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Category Archives: diadem
The Hair Comb Market
Are many beautiful things for sale, each with their own story, that condense post into one subject is difficult. So I have buffet of things today. Just click the picture or link see more details about each item. In Sotheby’s … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Calder, American Hair Comb, Art Nouveau, diadem, Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment, French Hair Comb, Indonesian Hair Comb, Japanese Hair Comb, Meiji Hair Comb, Oceanic Comb
Tagged Alexander Calder, Chinese hair pins, Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment, faberge, french art nouveau comb, French Empire Comb, hair comb, Henri Vever, Indonesian gold jewelry, Michael Backman Ltd., solomon islands
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Diadems in Ancient Greece and Egypt After Alexander the Great
In 356 BC, King Philip II of Macedon had a son, Alexander. Aristotle tutored the boy until he was 16. After his father was assassinated, Alexander inherited the throne. By 334 BC, Alexander the Great had created one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander the Great, Alexandria, ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Cleopatra, diadem, Greek Hair Comb, Macedon, Ptolemaic Dynasty
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Empire Diadems at Sotheby’s
These two Empire diadems, c. 1800, sold at Sotheby’s for $5888 on July 22, 2008. कंघी For more scholarly research, please examine Napoleon & the Empire of Fashion Bijoux de tete by Diana Scarisbrick
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Tagged Empire diadem, Peigne Josephine, sothebys
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Cameo Diadems of Empress Joséphine
After Napoléon’s coronation ceremony, where he proclaimed Joséphine Empress, she prized diadems made of cameos. Cameos are a raised image carved on hard stone, such as agate. They have been popular in jewelry design since Ancient Greece. However, Europeans preferred … Continue reading
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Tagged cameo, crown, diadem, Empress Josephine, napoleon, Tiara
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Creative Museum: Ivory Comb from Dieppe, France
by the Creative Museum: From the Fourteenth Century, Dieppe sailors docked their boats on the coast of Guinea to collect ivory. Instead of selling their precious raw material to Paris workshops, they learned to carve great works of art themselves … Continue reading
The Innovation of Josephine
As Napoleon’s passionate love, Josephine, kneels before him at his coronation, she introduced two enduring jewelry designs: a woman’s laurel-leaf tiara and a comb with round stones on a stem, forever to be known as the Peigne Josephine. She is … Continue reading
Collier Comète Hair Pin
On November 1, 1932, Coco Chanel exhibited her first collection of fine jewelry in her Paris apartment. Two offer her most enduring innovations were putting diamonds in invisible settings you could seem their brilliance without distraction, and the Collier Comète. … Continue reading
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Tagged chanel, collier comete, diadem, hair comb, replica, van cleef & arpels
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