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Chaumet’s tiaras on exhibition

Published on July 2, 2019

Diadema Boccioli di rosa, oro bianco,,diamanti, perle

The famous Chaumet tiaras, and other jewels, on display in the Principality of Monaco ♦

La Maison Chaumet, one of the great names in jewelery, from 1780 to today has created over 2000 tiaras. For queens, aristocratic families, or simply for women who want to wear a special jewel and, of course, they are lucky enough to have a partner who gives them a tiara or a diadem. In fact, once tiaras were reserved for princesses and queens, while now they are a jewel that can be worn by all women on special occasions, such as marriage. In the art of tiara, they explain to Chaumet, everything starts with a drawing. Over the years, Chaumet’s tiaras have thus interpreted the style of romanticism, naturalism, Belle Époque and Art Déco. Now the Maison boasts 400,000 archive drawings and a Salon des Diadèmes, a showcase of Chaumet’s historical collections.

Diadema trasformabile con motivo a giglio appartenuto alla famiglia Leuchtenberg, discendenti dell'imperatrice Giuseppina, 1830. Il grande solitario di smeraldo esagonale può essere indossato come una spilla — Diadema trasformabile con motivo a giglio appartenuto alla famiglia Leuchtenberg, discendenti dell’imperatrice Giuseppina, 1830. Il grande solitario di smeraldo esagonale può essere indossato come una spilla

A heritage that has been traveling the world for a couple of years in an exhibition, which now arrives in the Principality of Monaco, after having passed through Beijing and Tokyo. The exhibition is called Chaumet in Majesty, Jewels of Sovereigns since 1780 and is organized at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Who wants to dream, can see up close tiaras exceptional among 250 jewels of sovereigns, some of which exposed for the first time to the public.

Chaumet in Majesty, Jewels of Sovereigns since 1780
from 12 July to 28 August 2019
Grimaldi Forum in Monaco

Aigrette soleil rayonnant, in platino, smeraldo, diamanti. eno formale della tiara, l'aigrette offre comunque un'aria di festa e allunga la silhouette. Grassetto senza ostentazione, un'alternativa alle stelle e alle crescenti popolari della fine del XIX secolo, il Soleil fu introdotto da Chaumet intorno al 1900 — Aigrette soleil rayonnant, in platino, smeraldo, diamanti. eno formale della tiara, l’aigrette offre comunque un’aria di festa e allunga la silhouette. Grassetto senza ostentazione, un’alternativa alle stelle e alle crescenti popolari della fine del XIX secolo, il Soleil fu introdotto da Chaumet intorno al 1900

Diadema Fleurs pensée, circa 1850, oro, argento e diamanti

Diadème aux épis de blé (spighe di grano)

Collana Bayadère, Chaumet, Parigi, circa 1920, di Joseph Chaumet. Platino, diamanti, zaffiri e perle

Spilla Fuchsia di Chaumet in diamanti fucsia realizzata nel 1840 sotto la direzione di Jean-Baptiste Fossin. Argento su oro con diamanti en tremblant

Spilla-aigrette Lune croissante, con diamanti e perle

Other serpents for Boucheron

Published on June 24, 2019

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New jewels from the Serpent de Bohème collection signed by Boucheron ♦ ︎

After turning off the 160 birthday candles Boucheron continues to offer jewelry and high jewelry. The story continues: the French brand founded in 1858 by Frédéric Boucheron, which is now part of the Kering group, does not deny its origins. Boucheron was the first jeweler to open a shop under the arcades of the Palais Royal, the center of Parisian luxury at the time. And he was the first to introduce a certain way of understanding jewelery with his Maison. For example, with one of his most classic collections, Serpent Bohème. The motif of reptile-shaped jewels is actually even older. Serpent Bohème is a collection that is renewed periodically, with the addition of new pieces, gems, original solutions. From 2017, when a updating of the collection was proposed, for example, other innovations were introduced, such as the hair band, in rose gold and diamonds, while the gold of the ring was always worked to reproduce the skin of the snake.

