Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
The print and online catalogues for next week’s landmark Bourbon-Parma jewelry auction are officially up, and we’ve finally got more information on a set of jewels I’ve been very curious about: the pearl suite that belonged to Marie Antoinette.
Autumn is in full swing here at the Court Jeweller HQ, and I’ve been in the mood to discuss a rather autumnal jewelry design: diamond ornaments in the shape of ears of wheat. Today, we’re talking about one interesting royal example of the type, the Teck Ears of Wheat Tiara.
We’ve talked a lot lately about the generous gifts of jewels that Brits made to the late Queen Mother. Today’s brooch is another piece of that bejeweled category: the James Bow Brooch, which was presented to Elizabeth by someone very close to her.