#spanish jewelry

[frostedmagnolias]

Pendant Shaped as a Dragon

1575-1600

Spain

Art Institute of Chicago

[medeasmix]

Beautiful front-to-back.

An utterly well-designed dream of antique earrings, with chunky rose cut diamonds in cobblestone setting to the front and gorgeous engravings allthrough the back. They are shaped as buta or paisley - a curved tear shape with long history, and when worn they sit balancing just at the edge of your earlobe. Every detail is thought through, making for a very unique and yet wearable pair of super sparkly earrings.

Available, please message for details.

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[forever70s]

flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya in 1963

[lunamamacita]

♉️🦋✨

[charlesreeza]

Constance of Aragon's Crown - c. 1220-1222, gold and gilded silver filigree, glazes, pearls, and polychrome stones - in the Treasury of the Cathedral of Palermo, Sicily - Photos by Charles Reeza

As the result of arranged marriages negotiated by her brother, Constance became the Queen of Hungary at the age of 19, the Queen of Sicily at the age of 30 when she married King Frederick II (who was only 14 years old), Queen of Germany when she was 36 and Frederick was crowned King of Germany, and at the age of 41, when her husband became the Holy Roman Emperor, she was crowned Holy Roman Empress with this crown. She died of malaria at the age of 43 and was entombed in the Palermo Cathedral, in a Roman sarcophagus, wearing her crown.

[nobility-art]

Portrait of Mariana of Austria

Artist: Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)

Genre: Portrait

Depicted People: Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain

Date: 1652–1653

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid

Portrait of Mariana of Austria is a 1652–1653 oil-on-canvas painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, existing in a number of versions. Its subject, Doña Mariana (known as Maria Anna), was the daughter of Emperor Ferdinand III and Maria Anna of Spain. She was nineteen years old when the painting was completed. Although described as vivacious and fun-loving in life, she is given an unhappy expression in Velázquez's portrait. The portrait is painted in shades of black and red, and her face is heavily made up. Her right hand rests on the back of a chair, and she holds a lace handkerchief in her left hand. Her bodice is decorated with jewelry, including a gold necklace, bracelets and a large gold brooch. A clock rests on scarlet drapery behind her, signifying her status and discernment.

Mariana had been betrothed to her first cousin, Prince Baltasar Carlos. He died in 1646 aged sixteen, and in 1649 she married her uncle, Baltasar Carlos's father, Philip IV, who sought her hand so as to preserve the hegemony of the Habsburg dynasty.[A] She became queen consort on their marriage, and after her husband's death in September 1665, regent during the minority of her son, Charles II, until he came of age in 1675. Owing to Charles' inhibiting physical weaknesses, she dominated the political life in Spain until her death in 1696.

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldParrotDay bling:

Parrot Pendant Spain, c.1600-1650 Enameled gold set with a table-cut foiled triplet simulating ruby & hung with pearls; H 9.8 x W 2.0 x D 1.7 cm V&A Museum 337-1870

“From the treasury of the Cathedral of the Virgin of the Pillar, Zaragoza. One of a group of jewels purchased by the Museum in 1870, when the Cathedral authorities sold off treasures presented to the shrine of the Virgin in order to complete their building programme.”

[precodesoul]

Spanish actress María Alba photographed by Eugene Robert Richee, early 1930s

[spanishroyals]

if Letizia's new ring really is from Felipe, it's the most romantic thing ever.

Everyone can go away, no one has a chance to compete with it.

I'm 100% sure it's from Felipe because she's wearing it on the same finger she wore the Karen Hallam ring Felipe got her in 2019. She considered it a wedding band, she never took it off, not even for gala events.

Despite whatever stories the press made up about the Karen Hallam ring Letizia herself was asked by a journalist who had given her the ring and answered that tall guy over there (Felipe).

Also, the inscription on the new ring is incredibly romantic and it's too expensive for her daughters.

This is Letizia's new ring:

"Amor che tutto move" (Love moves everything) with the inside message AS LONG AS I’M EXISTING YOU WILL BE LOVED.

(It also features a Fleur de Lys, the Bourbon dynastic emblem)

https://www.coreterno.com/product/amor-che-tutto-move-14k-yellow-gold-ring/

[elmalquererr]

ROSALÍA // DE AQUÍ NO SALES

[frostedmagnolias]

Pendant Shaped as a Mermaid

c. 1575-c. 1600, with later modifications

Spanish

Art Institute of Chicago

[daily-spanish-word]

blond rubio, rubia

Who’s the first blonde that comes to mind? Picture him or her wearing jewelry with a ruby gem.

Imagine rubbing somebody’s blond hair.

Two blond beers, please. Dos cervezas rubias, por favor.

[charlotte-of-wales]

Royal Tiaras Highlights: The Prussian Diamond Tiara

The tiara was made by the German court jeweler, Koch, as a wedding gift to Princess Viktoria Louise in May 1913. Viktoria was the only daughter of Kaiser Willhelm II and her marriage to Prince Ernst August on Hanover meant the union of two German royal houses that had long been enemies.