2 malachiti 520 carati Oro giallo — Anello in oro giallo Serpent de Bohème con due malachiti

Also read: Snake, but transparent for Boucheron

On the other hand, Monsieur Boucheron liked adventure: in those days, when travel was a real dangerous, he went to the most distant places to visit the precious stone mines. Starting from the gems he then designed iconic pieces like the Point d’Interrogation necklace, an emblematic piece and an ingenious invention: it was designed without a clip, with a hidden spring system that allows the necklace to curl around the neck like a feather, presented to the public at the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1889.

point dinterrogation — La collana Point d’interrogation

fascia testa — Fascia per la testa in oro giallo e diamanti

Collana con 23 motivi pave in oro bianco — Collana con 23 elementi in oro bianco e diamanti

Boucheron Serpent Boheme a due pietre motivi S anello a due pietre con granati rodolite in oro rosa — Anello in oro rosa con due granati

16 diamanti tondi 067 carati Oro rosa — Anello in oro rosa con 16 diamanti

4 lapislazzuli pere 33 carati 164 diamanti rotondi 357 carati oro giallo — Bracciale con nappa in oro, quattro lapislazzuli, 164 diamanti

4 granati rodolite 2873 carati 32 diamanti rotondi — Orecchini con quattro granati e 32 diamanti

Here are Christie’s auction stars

Published on May 17, 2019

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Collana di diamanti e rubini birmani di Van Cleef & Arpels, venduta per 2,4 milioni

Rubini, a Fabergé tiara and a 118 carat fancy diamond: here are the stars of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction ♦ ︎

More and more: the Magnificent Jewels auction organized by Christie’s in Geneva totaled sales of 77.2 million dollars (68 million euros). Also because the super auction also included watches and collector wines, as well as thrilling jewels. The number of visitors to the Four Season, where the auction was scheduled, also gives an idea of the event: 3,000 went on a pilgrimage to see the 271 jewels, 249 watches, and wine bottles. Other statistical data: bidders from 51 countries on six continents, 87% of the lots found a buyer.

Anello con rubino birmano a forma di cuscino, di Harry Winston.

The king of the day was a ring with a Burmese ruby in the shape of a pillow, by Harry Winston. A jewel that has tripled its pre-sale estimate and has been sold for 7.2 million dollars (6.3 million euros), “maximum price achieved in all homes in Geneva this spring”. Does anyone think it is an allusion at Sotheby’s?

Siamante giallo fancy 118 carati che è stato acquistato da Siba in onore di Sam Abram

The Magnificent Jewels auction took place in a very dynamic room for six hours with strong bidding across the globe. Natural pearls and jewels with noble provenance such as the 75.61 carat emerald from Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia found much acclaim and sold for far above their pre-sale estimates. Also, of note was the 118 cts fancy yellow diamond that was purchased by SIBA Corp. in honour of Sam Abram, a prominent figure in the Jewellery world, who very sadly passed away last week.
Rahul Kadakia, Christie’s Head of Jewelery International

Natural pearls continue to deliver strong prices. A necklace with 110 natural pearls was sold for 5.7 million dollars, doubling the pre-sale estimate. The period jewels are also well received. The Fabergé tiara made in 1904 as a wedding gift by Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1945) to his wife Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland (1882-1963), composed of nine graduated pear-shaped aquamarines it was sold for 1 million dollars against a pre-sale estimate of 340,000. And the necklace owned by the Duchess Vladimir of Russia with a pear-shaped Colombian emerald was allocated to 4.3 million dollars. Also noteworthy is the price of the ring with the Jonker V diamond at 3 million dollars, which however remained within the range of the estimate. Federico Graglia

Smeraldo taglio a pera appartenuto alla duchessa Vladimir di Russia

Diadema con acquamarine appartenuto alla gran duchessa Alexandra di Macklenburg-Schwerin

Jewels with blue blood from Sotheby’s

Published on April 11, 2019

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Tiara di diamanti -attribuita a Fabergé, circa 1903

Princely jewels and a Fabergé tiara: Sotheby’s proposes rare pieces have belonged to the European aristocracy ♦ ︎

For those who love fine jewelry, the Fabergé name is like Raphael or Leonardo for art lovers: a champion who has marked a chapter in history. This is why the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction scheduled in Geneva on May 14th is particularly interesting.

Among the jewels on sale, in fact, a diamond tiara attributed to Fabergé stands out, created around 1903 for the duchess Cecilie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), the last hereditary princess of Prussia.

