Showing posts with label QEII Brooches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label QEII Brooches. Show all posts

Sunday Brooch: The Jardine Star

The Jardine Star Brooch On the Queen's list of favorite brooches is a traditional model we call the Jardine Star. It features 8 diamond...
Sunday Brooch: The Jardine Star Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

Sunday Brooch: The Guards' Badge

Within the vast brooch collection of Queen Elizabeth II, there is a special subset of badges that represent military entities. They usually ...
Sunday Brooch: The Guards' Badge Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

Sunday Brooch: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

A Diamond Jubilee brooch for a Diamond Jubilee year today. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Brooch Among the presents received by Queen ...
Sunday Brooch: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

Sunday Brooch: The Centenary Rose

What does one brooch-loving queen get another brooch-loving queen for her big birthday? A brooch, of course! The Centenary Rose Brooch For t...
Sunday Brooch: The Centenary Rose Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

Sunday Brooch: The Flower Basket

As Princess Elizabeth, the queen's jewelry collection was a largely personal one: mostly gifts from her wedding, birthday presents, and ...
Sunday Brooch: The Flower Basket Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

Sunday Brooch: The True Lover's Knot

You aren't too tired of Queen Mary's taste in diamonds coming off a week of Cullinans , are you? I hope you have room for one more, ...
Sunday Brooch: The True Lover's Knot Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

The Cullinans, Part 4: The Pendant Brooch

Next up in our review of what’s become of the Cullinan Diamond is a brooch that packs a double Cullinan punch. The Cullinan VI and VIII Bro...
The Cullinans, Part 4: The Pendant Brooch Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

The Cullinans, Part 3: The Heart-Shaped Brooch

Today’s entry in the saga of the Cullinan diamonds might not be the most famous one, but it gets more use than any of the rest. Cullinan V ...
The Cullinans, Part 3: The Heart-Shaped Brooch Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

The Cullinans, Part 2: Granny's Chips

Apart from the stones set in the Crown Jewels , these two diamonds – known as Cullinan III and IV, or the Third and Fourth Stars of Africa, ...
The Cullinans, Part 2: Granny's Chips Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

The Queen's Top 10 Diamonds: #8. The Australian Wattle Brooch

Fresh off the success of 1953’s coronation , Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh embarked on an ambitious world tour to introduce the ...
The Queen's Top 10 Diamonds: #8. The Australian Wattle Brooch Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

The Queen's Top 10 Diamonds: #10. Victoria's Fringe Brooch

History and carat weight are both going to factor heavily into this countdown, and our starter piece has both in spades. Queen Victoria'...
The Queen's Top 10 Diamonds: #10. Victoria's Fringe Brooch Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik

Sunday Brooch: The Maple Leaf

As we know, Queen Elizabeth's brooches often offer more than just pretty bling to look at; they're often symbolic as well. This is v...
Sunday Brooch: The Maple Leaf Rating: 4.5 Post By: Didik