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The year is 1915, and Great Britain has been at war with the Kaiser for a year now. A young, newly minted Officer takes his sweetheart for a day trip to the seaside resort of Brighton before he is shipped out to the front. They wander the promenade and the shops of the town to distract themselves from their inevitable parting. She sees a pretty daisy setting diamond ring in the window of a Brighton jeweller’s shop. He walks in proudly, dressed in his smart new army khaki, and buys the ring for her. When he gives it to her, he asks her to promise to wear it until he comes home again. Knowing that there is a distinct chance that he may not come home, she calls her agreement to his request a “piecrust promise” – easily broken. However, as he slips it on to her finger, she agrees and tells him to keep himself safe and prove that his promise to return is not a piecrust promise either. That is the beginning of the true story for this ring. You will be pleased to hear that when hostilities ended in 1918, the young Officer did return to his sweetheart, and they did get married in 1920 and started a family. She held to her promise, and she wore this ring, which became known as the “piecrust promise ring”, until he came home, and then for a good many years after: her whole life in fact, which was a long and happy one with her husband, that young Officer.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 27th of September is "gemstones". I have many pieces that I have access to that I could photograph for the theme, but I really wanted to share this dainty daisy setting ring of six winking diamonds set in platinum on an eighteen karat band, made in 1914, because it has a happy story associated with it. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile.
Edwardian jewellery is renowned for its delicate, beautifully crafted designs. In contrast to Victorian jewellery, many pieces created during the Art Nouveau period were made in a very feminine fashion, using finer smaller stones and very light settings made possible by using platinum.
(Private collection).
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a monthly challenge called "Freestyle On The Fifth". A different theme chosen by a member of the group each month, and the image is to be posted on the 5th of the month.
This month the theme, "Sparkle" was chosen by Lisa (red stilletto).
And what sparkles more than diamonds?
This beautiful Edwardian Art Nouveau daisy brooch is English and was made in 1906. It was sold through Skinner silversmith and diamond setter in Orchard Street, London and comes in its original purple satin and velevet lined leather case. The brooch itself is 18 carat rose gold with a platinum illusion setting set with fifteen rose cut old mine diamonds with a cultured pearl centre. When the light catches the diamonds, they sparkle and wink brilliantly.
Edwardian jewellery is renowned for its delicate, beautifully crafted designs. In contrast to Victorian jewellery, many pieces created during the Art Nouveau period were made in a very feminine fashion, using finer smaller stones and very light settings made possible by using platinum.
(Private collection).
Purchased this fine piece of antique jewelry from old bazar in Tehran. I went through thousands of pieces and fell in love with this piece only. The bee on top is attached to a spring and moves . Just love it !
Naturalistic jewelry, decorated with clearly recognizable flowers and fruit, was popular for much of the 19th century. These motifs first became fashionable in the early years of the century, with the widespread interest in botany and the influence of Romantic poets such as Wordsworth. Over time the floral motifs grew in size and scale, and by the 1850s bouquets had taken on dramatic proportions. Some of the flowers on this bouquet - a floral spray of roses, carnations and other flowers - are mounted on springs or 'tremblers' for drama, movement and sparkle. Individual flower sprays could be removed and used as hair ornaments.
At the same time, flowers were used to express love and friendship. The colors in nature were matched by colored gemstones, and a 'language of flowers' spelt out special messages.
In contrast with earlier periods, the more elaborate jewellery was worn almost exclusively by women.
The three leaf and bud sprays made about 1830 and added later. The design is similar to French work of about 1820-30, but a bodice ornament of this type was shown by Hunt & Roskell of London at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Height: 27.7 cm (10.9 in.)
Width: 15 cm (5.9 in.)
Depth: 4.2 cm (1.7 in.)
V&A Museum, South Kensington, London (M.115-1951)
Made by French jewellers Van Cleef and Arpels, this beautiful late Edwardian openwork broach was purchased as a Christmas gift in Paris in 1919. With a base of 18 carat yellow gold, it contains 24 rose cut diamonds, three brilliant cut diamonds and eight oriental pearls on a platinum mount. It still has its original 18 carat yellow gold catch and stick.
