern diamond star pendant earrings.

H.Stern diamond and 18k gold ring.

H.Stern diamond and 18k gold pendant necklace.

22 July 2015

Pearl Earrings

A pair of natural pearl and diamond ear pendants.

A pair of platinum, cultured pearl and diamond ear clips.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond earrings, circa 1880.

A pair of art deco natural pearl and diamond ear pendants, circa 1925.

A pair of earrings with cultured pearls and diamonds.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond ear pendants.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond ear clips by Bulgari.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond earrings.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond earrings by Buccellati.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond earrings.

A pair of cultured pearl, gold and diamond ear pendants.

A pair of cultured pearl, gold and diamond earrings.

27 May 2015

Elegant Diamond and Pearl Earrings

A pair of diamond and natural pearl earrings.

A pair of natural pearl, cultured pearl, enamel and diamond ear clips, late 19th century.

A pair of 18 karat gold, cultured pearl, and diamond earrings, 1988.

A pair of 18 karat gold, cultured pearl, and diamond pendant earclips, by Van Cleef & Arpels.

A pair of 18 karat, cultured pearl, and diamond earrings, by Sifen Chang.

A pair of 14 karat, cultured pearl, and diamond pearl and diamond pendant-earclips by Van Cleef & Arpels.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond earclips by David Webb.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond earclips by David Webb.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond ear pendants.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond ear pendants.

A pair of cultured pearl and diamond ear pendants by David Webb. 

A pair of cultured and diamond earrings.

A pair of natural pearl and diamond earrings.

A pair of natural pearl and diamond ear pendants by David Webb.

13 November 2014

Diamond Pendants

So, I am almost to half a million views on my blog! How does one usually celebrate such exciting news? I could do another giveaway, but I would love for hundreds of people to enter and participate. The last giveaway only had about 40 or so entries, and the giveaway before that had none! Also, I really want to do at least 15 posts a month, which is perhaps a lofty goal, but I've still got so many pics I want to share. Any ideas on how my blog can be better? Maybe a better index of previous posts? Leave a comment if you've got ideas, I would love to hear them.

A late 19th century diamond and ruby-set pendant necklace.

A colored diamond and white diamond pendant.

An antique diamond crucifix pendant.

A diamond Maltese cross pendant, circa 1830.

A diamond pendant, 1930's.

A diamond pendant, circa 1910.

A diamond pendant, late 19th century.

A diamond pendant necklace from the 1910's.

A diamond pendant necklace, early 20th century.


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.