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Wartski, royal jewels

Published on August 14, 2021

Wartski, the jeweler who sells vintage pieces and provided the wedding ring to William and Kate ♦ ︎

Do you want a wedding ring like that bought by Prince William to marry Kate Middleton? The right address is No. 14 of Grafton Street, London. Here is the official jeweler of the British Royal, Wartski. In 2011 Wartski produced William’s wedding ring with Catherine Middleton: a simple yellow metal hoop, modeled with the use of a small Welsh gold bullion given to Prince by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. But already in 2005 Wartski had made wedding rings for Prince Charles and Camilla, current consort of the successor to the throne.

Wartski, however, is a particular jeweler: apart from wedding rings, he does not offer his own jewelery, but sells antique or vintage pieces of great value. It has a long and adventurous history. The jewelery company was founded in 1865 in Wales by a Russian refugee, Morris Wartski, escaped pogrom. After the Russian Revolution, Wartski specializes in jewelery created by Carl Fabergé, Russian-born goldsmith-artist, famous for the elaborate eggs created for the czars and then, more generally, in the jewelry trade of the era. Not only vintage but above all jewels of great designers, or of great Maison. In 1911, the jewelery store, led by the founder’s sons, moved to London after some shift, settled in the modern headquarters in the Mayfair district. Wartski is one of the most exclusive British jewelers. It participates in antiques fairs such as Tefaf and is now owned by Nicholas Snowman, Kenneth’s son and Morris Wartski’s grandson. Geoffrey Munn, on the other hand, is the current Ceo and is a well-known face of the BBC, as well as author of numerous books on jewels and Wartski’s story.

Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

Spilla primi Novecento in oro e diamanti

Collana in oro firmata Giacinto Melillo, orafo napoletano, 1870

Collana in oro e cristallo di René Lalique

Garrard calls the Muse

Published on March 10, 2019

Rings/bracciale/Showroom/COLLANE

Garrard, orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, zaffiri viola

Muse, the new Garrard collection inspired by Queen Alexandra ♦ ︎

Garrard has a long history, closely linked to that of the British royal family. The jewelry was founded by George Wickes in London in 1735. The Maison was also the first Crown Jewelery, responsible for the maintenance of the crown jewels, from 1843 to 2007. And still today care or create jewelry for some of the members of the royal family , like the sapphire ring of Diana passed then to Kate Middleton.

It is not surprising, therefore, that the new collection of Garrard, Muse, is inspired by a queen, Alexandra.

Consort of Edward VII, eldest son of Queen Victoria and king from 1901 to 1910, Alexandra of Denmark (she was the daughter of the Danish king Christian IX) reigned over Great Britain and India. Garrard describes her as a long-necked woman, covered however with the clothes of the time and choker with diamond stars, pearls, diamond necklaces and gold snakes coiled around her wrists.
Alexandra, it seems, was a very popular queen and with her passion for jewelry has created a style, now reinterpreted by Garrard in three lines, with jewels in light and elaborate filigree, as well as in the choice to use the shape of the snake or star dear to Alexandra. Margherita Donato

Collezione Muse, linea Signature, collana in oro bianco, diamanti, zaffiri gialli

Collezione Muse, linea Signature, anello in oro bianco, diamanti, zaffiri gialli

Garrard, anello in oro bianco, diamanti, zaffiri viola

Orecchini Filigree Star in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

garrard bracciale WHITE DIAMOND — Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini della linea Starligh in oro bianco e diamanti

Orecchini della colelzione Muse, in oro bianco e diamanti

Meghan Markle, boomerang effect for Birks

Published on July 17, 2018

Meghan Markle indossa gli orecchini Snowflake di Birks, oro bianco e diamanti

The other side of the Meghan Markle effect on the Canadian Birks ♦ ︎

Meghan Markle is in the spotlight. The people love the casual way of moving, the smile, some small transgression to the rigid label that surrounds the royal family. And, consequently, it also likes what she wears, including jewelry. We have already told about the Sussex Duchess’s preference for a Canadian jewelery brand, Birks (we talked about it here). When this predilection for the “Canadian Tiffany” was discovered, the jewels of that brand worn by Meghan Markle snapped up.

La principessa della Sussex, assieme al orecchini Muse, con citrini e diamanti

The earrings of Birks that Prince Harry’s wife wore at the time of the official engagement announcement were sold out in a few minutes
Do you think the Birks is satisfied? Yes and no. In an interview with Maclean’s, a Canadian magazine, the marketing manager and vice president of Birks, Eva Hartling, explained that the Meghan Markle effect is a double-edged sword for the jewelry company. “On the one hand is a textbook example of what should be the work of organic pr: a consumer in love with the brand (Meghan Markle) becomes the best known person on the planet. Obviously we do not complain. But all the image related to Birks right now has to do with the Duchess wearing our pieces. We are launching new collections for the fall, but nobody cares if the duchess does not decide to buy a piece and wear it”. In short, Birks suffers from dependence on the Duchess of Sussex: from his choices will depend on the success or a boomerang effect for the Canadian Maison. A truly royal power. Cosimo Muzzano

Royal Ascot today The Duchess of Sussex wore Birks Petale Large Yellow Gold and Diamond Stud Earrings — Meghan Markle alle corse di Ascot, con orecchini Birks Pétale, oro giallo e diamanti

Birks, orecchini in oro della collezione Pétale

Orecchini in oro con onice. Prezzo: 750 dollari

Meghan Markle’s Canadian jewels

Published on May 21, 2018

Showroom

The other jewels of Meghan Markle, the bride of Prince Harry, belong to the Canadian Maison Birks ♦ ︎

When first shown to photographers, Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, did not wear only the ring with three diamonds designed personally by her future wife. The Canadian actress and now Duchess of Sussex, in fact, also wore a pair of 18K yellow gold and Birks opal earrings. The Maison is the oldest in Canada: it was founded in 1879 by Henry Birks in Montreal. Over time, the jewelry has expanded: from a small shop has turned into a large company with stores in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver, but the jewels are also distributed in Britain. In the company, in 1993, a bit of Italy also entered: Birks, in fact, was sold to the Regaluxe group, led by Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera. But he continued in his rather traditional jewelry production, even if there is no lack of jewels with a more modern shape, in some cases with slightly art déco geometries. I wonder if now the publicized preference of Meghan Markle will take off sales. Alessia Mongrando

Meghan Markle indossa gli orecchini Birks nel suo debutto ufficiale con il principe Harry

Anello in oro rosa e diamanti. Prezzo: 4995 dollari

Orecchini in e topazio. Prezzo: 950 dollari

Orecchini in oro, brillanti e opale. Prezzo: 995 dollari

Anello in oro con onice e madreperla. Prezzo: 1495 dollari

Bracciale Flex in oro e diamanti. Prezzo: 14995 dollari

Bracciale in oro, madreperla e onice. Prezzo: 6995 dollari