Having been made just after the Great War (1914 - 1918) it is in the transitional period of design between Art Nouveau and Art Deco, but has tendancies towards the latter.
Edwardian jewellery is renowned for its delicate, beautifully crafted designs. In contrast to Victorian jewellery, many pieces were made in a very feminine fashion, using finer smaller stones and very light settings made possible by using platinum.
Could this be a Christmas gift for you?
Private collection
Probably Dutch. Rose-cut diamonds and hessonite garnets set in gold and silver. Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, Kensington, London, UK.
A selection of works by Fabergé from Matilda Geddings Gray's sumptuous collection is on long-term loan at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and comprises this exhibition. Objects originally commissioned by and created for the Romanov family, such as the Lilies-of-the-Valley Basket—the most important Fabergé work in a U. S. collection—and three magnificent Imperial Easter Eggs, are on view.
Yellow and green gold, silver, nephrite, pearl, rose-cut diamond
Workmaster: August Wilhelm Holmström (Finnish, 1828–1903)
Inscribed (in Russian, at bottom): To Her Imperial Majesty, Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, from the ironworks management and dealers in the Siberian iron section of the Nijegorodski Fair in the year 1896
Russian (Saint Petersburg), 1896
1.3 ct natural rose cut black diamond, .013 ct natural rose cut grey diamond, 14k yellow gold, .950 palladium
Polesden Lacey is an Edwardian house and estate, located on the North Downs at Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, England. It is owned and run by the National Trust and is one of the Trust's most popular properties.
This Regency house was expanded from an earlier building, and extensively remodelled in 1906 by Margaret Greville, a well-known Edwardian hostess. Her collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver is displayed in the reception rooms and galleries, as it was at the time of her celebrated house parties. The future George VI and Queen Elizabeth spent part of their honeymoon there in 1923.
The 1,400-acre (570 ha) estate includes a walled rose garden, lawns, ancient woodland and landscape walks.
History
The name 'Polesden' is thought to be Old English. The first house was built here by 1336. Anthony Rous bought the estate in 1630 and rebuilt the medieval house.[1] The house was owned by the Rous family until 1723, when the estate was purchased by the economist and politician Arthur Moore. An octagonal pavilion was added to the south front at this time.[2]
In 1747 Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet purchased the estate, and subsequently spent his retirement there. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the poet and playwright, came to live there in 1797 and began work to improve the building.[3] However this effort was counter-productive and in 1818 Joseph Bonsor, a stationer and bookseller, bought the estate. He commissioned Thomas Cubitt to build an entirely new house in 1821–23, creating the core of the house seen today.[2] Bonsor died in 1835, and the house passed to his son who, in 1853, sold the estate to Sir Walter Farquhar, 3rd Baronet, who held it until his death in 1902.[4]
Early 20th-century
Ronald and Margaret Greville, c. 1900
The Polesden Lacey estate was purchased in 1902 by Sir Clinton Edward Dawkins, a civil servant who worked in the Colonial Office.[2] He commissioned Ambrose Poynter, architect son of Sir Edward Poynter, to significantly extend Cubitt's work to create the present-day house. Sir Clinton, however died in 1905, shortly after its completion.[5]
The estate was then bought in 1906 by William McEwan, for his daughter, Margaret Greville.[2] Architects Charles Mewès and Arthur Davis, who were responsible for The Ritz Hotel, London, remodelled the house for the Grevilles. The couple filled the house with collections of fine furniture, porcelain, silver and art.[2] Ronald Greville died in 1908 only two years after they had moved to Polesden Lacey. He was aged 46.[6]
Margaret continued to entertain lavishly at the house. She also owned a home in London in which she held expensive parties. Over the next 30 years her reputation as an Edwardian society hostess became established.[2]
Royal honeymoon at Polesden Lacey in 1923
In 1923 Margaret invited the Duke and Duchess of York to spend their honeymoon at Polesden Lacey and the royal couple subsequently spent two weeks there. Shortly before their arrival, The Illustrated London News took photographs of the house and published a large feature article about the proposed honeymoon venue...Wikipedia
1.3 ct natural rose cut black diamond, .013 ct natural rose cut grey diamond, 14k yellow gold, .950 palladium
A French stickpin consisting of a pearl on a base collar of tiny rose cut diamonds mounted in silver atop a gold twisted shaft pin bearing the number 3436, the French eagle head gold standard mark, first used in 1838, and a maker's mark "COM". I believe the pin was made before cultured pearls became available (after 1916); therefore, the pearl may have come from Kuwait, the South Seas or another source. I have not been able to identify the maker's mark.