The tiara was given to the princess by her Russian relatives on the occasion of her marriage to Crown Prince William (1882-1951). The diadem has an estimate of 200,000 – 300,000 dollars.

As we saw last November with Marie Antoinette’s pearl, historic jewels have the power to transport us back to a moment in time. The tiara attributed to Fabergé is another perfect example: its Kokoshnik design reflects Crown Princess Cecilie’s Russian family, who gifted it to her for her wedding; from portraits we can see that she paired the tiara with her gowns in a very fashion-forward way for the very early 1900s. For so many collectors today – who seek out unique pieces with ‘soul’ – this jewel is really a masterpiece.
Tiara di diamanti -attribuita a Fabergé, circa 1903

Daniela Mascetti, president of Sotheby’s Jewelry, Europe

The history of this tiara is linked to the fate of the Duchess Cecilie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who would become the last hereditary princess of Prussia. In June 1905, tens of thousands of people flocked to Berlin, the capital, to attend his marriage. It was the largest social event of the century still young. The extravagant celebrations lasted four days and the couple was showered with gifts, including silver, porcelain and even a splendid carriage drawn by Hungarian gray stallions, presented by the Austrian Emperor, Francesco Giuseppe I. Among the beautiful jewels given to the spouses there was the tiara attributed to Fabergé, an extraordinary gift from Cecilie’s Russian relatives.

Collana di smeraldi e diamanti, circa 1935

But the tiara will not be the most important jewel from the point of view of evaluation. Among the period pieces, for example, there is an Art Deco necklace, attributed to Van Cleef & Arpels. The beautiful necklace is of emeralds and diamonds and was created in the 1930s by Hélène Beaumont (1894 – 1988), an American and friend of the Duchess of Windsor. The necklace has 11 Colombian emeralds for a total of over 75 carats and is estimated at 3-4 million dollars. It is also a very versatile jewel: the central sections of emeralds and diamonds in the necklace can be detached and worn as bracelets.

This is Art Deco at its absolute finest, a connoisseur’s jewel. Rare and exceptional pieces like these are the reason people collect Jewellery. The first time I laid eyes on this emerald and diamond necklace was exactly 25 years ago when we sold the Hélène Beaumont collection in Geneva. I said at the time that it was the most important row of cabochon emeralds I had seen during my then 20-year career. Today, 25 years on, that statement still holds true.
David Bennett, president of Sotheby’s Worldwide Jewelery

Anello con diamante taglio smeraldo di Harry Winston

The other jewels

After the sale of a spectacular oval diamond of 88.22 carats in Hong Kong, in Geneva two exceptional white diamonds will be on sale. The first, a brilliant-cut stone, weighs 36.57 carats (estimate 4.7- 5.7 million). Harry Winston’s second emerald cut diamond weighing 18.86 carats is valued up to 1.2 million. Both diamonds are of color D: the highest possible chromatic classification for white diamonds and belong to the rare subgroup of type IIa diamonds – which includes less than 2% of all diamonds, including the legendary Koh-i-Noor diamonds that they are part of the jewels of the British crown. Type IIa diamonds often boast exceptional optical transparency.

Spilla in onice, diamanti, rubini di Cartier, circa 1925

Another prominent jewel is an Indian-inspired jabot created by Cartier around 1925, during the period considered the maximum creativity of the house. With oval rubies, diamonds and polished onyx, the jewel reflects the important influence of India in Cartier’s work: it is inspired by a traditional ornament worn on a male turban, known as the sarpech. Another special jewel is a necklace with emeralds and diamonds created by the Maison of Trieste Janesich around 1920. The necklace has delicately carved emeralds depicting bunches of grapes and leaves. Finally, to report a ring with a central Kashmir sapphire of 8.35 carats. Federico Graglia

Anello con zaffiro del Kashmir e diamanti

New jewels in the treasure of Marie-Antoinette

Published on October 31, 2018

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Orecchini di perle naturali posseduti da Maria Antonietta

The number of jewels owned by Maria-Antoinette at the auction of Sotheby’s rises to ten ♦ ︎

The possibility of buying a piece of History together with a piece of jewelry is expanded. As we have already written, on November 14th, in Geneva, Sotheby’s sells the jewels that belonged to Marie-Antoinette, the decapitated queen of France with her husband, King Louis XVI, during the French Revolution. They are not only precious jewels, but they bear witness to an exceptional piece of Human History and, therefore, expectations are high. After the presentation in June, however, there are some news: the pieces attributed to the queen have risen to ten.

