Thursday, March 03, 2011

Baubles

Diamonds are very nice but I think that colored stones are so much more beautiful. 

Today: Emeralds.

The Iranian Coronation Necklace. The Iranian government is sitting on the largest collection of unset stones in the world.
Another Iranian emerald necklace.
Queen Elizabeth II's Delhi Durbar Necklace. Part of the Cambridge Emerald Suite.

Emerald tiara of Empress Marie Therese of France

Marie Therese's Emerald Necklace

Emerald tiara from the Norwegian Crown Jewels

Emerald necklace of Catherine the Great

Bulgari emerald necklace given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton, part of a suite of emerald jewelry that includes earrings and bracelets. The drop can be worn as a brooch.

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