#lostwax lion heads and double sided swivel/ fiddle ring
The Knights 8
Can never tell one half of its sweet delights, Thomas the Rhymer.
Florence Anderson, illustrator of Dorothy King, Tales and Legends of Scotland ( London: George G. Harrap,1930 [1915]).
Day Suit, 1900
Designed by Monsieur LaFerrière
Worn by businesswoman and philanthropist Bertha Palmer in a portrait taken on the evening of her departure to France for the 1900 Paris Exhibition
Decorated with lion heads and inlays of lapis lazuli, turquoise and mother-of-pearl, from Susa (map)
Jewelled falcon’s talon brooch
Scottish,
ca. 1860-1870
Queen Victoria was proud of her Scottish ancestry, and this was reflected in the popularity of Scottish design visible in jewelry dating to the Romantic Period (1837-1860). During this period, brooches incorporating the foot of a game bird set in gold or silver and adorned with gems became fashionable.
Jacket worn by Cléo de Mérode, 1890′s
From the exhibition “Fashion Forward” at Les Arts Décoratifs