Sotheby’s, in fact, has revealed that in the sales catalog have been added other pieces belonging to Marie Antoinette, including a pair of earrings with natural pearls and diamonds (estimate between 200,000 and 300,000 dollars).

Not only that: a necklace of six-strand pearls has an unaltered closure that was part of the royal collection. The closure of noble origins includes five large and 18 small natural pearls and, originally, it was used for a bracelet of natural pearls with six threads. The necklace was then commissioned by the Bourbon-Parma family and made with cultured pearls. Five other diamond jewels are linked to Marie-Antoinette, like the late 18th century diamond brooch with a yellow diamond. The queen of France had also a double-bow brooch, but the hanging yellow diamond seems to have been added later. They are the descendants of Marie Antoinette, however, who probably made a diamond ring with the portrait of the queen.

If you are fond of antique jewelry with blue blood know that there are also jewels belonging to King Charles X (1757-1836), the last king of France.

Diadema di diamanti appartenuto a Carlo X

For example, it was own by Charles X’s the diamond diadem. The stones came from a badge of the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit, a French chivalric order founded by King Henry III in 1578, which was owned by Charles X, brother-in-law of Marie Antoinette. The diamonds were then transferred to Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848-1907). The tiara was created using precious stones around 1912 for the Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882-1940) by the famous Vienna jeweler Hübner: the flowers on the tiara can be detached and worn separately as brooches.
Another fascinating piece that was added to the jewelry auction is an emblem of the Order of the Golden Fleece belonging to Louis Antoine of Bourbon, duke of Angoulême (1775-1844), who married the daughter of Marie Antoinette, his cousin . The Order of the Golden Fleece has long been considered the most prestigious and exclusive order of chivalry in the world. Louis Antoine received the badge following his participation in the Spanish expedition of 1823. Under a large white diamond, the badge shows the traditional French royal symbol, the orifiamma, represented by a central sapphire and surrounded by flames composed of rubies. Federico Graglia

Collana di perle: il fermaglio era di un bracciale della regina di Francia

Orecchini con diamanti precedentemente nella collezione di Marie-Thérèse de Savoie, Duchessa di Parma

Collana con perle che erano originariamente infilate in una lunga collana a tre fili e appartenenti alla regina Maria Antonietta

Spilla per capelli con rubino di Bachruch, regalata dall'arciduca Frédéric d'Austria (1856-1936) a sua figlia, l'arciduchessa Maria Anna d'Austria, la principessa Elie de Bourbon-Parme (1882-1940) in occasione della nascita di suo figlio, Charles, nel 1905 — Spilla per capelli con rubino di Bachruch, regalata dall’arciduca Frédéric d’Austria (1856-1936) a sua figlia, l’arciduchessa Maria Anna d’Austria, la principessa Elie de Bourbon-Parme (1882-1940) in occasione della nascita di suo figlio, Charles, nel 1905

Spilla a doppio nastro con diamanti bianchi appartenuto alla regina di Francia. Successivamente arricchita con il diamante giallo

Spilla del Toson d'Oro — Spilla del Toson d’Oro

Tiara di diamanti donata dall'imperatore Francesco Giuseppe a sua nipote, arciduchessa Maria Anna d'Austria — Tiara di diamanti donata dall’imperatore Francesco Giuseppe a sua nipote, arciduchessa Maria Anna d’Austria in occasione del matrimonio

Pendente con diamanti e perla naturale di eccezionali dimensioni (26 x 18 millimetri) appartenuto alla regina Maria Antonietta

Spilla con pendente in oro giallo e diamanti ricevuta dalla principessa Maria Pia Borbone-Due Sicilie in occasione del suo matrimonio con Roberto I

Cartier in exhibition

Published on April 29, 2018

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Spilla Flamingo di Cartier, collezione Nils Herrmann. Platino, oro, diamanti, smeraldi, zaffiri, rubini, citrini

