Estate Jewelry
This . The necklace, which is formed of interlocking segments, has a detachable tail, so that just the scorpion claws can be worn as a collar. coque iphone It’s an iconic piece, and typical of the stripped down, organic style of the designer. Peretti actually drew her inspiration for this piece from the scorpions living near her home in Catalonia, Spain, and the British Museum, which owns one of these necklaces in sterling silver, quotes her as saying “. The animals are incredibly attractive, with fascinating mechanics. Strangely they are never around when I need to review something in my design. I have to confess that I had to sacrifice a few. coque iphone I feelsorry.”
Last month, Carine Roitfeld, former editor of French Vogue, paid homage to both Peretti and this necklace in a feature in the debut issue of her new magazine, CR Fashion Book. The New York Times relates the story of the designer’s slightly less than thrilled reaction to the photoshere.
We may have seen the end of Peretti’s 38 year relationship with Tiffany Co., however, as the two entities are currently battling over intellectual property rights. What will come of this remains bague pandora pierre de lune to be seen, but in the meantime a variation of the scorpion necklace is still available through Tiffany although it’s a watered down bague pandora anneau version of the original.
This necklace is one of the most striking pieces of jewelry I’ve ever seen, and it’s not something that I, with a personal style best described as “disheveled,” would ever be able to pull off. But at an estimate of $2,000 4,000, the Scorpion is one of the more accessible pieces of design history, and will be included in the Fine Jewelry Watches auction held on November 5 at Freeman’s in Philadelphia.
Don’t stop there, though, because there are , including a beautiful 3.4 carat cushion cut Kashmir sapphire ring (lot 6), a Salvador Dali signed 18k “wing” bypass ring (lot 11), and a collection of wristwatches and pocket watches from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (lots 120 142).
RELEASE THE KRAKEN! A ! Or maybe he’s just a little octopus combination pin/pendant. YOUDECIDE.
Bats flutter against a bague pandora pierre de naissance backdrop of reducteur bague or the moon and stars in this eerily pretty French Art Nouveau necklace. Set in 18k gold with enamel, the moon and stars are comprised of diamonds, while the bats are hinged to add movement to the piece. Another smaller bat decorates the clasp. Circa1900.
What’s Halloween without a giant spider This 14kt yellow gold spider pin is approximately 2 5/8 wide by 2 5/8 tall. Each leg is lined with diamonds, while the bague pandora 190948cz body pairs over 2 carats of sapphires with diamond accents. The head is also diamond set, with gold pinchers and cabochon rubyeyes.
This ring, a rare bague or homme france survivor from firstor second century Rome, depicts the head of Cupid in high carat gold. The dealer describes Cupid here as bague pandora taille 64 a “chubby mischievous infant,” but, honestly, the little guy scares the hell outtame.
These earrings date to the 1870 80s, and feature finely carved ivory images of Medusa set on tortoiseshell. bijoux personnalise They’re very large 3.25″ in length and were created inItaly.
Circa 1870, . The knife is pointing the wrong way, but I still hear the Psycho music whenever I look atit.
If this post goes live and this ring is still available, I’ll be shocked. As a memorial ring, it’s an exceptional piece: 18k gold with a carved agate skull surrounded by roseand old cut diamonds and black enameling, with hallmarks for London 1852. The casket, bague or scorpion which is enameled in green and set with a large emerald, opens to reveal a sizeable inner chamber that would easily meet all your poison storage needs.
Owls are another Halloween standby (and bague pandora roi lion they also had a pretty bad mauboussin bague solitaire rep in the Middle Ages, apparently), but I particularly like them when they’re made of carved moonstone with ruby eyes, and perched amid 14k gold leaves. coque samsung The pendant is unmarked but may have originated inEngland.
This French medieval bronze seal dates to the 13th century and features what the dealer describes as a “chimerical creature: a quadruped with a bearded human head.” (The head is more easily seen in the image of the wax impression; click bague solitaire chaumet through to view.) Whatever it is, it’s pretty odd. bague or disney Around the creature are the words: “S. PRIORIS. SCI. GERVASII,” which translates to “seal of the prior of (the church) Saint Gervais.” St. Gervais, une bague solitaire along with his brother Protase, was bijoux bague pandora an early Christian martyr, and the Priory of St. Gervais was built outside Rouen in 1087 and bague pandora fiancailles survived until the 15thcentury.
I have no idea what symbolic meaning the creature has in this piece, because I’m not even sure what it is. It’s similar to a Manticore, but the tail’s wrong, and the feet are a little weird, too. (Also, this has nothing to do with anything, but Pliny the Elder said that the Manticore has “a voice like the sound of a pan pipe blended with bague pandora 191007cz a trumpet,” and the thought of that is KILLING me.) But anyway, I’m stumped. Any ideas, oh brilliant readers
Circa 1940, these gold and enamel (with gemstone accents) brooches are American and feature a wealth bague solitaire maty of tiny details, like enamel patches on the pants of scarecrow, and brightly colored polka dots on the lady’s dress. Do you like clowns I don’t. shudder
A full skeleton circles the band of this gold and enamel bague pandora rose avis memento mori ring, circa 1727. A crown hovers above the skull, which, as the dealer notes, signifies that “death is the master ofall.”
A crystal and gold coffin protects yet another skeleton, this one painted in gold on a black background. The inside of the band is engraved with the initials “JB” and the bague or 375 jaune zirconia year1727.
This features rose cut diamonds set in 14k gold. He’d be scarier if he didn’t look like Wolverine eatingpopcorn.
I could have posted an actual taxidermied monkey paw (gross, Etsy!) but instead I found a designer who’s making monkey paw charms in sterling silver and gold so now I have an excuse to post one of my favorite scary stories of all time. Don’t open the door. DON’T OPEN THEDOOR!
This Medusa pendant is easily the most terrifying item of jewelry I’ve ever seen. It’s not for sale (as far as I know), and I’m not even sure if bague pandora collection disney it’s in private hands or a museum collection, but the image is floating around on the internet and it demands bague pandora noire a mention. The pendant, circa 1898, was created by the Belgian jeweler and sculptor Philippe Wolfers (1858 1929). coque samsung Wolfers was the son of a goldsmith, and he enjoyed a long, successful career. coque iphone His bague pandora taille 50 work which included sculpture, jewelry, glasswork, and ceramics showed a progression of influences, including the Far East, Art Nouveau, and, later in life, Art Deco.
Wolfers is regarded today as vente bague or blanc one of the bague solitaire bleu masters of the Art Nouveau style, but he’s not as well known as others designers because he didn’t produce as much work. If you would like to see more of his creations, there’s a nice collection of images here (sorry, it’s in another language!).
Monica McLaughlin would also like to mention that there’s currently an exhibition of mourning jewelry running through January 2013 at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.
