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Mellerio Ruby Devant de Corsage as Brooch Pendant ♕ Dutch Royal Jewel Foundation

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Snake Tiaras

Egyptian Tiara by Carlo & Arthur Giuliano, circa 1900  

Ruby, Emerald, & Diamond Snake Tiara

Diamond Snake Tiara by Mellerio, 1921

Queen of Kilimanjaro Tiara

Queen of Sheba Tiara by Lydia Courteille, 2016

Queen of Scots Tiara by Wendy Brandes, 2017

Tiara Motifs 4 of ∞

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Mellerio Ruby Stomacher Elements

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This amazing collar necklace was made by the French jewelry house of Mellerio dits Meller in 2013, to celebrate their 400th anniversary. Inspired by Marie de’ Medici, who was the house’s patron and wore a lot of high lace collars because that was the 17th-century royal fashion, it’s made of white gold, Burmese rubies, diamonds and pear-shaped pearls, and is the work of Canadian jewelry designer Édéenne.

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Spell It Out

When people give each other jewelry, it tends to occur in significant and emotionally loaded situations. The exchange of rings signifies the completion of the marriage ceremony. The piercing of a young woman’s ears in American society often occurs at the moment when she has reached a certain level of maturity, as decided by her parents. Jewelry is usually not given thoughtlessly or casually. The presentation of jewelry tends to be imbued with a certain gravity, and this has been the case since long before our current era.

Although the sentimental nature of jewelry has been a constant throughout time, the practices change. For example, people no longer wear mourning jewelry. The thought of wearing a piece of gold in which the hair of the deceased in enclosed is shocking to the modern westerner, yet it was accepted and widely practiced for centuries. Trends come and go, norms evolve, and practices tend to reflect the eras in which they emerge.

A wonderful example of this is acrostic jewelry. Acrostic jewelry is jewelry in which a gemstone represents a letter—the first letter in the gemstone’s name—and the jewelry therefore spells out a message. Diamonds, for example, serve as “D”, rubies as “R”, etc. Acrostic jewelry was supposedly invented in Paris in the late 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Mellerio, but the trend quickly crossed the channel and became incredibly popular in the UK. Men would present women in whom they had a particular romantic interest with jewelry that spelled out the word “dearest” in diamond, emerald, amethyst, ruby, emerald, sapphire, and topaz, or “regard” in ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby, and diamond. Men or women would also wear jewels which spelled out the name of their beloved.

Acrostic jewelry even found its way into the world of politics. During political campaigns in which high-stakes issues were being decided, those not in favor would wear rings which spelled out the word “repeal” in ruby, emerald, pearl, emerald, amethyst, and lapis lazuli. Napoleon himself had a particular fascination with acrostic jewelry. He commissioned a few acrostic pieces to be presented as gifts to mark important occasions in his personal life and political career. In the accompanying image, which features three bracelets commissioned by Napoleon, you see dates and names spelled out in stones. These three bracelets commemorate:

Napoleon’s birthday: "Napoleon 15 Aout 1769"

His second wife Marie Louise’s birthday: "Marie Lousie 12 Decembre 1791"

The dates of their first meeting and their wedding: "27 Mars 1810, 2 Avril 1810"

In our liberal day and age, in which people broadcast their innermost thoughts, romantic status, and political beliefs to the world at large though social media, it’s hard to understand why the subtle and coded could ever be so in vogue. But one must consider the period in which the trend for acrostic jewelry emerged, and the Victorian era into which the trend extended. People were much more secretive, society was much more intolerant, and the activities of women, in particular, were subject to constant scrutiny. Pre-marital dalliances could mean eternal pariah status for a woman. It’s no wonder that all things cryptic were coveted when it came to affairs of the heart.

Image credits: siamgempalace.wordpress.com, sentimentaljewelry.blogspot.com

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I’ve recently become overly fascinated with tiaras and religiously reading @tiaramania. The past few weeks, I’ve been annoying everyone I know with lengthy one-sided conversations about my favorite and least favorite tiaras. Anyway, it’s lead to me to feeling sad that Iris didn’t wear a tiara for her wedding. I know most brides don’t wear them, and a lot of people think they’re tacky if they’re made of crystals instead of diamonds, but I love them and I want to see Iris in one. She didn’t wear anything in her hair and even though she still looked beautiful, a tiara would’ve made it even better.