Over 300 great jewels of Cartier in a major exhibition: there is also the Queen Elizabeth’s tiara worn by Kate Middleton ♦ ︎
There are jewelry company that resemble royal families. They have a long tradition behind them and, above all, they are considered by everyone (even by competitors) a span above the others. In short, there are Maison with blue blood. And, not by chance, they are also the favorites by royals, the real ones. One of these queens of jewelry is Cartier. Five years ago, Cartier decided to celebrate its rich tradition with a major exhibition in Paris, at the Grand Palais. Now, a little surprisingly, he replicates this exposure in Australia. The exhibition Cartier: The Exhibition is organized at the National Gallery in Canberra, city where is the Australian Parliament (no, it’s not in Sydney) and presents over 300 jewels, including owned by royal families who kindly lent them to the exhibition, or belonged to celebrities, more rare pieces that are part of the Cartier collection. There are tiaras, necklaces, brooches and earrings that are part of a piece of history: in all, 7776 diamonds, 1246 emeralds, 301 sapphires, 249 other colored gems of 3500 carats. Like the diamond brooch of the Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, the imperial jadeite necklace of the heiress Barbara Hutton, the 10.48-carat diamond engagement ring of Princess Grace of Monaco, the diamond and ruby necklace from Elizabeth Taylor (third husband’s gift Mike Todd).
Many of the exhibited pieces have a long history. Like the Halo Tiara, ordered by George VI to Cartier three weeks before becoming king , in 1936. The platinum tiara, with 739 round brilliant diamonds and 149 baguette-cut diamonds, was for his future wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the queen mother). Which then gave the tiara to the future Queen of England, Elizabeth II, for the eighteenth birthday. The Halo Tiara was back to shine in public in 2011, worn by Kate Middleton for her marriage to Prince William.
The exhibition also includes a selection of original preparatory drawings, portraits, historical photographs, films, advertising material, tools for creating jewelry and equipment to provide an overview of Cartier history. Margherita Donato

Queen Victoria’s crown is back

Published on August 31, 2017

Tiara della regina Vittoria, in oro, diamanti e zaffiri

At Victoria and Albert Museum the tiara of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: it’s the right place ♦ ︎
A royal jewel designed by a king. Queen Victoria’s little crown is not the only example of a jewel conceived by a royal member, but is undoubtedly one of the most significant. Now the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has acquired the small crown with sapphires and diamonds designed by her husband, Prince Albert, in 1840, on the occasion of their wedding. The jewel now will be part of the jewelery gallery William and Judith Bollinger, which describes the history of jewelery in Europe from the ancient world to the present. On the other hand, the museum is dedicated to the royal couple who marked an era of British history. The top of the tiara features the motif of Saxon Rautenkranz, with a pattern of leaves that resembles Prince Albert’s coat of arms. Alberto of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, of Germanic origins, who was the husband of Queen Victoria and Prince Consort of the United Kingdom. Born in Saxony, he was a member of the Saxony-Coburg-Saalfelde family, who was associated with most European monarchs. When he was 20, he married his first cousin, Queen Victoria, with whom he had nine children, whose descendants today make up the royal family. The English Royal House, therefore, has its roots not in Great Britain, but in Germany.

The story of the crown
But we back to the crown. It was made by Joseph Kitching, partner of Kitching and Abud, “jeweler of the Queen” in 1837. In 1842 the little crown was represented in the first and most renowned portrait of the queen, painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. The tiara it is also a symbol of lasting love. Since 1866, after Albert’s death in 1861, at 42 years of typhoid fever, the queen chose to wear the small crown instead of the official one, which was carried next to a cushion.
The tiara was then inherited by King Edward VII, King George V and Queen Mary, who gave her to her daughter, Princess Mary, for the marriage with Viscount Lascelles in 1922. She was then sold to private persons, up to 2015, when it was repurchased by the UK. Federico Graglia

La regina Vittoria ritratta benevolmente da Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Lo stemma del principe Alberto di Sassonia-Coburgo-Gotha. La freccia indica il motivo Saxon Rautenkranz

Buccellati, this tiara becomes a necklace

Published on July 19, 2017

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Tiara Carlotta, con diamante a goccia. pendente. Si può trasformare in collier

