Well, I am an absolute sucker for jewelry inspired by jewels in historical portraits. Actually there are lots of historical portrait inspired things I know both Heather and I just love....This ranges from a desperate need to own a set of these wine glasses, and our undying appreciation of Project Runway Season 4 Episode 11.
I came across these and had to share. Jewelry based on the gems worn by Mrs. Graham in her portrait in the National Galleries of Scotland. They are beautifully made, and I adore the gold detail around the garnet- and I usually don’t care for yellow gold! This just works. I included a close up so you can see the detail in the portrait, they are quite close! I will probably be posting more historical pieces like these in the future!
OMG is that Christian looking at my Elizabeth Farren painting??? How did I not catch that before!! Okay, Now I have to actually read your post...:o)
ReplyDeleteThe garnet is both my wife's and my birthstone. Whenever I have cause to buy some I do so in Prague, for they have such beautiful stones and skilled jewelers there -- and at a must better price than here in Vienna! The current fashion is to have small garnets clustered together so that the piece looks absolutely encrusted with them. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteOMG IT'S THE ELZA FARREN PAINTING AND IT'S CHRISTIAN. I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THAT EPISODE.
ReplyDeleteyo tengo este cuadro en mi casa desde mucho tiempo quizas antes que yo naciera
DeleteElyse! I can't believe you missed it either! BEST episode ever!!! Jillian made a great great great outfit...and of course Christian's was super fun too!
ReplyDeleteI AM TOTALLY BEATING MYSELF UP ABOUT IT NOW AND ALSO TOTALLY LOOKING IT UP ON YOUTUBE. I owe this blog so much, from history to Project Runway. xD
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