Enrapture - to fill with delight
That is exactly what this pendant will do. Made from a stunning 1.95 carat rose cut mulitcolored brown diamond. Such sparkle and uniqueness. The cut and the colors just jump out at you. The pendant looks fabulous against any skin color. Very large, I mean after all, it is the size that gets classified as a full 2 carats by jewelers! As you can see it has a very unusual bail, just slide your chain through the wires any which way you like and there you go, ready for wear. This is a pendant that will be noticed. People will ask about it, what it is, and don't be afraid to say "oh this, it's a 2 carat chocolate diamond," I mean afterall, how many other women out there can say they have a 2 carat diamond solitaire on their neck? And I think one of the reasons I like colored diamonds so much is that people always as about them, and no one ever thinks they are CZs. Richness without the rich price tag.
The flat back will lay nicely against your skin. Wrapped in silver bead wire, it can be worn either front or reversed to show the flat side.
This pendnants name is Intoxicating Chocolate as it will have you thinking of chocolate, without the guilt of the calories...or the guilt of the price.
Diamonds represent faithfulness, love, purity, innocence, and relationships filled with love. It removes certain types of deviations in the aura, which can be best imagined as sort of voids, and diamond fills them with the pure energy of love. It inspires creativity, ingenuity, inventivity, faith, endurance, and helps in manifesting abundance in all areas of life. Diamond is a symbol of the richness of the Self. As the hardest mineral of all, it is especially esteemed owing to its beauty, purity, and ability to reflect light in a special manner. Diamond brings purity, and clear positive resolution of all problems that bother us, especially after we have become willing to admit our wrong perceptions and approaches, or our unreal expectations. More info on diamonds: The Hindu tradition relates diamonds to the planet Venus, while some other ancient peoples believed that they are connected to the planet Mars. The later is probably due to the warriors' custom of wearing diamond stones in battle for protection and strength. It was thought that diamonds make the warriors invincible and that they fortify their muscles. In favor of this thesis speaks the Greek word for diamond - adamas - which means invincible. The diamonds have been called kings of all crystals, stones of the mind and gemstones of the masters. This is no doubt, the most powerful crystal imaginable in the domain of metaphysics. It is able of reaching deep into us and opening much more spiritual doors than any other stone. Even more than that, diamond is able to bring abundance and fulfillment of the desires or undertaking you can only dare to imagine. If you dare to dream your own and true destiny, diamond is here to help you accomplish it.
These pendants in our Enrapture line are one of a kind. No one else will have one exactly like this, just like there will never be another you out there. The stones selected for this line are done so very lovingly, and for their particular meanings. They are very special because not only are they large, but they are also multidimensional. No matter what turn you make, the sparkle and shine will show.
The Caucasus Egg is a jewelled enameled Easter egg made by Michael Perkhin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1893. The egg was made for Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to his wife, the Empress Maria Feodorovna.
The egg is made of yellow and varicoloured gold, silver, ruby enamel, rose-cut diamonds, portrait diamonds, platinum, ivory, pearls, rock crystal and watercolour on ivory.
It commemorates the Imperial hunting lodge in Abastumani in Caucasus where Grand Duke George spent most of his life after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. Miniatures were done and signed by Krijitski. The miniatures are revealed by opening four pearl-bordered doors around the egg. Each door bears a diamond-set numeral of the year, forming the year 1893. Behind the hinged cover at the top is a portrait of the Grand Duke in his naval uniform.
This is the first Imperial egg known to be dated. Ruby red enamel was used only one other time for the Imperial eggs as Alexei's hemophilia was a constant worry for the family.