A tiara that turns into a necklace and 50 pieces of High Jewelery signed by Buccellati ♦ ︎
We can say it: once you have worn a precious tiara on the wedding day, jewel, though beautiful, risks staying long in a drawer. There are only few occasions when you can wear a tiara without you wouldn’t fit in in. But Buccellati, however, made a diamond tiara with white embroidered gold, as is the tradition of the Milan brand, which you can be transformed into collier. A jewel that, although it remains significant, is certainly much easier to wear. To realize the Tiara Carlotta, which is part of the Romanza collection, it took two years of work: it consists of five pieces. And it is understandably the most precious jewel of the collection, also because meticulous machining adds a drop-cut pendant diamond to the jewel (and wearer’s) front and can be removed when using jewel as a necklace.
The Carlotta Tiara Necklace is one of the high jewelery pieces presented during the week of haut couture 2017 in Paris. In all, Buccellati showed 50 unique pieces, from the bracelets worked with the refined technique for which the Maison is famous, from rings to earrings. Giulia Netrese

Buccellati, anello con rubellite, diamanti e smeraldi

Bracciale della serie Oasis, oro bianco, diamanti e acquamarina

Orecchini in oro rosa, zaffiri, ametiste e rubini

Orologio di alta gioielleria Carlotta. oro e diamanti

The charm of vintage tiara

Published on June 10, 2017

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La parure composta da una tiara con diamanti a stella staccabili, argento e oro, circa 1870 e collana di disegno simile, firmate Collingwood & Son

A Victorian parure with tiara is the jewel more refined in Christie’s auction in London ♦
The charm of Old England combined with that of traditional France. Two aspects of jewelery that can be identified with the Victorian period and that of Belle Epoque and Art Deco. These two cultural trends, which influenced art, architecture and crafts, were also a point of reference for jewelery. Two great moments, which are well represented in Christie’s auction scheduled in London on June 13th. Among the most representative pieces for sale, in fact, there is a Victorian parure with necklace and tiara characterized by 14 single diamond stars, made by Collingwood & Son, around 1870. The estimate is between 100,000 and 150,000 pounds.
Christie’s also points out that the stars, in that historical period, were part of a secret language of symbols, a way to communicate feelings that were kept secret or almost. The stars represented spiritual direction and path. But in the sale of Christie’s there are other attractions as well. For example, the auction includes 50 pieces Cartier, Maison, representing the most classic French jewelery. And there are, of course, jewels Bella Epoque or Art Deco. Federico Graglia

Anello con diamanti e smeraldo a cuscino di 10,42 carati

Bracciale Art Deco con diamanti e smeraldo

Spilla di Cartier con diamanti e smeraldo

Spilla con diamanti e zaffiro taglio cuscino di 5 carati

The last Diana’s necklace

Published on March 8, 2017

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Princess Diana: fashion and her jewelry celebrated in an exhibition 20 years after his death.
An exhibition on Princess Diana’s style. With the consent of two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry: 20 years after her death in a car accident, Kensington Palace has opened the exhibition «Diana: Her Story Fashion». The exhibition does not apply, however, only clothes for day and evening. The exhibition also considers one of the passions of the most beloved princess: the jewelery. For example, the tiara Cambridge Lover’s Knot, which the Duchess of Cambridge wore on two occasions. Another iconic piece is The Swan Lake necklace, made by the jeweler of the royal house, Garrard, with 178 diamonds and pearls. It was worn by Princess Diana to a ballet performance Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall in 1997, two months before his death. Now it goes to auction for 12 million dollars in New York, from the house of Guernsey auction. Sellers are a Ukrainian couple who bought the necklace in 2010 for $ 630,000. Sign that the myth of Diana does not tend to fog. Federico Graglia
Diana: Her Story Fashion
Since March 1, 2017 until February 28, 2018
Ticket for adults – £ 19.00 (£ 17.10 online)
Children – Free. They must be accompanied by an adult.
* Prices include a voluntary donation.