With Iris’s wedding look:

So I’m going to play costume designer and list the tiaras I think Iris should’ve worn.. Suspend your belief for a second and pretend these tiaras would somehow be obtainable by the CW, forget the logistics, and just imagine how they’d look on Iris/Candice. 

Since Iris wore pearl earrings and a pearl necklace, let’s start with pearl tiaras:

Vladimir Tiara 

Princess Charlotte of Monaco's Pearl Drop Tiara

Queen Maria Christina of Spain's Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Seed Pearl & Diamond Tiara

Diamonds:

Queen Mary of the United Kingdom's Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara

Fife Diamond Tiara 

Olive Wreath Tiara 

Rose Tiara by Mikimoto

Queen Mary’s Fringe

Yellow and red stones to match with the flowers:

Rosenborg Kokoshnik

Mellerio Ruby Parure

Yellow Diamond tiara by Tiffany & Co.

(These aren’t my favorites (but I do love them all), I just based this on ones I think would look pretty with Iris’s dress and jewelry, and the wedding colors.)

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Vintage Bubbles, With (Real Gold) Baubles

Magnums of a special 1997 vintage Champagne from Rare Le Secret were adorned with a gold ribbon ornament designed by Mellerio, a Parisian jewelry house, and gemstones.

One night, while watching a TV documentary on the history of Mellerio, the Parisian jewelry house founded in 1613, Benoît Collard of Piper-Heidsieck felt a spark of inspiration.

“Piper had supplied Champagne to Marie Antoinette in 1785,” said Mr. Collard, the brand’s global executive director. “I learned that Mellerio was, at about the same time, making jewelry for the queen.”

So Mr. Collard invited Mellerio to design an ornament for bottles of a special 1997 vintage Champagne, and the exclusive pairing is being offered for sale this holiday season.

The year 1997 brought poor weather to the Champagne region of northeastern France: A frosty spring followed by a wet and humid summer resulted in an unremarkable yield. Still, bad years can produce exceptional Champagnes, and Régis Camus, cellar master at Piper-Heidsieck, was not deterred. “The 1997 harvest did not justify declaring a vintage, but I managed to blend a cuvée that I knew would have longevity,” Mr. Camus said in an interview late last month in New York. “I made a small batch and set it aside.”

“Vintage” refers to Champagne blended exclusively from grapes harvested in a single year, while “non-vintage” Champagne is made of a varied assemblage that includes reserve wines.

The 1997 vintage that Mr. Camus blended from same-year chardonnay and pinot noir grapes was composed, in his words, as a work of art. “This Champagne is a pure shade of gold, with the fruitiness of tropical fruits and a surprising freshness despite the fact that it has aged 20 years,” Mr. Camus said. “It was made like a painting or a sculpture.”

The undeclared cuvée aged, in secret, for two decades in the Piper-Heidsieck cellars in Reims, the region’s capital. When Mr. Collard learned of Mr. Camus’s stash, they agreed it should be called “Rare Le Secret,” and that it was the ideal Champagne to introduce Rare, formerly Piper-Heidsieck’s prestige label, as a separate house. (Mr. Collard is executive director of both businesses.)

As for Mellerio, “I realized our two maisons had so much in common,” said Laure-Isabelle Mellerio, artistic director of Mellerio. “We both work with a product of nature, we are driven by color and material, and we share the same passion for cultivating a rare authenticity in our exceptional products.”

Mellerio’s ornament — a solid gold ribbon, some of which were set with about 500 diamonds — took inspiration from the 18th-century ribbon motif often seen on Marie Antoinette’s gowns.

The vintage comprises 1,010 magnums, each twice the size of the standard 0.75-liter bottle and with a cap crafted in 24-karat gold. Ten of the bottles, labeled “Rare Le Secret High Jewelry,” were wrapped with the Mellerio ornament and, in one case, set with a one-carat central diamond and priced at $170,000 for sale exclusively at the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris.

Of the nine other “High Jewelry” magnums, three were set with central rubies, three with emeralds and three with sapphires. Priced at $150,000 each, they are available at Harrods in London, at Takashimaya in Tokyo and by special order.

