Retro 1960s Vintage Floral Aquamarine and Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Earrings Clips
Retro 1960s Vintage Floral Aquamarine and Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Earrings Clips
Category Archives: Earrings
Catherine the Great’s diamond esclavage bow and girandole earrings
Catherine the Great’s diamond esclavage bow and girandole earrings
An esclavage is a piece of jewelry that was worn on a wide lace or velvet ribbon like a necklace. This bow was made for Catherine II in the latest fashion of the time. It is decorated with a scattering of diamonds and spinels, rare minerals of red and pink shades. It is paired with massive girandole earrings—as candelabra-shaped earrings were called then. The gems appear particularly bright thanks to the use of the same foil technique as in the bouquet brooches above. In fact, their natural color is much softer. At the back of the bow there is the jeweler’s stamp reading “Pfisterer 10 Apr. 1764,” while the earrings are dated May 27 of the same year. The last owner of this set was Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), the wife of Alexander III. It was found in her chambers in the Anichkov Palace in St. Petersburg after she herself managed to escape Russia following the revolution.
VIBRANT MULTI-GEM FLORAL EARRINGS 14K WHITE GOLD
These beautiful earrings feature a floral design, shared prong set with a total of one hundred thirty-one (131) round brilliant cut diamonds, fifty-five (55) round brilliant cut pink sapphires, thirty-five (35) round brilliant cut yellow sapphires and eight (8) round brilliant cut tsavorite garnets. The earrings measure 26.1mm wide by 13.6mm deep, finished with posts and omega style backs.
GIA Pear Shape Diamond Emerald Sapphire Art Deco Style Earrings in 18K Gold
Armenta Sueno Coral with Mother-of-Pearl and Turquoise Oval Earrings
Modern, Chic and Edgy Opal Earrings
CITY LIGHTS by HARRY WINSTON
A King’s first love: The Mancini Pearls
Marie Mancini (1639-1715) was the niece of Cardinal Mazarin, the prime minister to King Louis XIV of France. When she fell in love with the young king some spied ambition in the infatuation, but Louis returned her love.
Anne of Austria, Queen Mother of France, violently opposed the romance. Her son’s marriage was political; the ideal fiancée was the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, which had long been at war with France. Louis and Marie fought to pursue their love, but in 1659 Marie was forced into exile. Weeks before, Louis bought a string of pearls from his aunt, the Queen of England, who was living in exile in Paris. This was all he could offer the woman he had wished to give his crown.
Marie later married the Italian Prince Colonna, abandoning Louis XIV for good. When leaving France, she took an important collection of jewelry and gems with her. Even while pushing her out, Anne showed Marie great generosity. It was perhaps from Anne that Marie received two enormous pear-shaped pearls weighing approximately 200 grains each. The pearls were passed down through Marie’s descendants for over three centuries, before their sale at Christie’s in Geneva in 1969.