Diana con la tiara Cambridge Lover’s Knot

La principessa Diana con la tiara Cambridge Lover’s Knot

Diana alla rappresentazione del Lago dei Cigni con la collana

The Swan Lake necklace, composta dal gioielliere della casa reale, Garrard, con 178 diamanti e perle

Diana con parure il 2 novembre 1987 a Bonn

La principessa del Galle con suite di gioielli in diamanti e zaffiri

Diana Spencer in un'occasione uffciale, con collana in oro bianco e diamanti — Diana Spencer in un’occasione uffciale, con collana in oro bianco e diamanti

Chaumet seen by Chaumet

Published on September 14, 2015

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It is baptized Musée éphémère, that means museum for a little time, but in this case the adjective means temporary because the brand new museum of Chaumet, inaugurated with an exhibition on the theme nature, ephemeral has nothing. Indeed, it can count on a solid tradition started in 1780 with the founder, Marie-Etienne Nitot, who was the official supplier to Napoleon and the jeweler of the European aristocracy. A route that for centuries has produced a collection of extraordinary pieces, 55000 archive drawings, 500,000 photographs taken from the end 800 to the present day and 500 prototypes of tiaras made of nickel silver, an alloy of copper, zinc and nickel. The idea is just to tell a story little known through exhibitions that connect the past with the present.

For six months

For example, for the next six months jewelry lovers will have a unique opportunity to find out, on the ground floor of an 18th century building in the Place Vendome, place icon of Parisian luxury, home of the brand that is part of the LVMH group, style unmistakable: Promenade Bucolique is the name of the exhibition on his view of nature, represented by particular reasons of leaves, flowers and insects that are found in the fields and woods. In short, nothing grew. Among the 15 historical pieces, accompanied by original drawings, photographs in black and white and works of art, there is also the famous tiara created in 1811 for the Empress Marie Louise of Austria, Napoleon’s young bride. A tiara from the neoclassical design, consisting of 150 items representing the ears of corn circle on a frame of silver with 60 carats of diamonds. The effect is very light, as if the ears of corn were moved by the wind, and is important because a model has been revised several times by the jeweler in tiaras made during the Belle Epoque and pins produced after World War II.

Next to the wheat, even taken with sheaves miniature, there are other reasons: hawthorn, blades of grass, leaves of acanthus and ivy, typical subject of Romanticism and expression of feelings such as loyalty and attachment, of course. The connection to the present day is a limited set of jewelry that takes the style 1811 in a modern way, where the contrast between the shiny gold and brushed what gives a hyper-realistic, but not only for the occasion were designed from the bees, the main symbol of the empire (Napoleonic) from the body made of colored stones with peridots, mandarin garnets, opals, tourmalines, topaz and yellow sapphires, and wings in white and yellow gold, a delicate diamond-studded tunnel. The exhibition, however, is also a pretext for Chaumet to devote himself again to a theme abandoned in the 70 ‘. In the video you can see his new creations.

Promenade Bucolique

Until 30 January 2016
The musée Ephémère de Chaumet, 12 place Vendôme, Paris
From Monday to Saturday from 10:30 to 19

Chaumet, la tiara disegnata per l'imperatrice Maria Luisa nel 1811 — Chaumet, la tiara disegnata per l’imperatrice Maria Luisa nel 1811

Chaumet, diadema con motivi a foglia del 1907

Chaumet, orecchini collezione Jardins in oro giallo, diamanti peridoto e franto mandarino

Chaumet, disegno del 1890 di un davanti de corsage con foglie di alloro e una farfalla

Chaumet, spilla a forma di spiga in oro giallo lucido e satinato con diamanti taglio brillante

Chaumet with Josephine in its head

Published on May 19, 2015

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The tiaras are back in style, but for Chaumet have been all along, so that to celebrate 230 years of the company founded in 1780 by Marie-Etienne Nitot, created Josephine, a line inspired by the diadem made for the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte , the first really important customer of the goldsmith that thanks to the Empress of the French became very famous throughout Europe. Five years ago, Chaumet launched the first engagement rings in platinum, with a full pavé diamonds band, and two side bands to support a diamond-cut pear setting upside down with the point positioned exactly at the center of the below stone. A perfectly symmetrical design with a vintage twist, but rigorous, which over time has been enriched with new details, colors and metals. In addition to the band elements, always full paved (an openwork motif to allow light to penetrate completely through the stones), the jewelry line also includes the intense colors of yellow diamonds, rubies, emeralds and blue, pink and purple sapphires non-heated (which is quite rare especially for those pink) in platinum setting, the dark green tourmaline and Raspberry rubellites set in pink gold. And Aigrette patterns for thin bracelets, rings and two tiaras. In almost all the pieces, however, the protagonist is a gem pear-shaped, mounted in exactly the opposite of the traditional solitaire with stones of the same shape, with dimensions ranging from 0.40 carat to 1 carat and for the most valuable pieces are get to 2 carats. In short, you can wear the tiara not only in your hair, but also on the finger. Lavinia Andorno