The remaining 1,000 bottles were decorated with solid gold woven ribbons and, as “Rare Le Secret Goldsmith,” are being sold at $1,795 each by high-end wine sellers, including Harrods, Galeries Lafayette, Isetan in Tokyo, as well as at Sotheby’s and the Baccarat Hotel in New York.

To ensure that buyers actually drink the Champagne, the ornament is removable, and Mellerio can transform it into a wearable pendant or brooch.

“It was important that our clients actually drink this celebratory Champagne,” Mr. Collard said. “Our métier, after all, is to be purveyors of pleasure.”

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Jewels from the Al Thani collection at Grand Palais

Peacock Aigrette by Mellerio dits Meller, Paris, 1905 Rosewater Bottle, Upper India, 1675-1725 Idol’s Eye Blue-colored Diamond The Tiger Eye Diadème Ornament by Cartier, London, 1937 Aigrette by Robert Iribe, Paris, France 1850-1900 Royal collections are always fascinating. Jam packed with history and crafted by those who have all the shape the world of fine jewellery we all know that it today, it is difficult to disparaging offer your eyes away from those small creations. Paris is currently hosting a great collection that showcases the gems owned by the rulers of Japan. Held at the Grand Palais throughout the Paris, the exhibition called “From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewelry from the Al Thani collection” must run until June 5.

Partnering with these exceptional creations, are other enormous works that are on loan with reputable institutions and private collections. Organized by Réunion des Musées Nationaux and in collaboration with the Musée Domestic des Arts Asiatiques it is a possibility of learn more about the developments in British jewellery traditions over the years. With designs that date as far back as five 100's of years the 250 items on display can be found on loan from the Qatari royal in addition to have already been on display in New York and in addition London. From turban ornaments to take diamonds, this truly is a treasure trove of royal jewels from the bygone era. Some of the items that have viewed our attention include the “Tiger Eyeball Turban Ornament” from Cartier that had been crafted in 1937. Commissioned among the Maharaja Digvijaysinhji of Nawanagar, the program features an unusual 61.50 carat weight cognac-coloured diamond that is surrounded by barre cut diamonds. #img3# Other noteworthy segments include “The Idol’s Eye” maintain title of being the largest cut grey diamond in the world since the mid nineteenth century. The 70.2 karat diamond holds an interesting backstory, where as it may or may not have been taken from a fabulous statue of a Hindu deity the temple in India. Proving about the use of gems was not limited to rings alone, the exhibition also is known for a Rosewater Bottle from North Indian that boasts gold, rubies, emeralds and pearls. Dating back to the beginning 17th century it was used to prove to hospitality to guests at the end of courses. The “From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani collection” exhibition is now on till May 5 at the Grand Palais during Paris. Read the full article

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Royal jewels tiara. The most beautiful tiaras.

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Royal jewels tiara. The most beautiful tiaras.

Royal jewels tiara. The most beautiful tiaras.

Tiara has always been a compulsory attribute of real princesses and queens. In modern world representatives of the royal family prefer it lighter and more convenient and at the same time more luxurious tiaras. Recentmagazine.com introduce in your attention Royal jewels tiara of Kate Middleton, Queen Leticia, Princess Charlene and other August personalities.         “LOVE SITES "OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE GREAT BRITAIN Tiara Cambridge Lover's Knot ("Nodes of Love") to princess Diana gave Queen Elizabeth II for the wedding day. Jewelry house Garrard prepared "Nodes of Love" in 1914 especially for the Queen Maria, the wife of George V.  Tiara decorated with pearls and 19 diamonds and according to words of Diana weight so much that causes a headache. Now, this jewelry uses the wife of the eldest son Lady Dee, Duchess Catherine, on, especially solemn occasions. DIAMOND TIARA of Keyt Middleton Tiara Cartier of 16 curls, decorated with 739 diamonds and 149 diamonds of baguette cut. Also belonged to Queen Mary, and then passed to Elizabeth II: George VI gave her daughter for 18 years. Princess Margaret and Anna wore it too. This decoration, especially important for Kate Middleton. Because tiara complimented her wedding image. RUBIN  Burmese Tiara OF ELIZABETH II Unlike the other Royal jewels tiara,  The Burmese Tiara Elizabeth ordered for herself, didn't inherit it. Jewelers Garrard made it in 1973 from Rubin which Burmese people gave to the Queen for a wedding. The Burmese believe that Rubins rescue human from the different type of diseases.  By design, Tiara resembles a wreath of roses with rosettes of rubies in the center of each flower and diamond petals.

