Thursday, February 19, 2009

Thirteen fabulous jewels



A pearl necklace once owned by Empress Josephine


Plique a jour enamel dragonfly, circa 1905


Onyx and seed pearl leaf pendant


Renaissance-style necklace attributed to Louis Tiffany


A Gualti necklace mimics sealife


Aquamarine filigree ring


Inside-out rings by Susanne Matsche


Art Nouveau necklace with aquamarines and Mississippi River pearls


Louis Aucoc hand-carved hair comb


Mexican Taxco silver bracelet (5 inches at widest point)


Miniature mosaic brooch framed in gold


Art Deco glass buckle, unattributed


Contact lens jewels! (not yet in production)

2 comments:

Ronnie said...

I bet you know which one is my favorite!

But those contact lens things make my eyes hurt just looking at them.

Unknown said...

I know I would try the contact lens jewels because they're so different!