The piece was then gifted to Viktoria and Ernst’s daughter, Princess Friederike, on occasion of her wedding to Prince Paul of Greece and Denmark, later King Paul of the Hellenes, in 1938. The tiara was then passed onto Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, later Queen Sofia of Spain, and it remains in possession of the Spanish Royal Family ever since.

Via The Court Jeweller

[blueiscoool]

A Historically Significant Emerald Ring

Featuring a square emerald-cut emerald weighing 5.27 carats, size 5¾, signed Valentin Magro.

A ring with a 400-year-old emerald from the 1622 Nuestra Señora de Atocha galleon shipwreck was put up for auction by Sotheby's to raise funds for humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. Its owner, Mitzi Perdue visited Ukraine this past summer.

The extraordinary treasures of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha reflect the unimaginable wealth and vast domain within the New World that Spain controlled in the early 17th century. When the overladen Spanish galleon tragically wrecked on a coral reef and sank off the Florida coast amidst a hurricane in 1622, the ship’s hold contained some 180,000 coins and 24 tons of ingots struck from Bolivian silver as well as 125 bars of gold bullion extracted from the Caribbean, Mexico and the Andes amongst its many treasures.

In addition to precious metals, the ship’s detailed log recorded an astonishing 70 pounds of rough-cut emeralds mined from Colombian sources in Chivor and Muzo which the Spanish had first learned of in the early 16th century. As Spain introduced these gems to a European and, in time, a global audience, their shocking depth of color, size, and clarity were unlike anything previously known from the long depleted Egyptian mines of antiquity.

After spending 363 years lost and submerged, the Atocha wreck (as it came to be known) captured the world’s attention when news first broke of its discovery in 1985. Long time treasure hunter Mel Fisher and his team had steadfastly searched an area off the coast of Florida for 16 years, weathering the loss of friends and family in the pursuit, before finally locating the remains of the ship and its precious cargo. These efforts required the belief and patronage of many individuals, amongst them Frank Perdue who was an early believer and fellow enthusiast of Atocha history.

The present lot is set with an expertly cut stone faceted from an emerald crystal recovered from the Atocha. In 1988, Mel Fisher and Frank Perdue worked with famed emerald lapidaries Reginald C. Miller and Jerrold Green of New York to select the best possible emerald crystals from their collection so that a fine gem could be cut for each of them. The resulting 5.27-carat stone was set in gold and proudly presented by Frank to his wife Mitzi as a cherished engagement present and in remembrance of this tremendous undertaking.

[nobility-art]

La Infanta Luisa Fernanda de Borbón, Duquesa de Montpensier

Artist: Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (Spanish, 1815–1894)

Date: 1851

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Description

María Luisa Fernanda de Borbón y Borbón-Two Sicilies ( Madrid , January 30, 1832 - Seville , February 2, 1897) was an Infanta of Spain from birth and Duchess of Montpensier by marriage.

Infanta María Luisa Fernanda was the second and last daughter of King Ferdinand VII and his wife, Queen Maria Cristina . She was born at the Royal Palace in Madrid . She was baptized at the Palace of Aranjuez . She was the paternal granddaughter of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma , and on her mother's side of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his wife, Maria Isabella of Bourbon , also an Infanta of Spain.

[lazilyhereandhazilyclear]

I was tagged by the lovely @thesadboisguidetolife to give this a go.

Rules: bold & color the ones that are true and tag whoever you want to do it too!

APPEARANCE:

i'm over 5'8” // i wear glasses/contacts // i have blonde hair // i prefer loose clothing to tight clothing // i have one or more piercings // i have at least one tattoo // i have blue eyes // i have dyed or highlighted my hair // i have gotten plastic surgery // i have or had braces // i sunburn easily // i have freckles // i paint my nails // i typically wear make-up // i don't often smile // i am pleased with how i look // i prefer nike to adidas // i wear baseball hats backwards

HOBBIES & TALENTS:

i play a sport (or used to) // i can play an instrument // i am artistic // i know more than one language // i have won a trophy in some sort of competition // i can do a handstand

RELATIONSHIPS:

i have been single for over a year// i have a crush // i have a best friend i have known for ten years // my parents are together // i have dated my best friend // i am adopted // my crush has confessed to me // i have a long distance relationship // i am an only child // i give advice to my friends // i have made an online friend // i met up with someone i have met online

AESTHETICS:

i have heard the ocean in a conch shell // i have watched the sun rise // i enjoy rainy days // i have slept under the stars // i meditate outside // the sound of chirping calms me // i enjoy the smell of the beach // i know what snow tastes like // i listen to music to fall asleep // i enjoy thunderstorms // i enjoy cloud watching // i have attended a bonfire // i pay close attention to colors // i find mystery in the ocean // i enjoy hiking on nature paths // autumn is my favorite season

MISCELLANEOUS:

i can fall asleep in a moving vehicle// i am the mom friend // i live by a certain quote // i like the smell of sharpies //i am involved in extracurricular activities // i enjoy mexican food // i can drive a stick-shift // i believe in true love // i make up scenarios to fall asleep // i sing in the shower // i wish i lived in a video game // i have a canopy above my bed // i am multiracial // i am a redhead // i own at least three dogs

i'll edit this post soon to tag others (trying to shift my hyperfocus to, like, maybe i should cook and eat), but here ya go.