SPANISH HERALDIC TIARA "FLER DE FOX", OR LA BUENA

The head the Queen of Spanish Leticia on the official activities often decorate outstanding heraldic tiara. The decoration became the wedding present of King Alfonso XIII to his bride Victoria Battenberg.

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It was made of platinum and encrusted with more than 500 diamonds, and at the heart of the "drawing" is the heraldic lily. Due to the strength of the metal, the decoration can also be bent into the crown

DANISH RUBY Tiara Favorite Tiara Crown Princess Mary - part of a Danish ruby parure, which also includes a necklace and earrings.The wife of the King of Sweden and Norway, Charles XIV, Johan Desire Clary, first put it on the coronation of Napoleon in 1804. Mary inherited a complete set, but it was her tiara that she liked most. TIARA KNYAGINI MONACO SHARLEN "DIAMOND FOAM" Franco-German jeweler Lorenzo Baumer made a tiara for Princess Charlene especially for a ball in honor of her wedding with Prince Albert. "Diamond Foam" was supposed to reflect Charlaine's love for water - in the past, her son's son, Grace Kelly, professionally engaged in swimming. Thin tiara as if woven from the "waves" of white gold, decorated at the ends with diamonds. The weight of the largest of them is 8 karats, and in total the jewelry weighs 60 karats. Interestingly, the tiara is divided into individual jewelry: brooches and plumes for the hair.

Tiara CARTIER of the Queen of Jordan Alia

The famous tiara of the Jordanian royal family was made by masters Jewelry Home Cartier for Queen Alia. Its design reminds someone a complex floral wreath, and someone - a combination of snowflakes. After the death of Alia in 1977 tiara passed to her daughter princess Khaya. Now we can often see on Queen Rani. At first Khaya lent her a decoration for the coronation of Abdullah II, then for other ceremonial events, and afterwards sold it to the queen.

RUBIN TIARA OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE NETHERLANDS The people know tiara as "cat ears". They called because of its unusual shape. King Willem III ordered her jeweler Mellerio in Paris for his wife, Queen Emma, in 1889. Tiara was a member of the Oranski-Nassau pair of seven items, and now it is part of the collection of Royal jewels tiara of Queen Maxima. Sapphire Tiara DUTCH ROYAL FAMILY Another favorite decoration of Queen Maxima - a sapphire tiara, which, like a ruby, created a Goldsmith Mellerio. It based on the brooch of Anna Pavlovna, the Queen of the Netherlands and the daughter of the Russian Emperor Paul I. Platinum diadem adorned with 31 Kashmir sapphires and 655 South African diamonds. Tiara SWEDISH ROYAL FAMILY THE CUT STEEL TIARA Tiara The Cut Steel Tiara became part of the collection of ornaments of the royal family of Sweden after the wedding of Josephine Leuchtenberg and Oscar I: Napoleon Bonaparte's heiress brought it with her as a dowry. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); For many years the tiara was considered lost, but then it was found by Queen Sylvia. Now the ladies of the Swedish family wore it by turn, especially Crown Princess Victoria likes it.

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Mellerio Ruby Tiara ♕ Dutch Royal Jewel Foundation

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TIARA ALERT:  Queen Maxima of the Netherlands the Dutch Ruby Parure Tiara at the banquet following Emperor Naruhito of Japan’s Enthronement Ceremony on 22 October 2019.

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#alandJewellery. Exquisite Diamonds Rubies Necklace

#alandJewellery. Exquisite Diamonds Rubies Necklace

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rubies.work/... “ David Morris @davidmorrisjeweller beautiful necklace from @Jeremy Morris

rubies.work/… “ David Morris @davidmorrisjeweller beautiful necklace from @Jeremy Morris

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Mellerio Ruby Brooch ♕ Dutch Royal Jewel Foundation

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Mellerio Ruby Earrings ♕ Dutch Royal Jewel Foundation

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Mellerio Ruby Cluster Earrings ♕ Dutch Royal Jewel Foundation