Joséphine, anelli Tiara in platino, diamanti taglio brillante, da sinistra a destra con diamante giallo, rubino, zaffiro blu, rosa, viola non trattati e smeraldo a forma di pera di circa 1 carato

Joséphine, anello Tiara in platino, con diamanti taglio brillante e zaffiro rosa non riscaldato a forma di pera di circa 1 carato

Joséphine, anello Tiara in platino, con diamanti taglio brillante e princess, e smeraldo a forma di pera circa 2 carati

Joséphine, bracciale in oro bianco con diamanti taglio brillante e zaffiro blu non riscaldato a forma di pera di circa 1 carato

Joséphine, anello Tiara in platino, con pavé e montatura a binario di diamanti taglio brillante e zaffiro pera non riscaldato

Joséphine, bracciale in oro bianco, con diamanti taglio brillante e zaffiro rosa non riscaldato a forma di pera di circa 1carato

Joséphine, bracciale Aigrette in oro rosa con diamanti taglio brillante

Joséphine, anello Aigrette Tiara in oro rosa, con pavé di diamanti

Joséphine, anello Tiara in oro rosa, con pavé di diamanti, una rubellite a forma di pera e un diamante taglio princesse

Ritratto dell’imperatrice Joséphine di Robert Lefèvre, 1805. Museo Napoleonico, Roma

Oriental wedding by Chaumet

Published on February 28, 2015

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Collana di diamanti e platino di Chaumet

Jay Chou is a name that is not very well known in Europe, but in Asia is one of the biggest stars of the show: to get married, however, chose a French jeweler, Chaumet. Jay Chou, musician, singer and actor, has been dubbed the “new king of the Asian Pop.” And, at 36, he chose to marry in Britain, Selby Abbey, Yorkshire. The bride, Hannah Quinlivan (the real name is Wu Yi-Chen), 21, she is herself queen of television, wore a tiara encrusted with diamonds and diamond and platinum necklace signed by the franch maison, worth 1.5 million euro. The earrings “Frisson Dentelle de Givre” had diamonds with different cuts, including briolette cut.

Orecchini di Chaumet «Frisson Dentelle de Givre»

Il matrimonio di Hannah Quinlivan, con tiara di Chaumet

(Italiano) La tiara di Giuseppina con i diamanti dello zar

Published on February 23, 2013

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Chaumet’s tiaras on exhibition

The famous Chaumet tiaras, and other jewels, on display in the Principality of Monaco ♦

Other serpents for Boucheron

New jewels from the Serpent de Bohème collection signed by Boucheron ♦ ︎

Also read: Snake, but transparent for Boucheron

Here are Christie’s auction stars

Rubini, a Fabergé tiara and a 118 carat fancy diamond: here are the stars of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction ♦ ︎

Jewels with blue blood from Sotheby’s

Princely jewels and a Fabergé tiara: Sotheby’s proposes rare pieces have belonged to the European aristocracy ♦ ︎

Among the jewels on sale, in fact, a diamond tiara attributed to Fabergé stands out, created around 1903 for the duchess Cecilie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), the last hereditary princess of Prussia.

New jewels in the treasure of Marie-Antoinette

The number of jewels owned by Maria-Antoinette at the auction of Sotheby’s rises to ten ♦ ︎

Sotheby’s, in fact, has revealed that in the sales catalog have been added other pieces belonging to Marie Antoinette, including a pair of earrings with natural pearls and diamonds (estimate between 200,000 and 300,000 dollars).

If you are fond of antique jewelry with blue blood know that there are also jewels belonging to King Charles X (1757-1836), the last king of France.

Cartier in exhibition

Queen Victoria’s crown is back

Buccellati, this tiara becomes a necklace

The charm of vintage tiara

The last Diana’s necklace

Chaumet seen by Chaumet

Chaumet with Josephine in its head

Oriental wedding by Chaumet

(Italiano) La tiara di Giuseppina con i diamanti dello zar