#wartski

[world-of-wales]

⁠❥ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒' 𝐉𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐒 — The Ring Stack .𖥔 ݁ ˖

Worn on the ring finger of her left hand, The Princess of Wales's iconic five-ring stack has heirloom pieces and sentimental gifts that weave together the story of her marriage, family and royal role.

✿ Sapphire & Diamond Engagement Ring :

The Ring was designed by then-crown jeweler Garrard taking inspiration from the Sapphire and Diamond Brooch Prince Albert commissioned for his wife Queen Victoria in 1840. It features 14 diamonds surrounding a 12-carat oval blue Ceylon Sapphire set in 18-karat white gold.

✿ Wartski Welsh Gold Wedding Band :

Catherine's wedding ring is crafted from a nugget of Welsh gold continuing the custom of using Welsh gold for royal wedding bands since 1923. Handcrafted by royal jewellers Wartski, the rare Welsh Gold used in the making of the ring was finely polished and gently rounded to provide comfort.

✿ Annoushka Eclipse Diamond Eternity Ring :

Catherine was gifted the 'Eclipse' Eternity Band by her loving husband, Prince William following the birth of their eldest son, Prince George in 2013. The Eclipse Diamond Eternity Ring is made in 18-carat white gold and has sparkling 0.23-carat brilliant cut pavé diamonds covering the circumference of the whole ring.

✿ G.Collins & Sons Sapphire and Diamond Set Full Eternity Ring :

Believed to have been a gift from Prince William for their thirteenth wedding anniversary, the ring features alternating round blue sapphires and round brilliant diamonds. Each stone is secured in a refined four-claw platinum setting, creating a seamless circle of colour and light.

✿ Pavé Diamond Eternity band :

The Princess of Wales added a thicker pavé diamond eternity band to her stack in 2024, it is also believed to be a gift from her husband following the end of her chemotherapy treatment. The slim, straight-profile full eternity band features french pavé-set diamonds.

[thatshowthingstarted]

'Caligula Ring'

A sapphire Hololith (a ring carved from a single stone), one of the missing Arundel and Marlborough gems, once catalogued as belonging to the Emperor Caligula.

The 2,000-year-old sky-blue hololith has a face believed to be that of fourth wife Caesonia engraved into the bezel.

Courtesy: Wartski

[gemville]

Antique Diamond and Topaz Cross Pendant, English, Circa 1895

Photo Courtesy: Wartski

Source: forbes.com

[tiaramania]

Hello there,

Have you ever discussed the Snowdon Floral tiara that Lady Sarah Chatto wore at her wedding in 1994? I had read that it can be broken up into brooches - would love to hear your information on it, thanks!

Yes, I've got a post on it here. Princess Margaret only wore it as a set of brooches and so far Lady Sarah Chatto is the only person thathas worn it as a tiara. The brooches were a gift from the Earl of Snowdon to Princess Margaret for their wedding in 1960. Then in 1994, Jasper Conran, who designed Lady Sarah's wedding dress, saw the brooches and thought they would make a good tiara so they had Wartski put them on a frame. Lady Sarah still owns them and wears them as brooches occasionally.

[beautyandtheharpsichord]

Irredescent beetles parure c.1880′s

A parure that consists of at least three pieces of matched jewellery is generally referred to as a full parure. These suites of jewels can consist of a number of pieces, but they often include a tiara, a necklace, a pair of earrings, bracelets, and at least one brooch. (thecourtjeweller.com)

[kerloaz]

Kenneth Snowman & Bing Crosby in Regent Street in the early 1960s.

[mote-historie]

René Lalique for Maison Vever (Paul Vever and Henri Vever) diamond corsage ornament, cherry blossom brooch, 1885-1890.

Designed as an articulated floral branch, set with cushion-shaped, circular- and rose-cut diamonds, the flower heads set en tremblant, mounted in silver, yellow and pink gold, signed Vever, French assay and maker's mark, can be detached into three smaller brooches, accompanied by two detachable diamond set caps. Length approximately 290mm. 

Sotheby’s

This piece, intended to be worn descending from one shoulder, begins with a broken off bit of “branch” and ends with a tiny pair of leaves. Despite the bling, it conveys a delicate naturalism, with each cherry blossom seemingly thin as paper and trembling with every movement (an effect created by invisible springs). New research undertaken by Wartski's Katherine Purcell, the exhibition curator and author of its excellent catalogue, reveals that the brooch, long thought to be by Vever, is in fact by Renée Lalique, adding to its rarity. Lalique made few diamond-encrusted pieces and none other on this scale.

The Economist

[4eternal-life]

A jewelled and enamelled brooch

by James Cromar Watt  (Scottish 1862-1940)

https://wartski.com/collection/a-jewelled-and-enamelled-brooch-by-james-cromar-watt-1862-1940/