Jewellery Collection

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, c1953. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Wearing the Nizam of Hyderabad necklace made by Cartier, the George IV State Diadem and the insignia of the Order of the Garter

Daily Sketch Coronation Number 1953 Queen Elizabeth II
Front cover of The Daily Sketch Coronation Number featuring a portrait of the new monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Princess Diana leaves the home of slain Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace in downtown Milan, one week after the Italian designer was gunned down outside his Miami Beach home

Lady Sondes, 1764. Artist: Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1732-1792)
Lady Sondes, 1764. Found in the collection of the Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Girl with a Pearl Earring, c. 1665-6 (oil on canvas)
XOS1109249 Girl with a Pearl Earring, c.1665-6 (oil on canvas) by Vermeer, Jan (Johannes) (1632-75); 44.5x39 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Jewish Refugee, Vienna, by David Jagger, 1938
Portrait of a woman, in striped headscarf

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Artist: George Gower
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Version of the Armada portrait attributed to George Gower. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Moorish Belly Dancer - Algeria
Arabian Belly Dancer - Algeria

Mae West in Leo McCareys Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Mae West in Belle of the Nineties (1934) BELLE OF THE NIGHTIES BELLE OF THE 90s IT AIN T NO SIN ST. LOUIS WOMAN BELLE OF NEW ORLEANS

Traditional Cambodian apsara dancer, temples of Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Queen Rock Group - Freddie Mercury in concert at St James Park in Newcastle. 1986

Queen Mary of Teck (1867 - 1953), consort to King George V of Britain. Wearing high diamond neck choker and tiara Date: 1935

Sutton Hoo treasure
A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. it was filled with many priceless treasures, a few of which are shown here

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century, (1904). Artists: Unknown, Janet
Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century (1904). Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 - 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart[3] or Mary I of Scotland

Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, Lady with an Ermine, c1490. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, Lady with an Ermine, c1490. Cecilia Gallerani was an influential mistress of the ruler of Milan, Ludovico Sforza

HM Queen Mary (of Teck) - Queen of King George V
HM Queen Mary (of Teck) (1867-1953) - Queen of King George V - superb photographic portrait. Date: 1911

Portrait of a Young Woman (La Muta), ca 1507. Creator: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Portrait of a Young Woman (La Muta), ca 1507. Found in the Collection of Galleria nazionale delle Marche, Urbino

Madame Sarah Bernhardt as Theodora - photograph by Downey
Madame Sarah Bernhardt as Theodora - photograph by Messrs Downey. Date: 1894

HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. The Queen is shown wearing the Diamond Diadem, the sash, badge and star of the Order of the Garter

Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 28th September 1952. Artist: Lisa Sheridan
Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 28th September 1952

Tetisheri, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th dynasty, 16th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Tetisheri, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th dynasty, 16th century BC (1926). Tetisheri was the queen consort of Senakhtenre Tao I, the seventh pharaoh of the 17th dynasty

Girl with a Pearl Earring, c1665. Artist: Jan Vermeer
Girl with a Pearl Earring, c1665. The girls headdress has an exotic effect. Turbans were a popular fashionable accessory in Europe as early as the 15th century

Zuni Indian jewellery, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Tilda Swinton in Derek Jarmans Wittgenstein (1993)

Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Elizabeth Taylor made her screen debut as a child in Lassie Come Home in 1943

Portrait of Battista Sforza (From the Paired portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife)
Portrait of Battista Sforza (From the Paired portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and his wife, the Duke and Duchess of Urbino), 1472. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Empress Theodora. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Italy
Empress Theodora I (500-548) with a court of ladies. Mosaic. 6th century. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Ravenna. Italy

Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart, the younger daughter of the Marquess of Londonderry. Shown here a couple of months before her coming-out dance on 8th July at Londonderry House

Roman gemstone K910213
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA, Kent. Cornelian intaglio depicting Victory writing on a shield

The Rhine Maidens obtain possession of the ring and bear it off in triumph, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods

Gabrielle d Estrees and one of her sisters, duchesse de Villars. Artist: Master of the School of Fontainebleau
Gabrielle d Estrees and one of her sisters, duchesse de Villars. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Masai warrior, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

DOG. Welsh corgi wearing crown and pearls
JD-21828 DOG. Welsh corgi wearing crown and pearls John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of Marlborough
Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough

Algeria - Woman smoking a nargile pipe
Algeria - woman smoking a nargile (Hookah Pipe)

Portrait of two dancers in traditional Thai classical dance costume, smiling and looking at the camera, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silver necklace worn by women of old tribes in Sind, Pakistan, Asia

Portrait of a traditional Cambodian apsara dancer, temples of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indonesian Dancers
Two royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style

Jeweller A. Calderoni (A. Calderoni Gioielliere), Milano, 1898. Artist: Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928)
Jeweller A. Calderoni (A. Calderoni Gioielliere), Milano, 1898. From a private collection

Three Cartier platinum and diamond bracelets Date: circa 1930s

Norwegian Types (5 / 5) - Young Norwegian wife
A Young Norwegian wife in traditional national costume Date: circa 1910s

David Wright woman in black and pink
Elegant woman in a black top, with a pink and black bow in her hair and gold jewellery. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Close up of traditional metal jewellery in handicraft shop, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

Pectoral decorated with winged scarab, protected by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

Pectoral of the sacred eye flanked by the serpent goddess of the North and the vulture goddess of the South, made from gold cloisonne with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

Women in traditional Tibetan dress, Yushu, Qinghai Province, China, Asia

Statue of the Hindu goddess Durga, Goverdan, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Indonesian Dancer
A Javanese dancer performing the female style in a seated pose. The use of the wrists and scarf are characteristic of this style

The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. Creator: Unknown
The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. From " The Crowning of The King and Queen". [Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1937]

Tiffany and Co, jewelry store, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USA

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Camilla, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Queen Camilla, 2023. Camilla (born 1947) became Queen consort of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms in September 2022

Nesbit, Cathleen, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Nesbit, Cathleen, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916

Morgan, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Feb. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Morgan, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Feb. 13

Tatler cover, Countess of Rosse
The Countess of Rosse, formerly Anne Messel, sister of designer Oliver Messel. She was married to Ronald Armstrong-Jones in 1925, with whom she had a daughter and a son

Portrait of Queen Victoria, 1859 (oil on canvas) (detail of 192754)
STC425397 Portrait of Queen Victoria, 1859 (oil on canvas) (detail of 192754) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1806-73) (after); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Earrings, c. 1st century (gold, amethyst and jade)
AMQ115767 Earrings, c.1st century (gold, amethyst and jade) by Byzantine; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

A lady, three-quarter length, in Oriental costume (oil on canvas)
2636926 A lady, three-quarter length, in Oriental costume (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737) (circle of); 47.3x35.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French

Tommy Steele and fiancee Ann Donoghue. 15th August 1958

Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Australia, 18th February to 27th March 1963. Here she is pictured disembarking from HM Yacht Britannia

Ava Gardner with the Queen during a Royal Command Film Performance, October 1955

Drawing of the "Koh-I-Noor Diamond", 1851. Creator: R. S. Garrard & Co
Drawing of the " Koh-I-Noor Diamond", 1851

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942). Creator: Paulus van Somer
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, c1600, (1942). Portrait of author, playwright and poet Mary Sidney Herbert (1561-1621)

Portrait of Jane Seymour by Holbein, 1536, (1936). Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane Seymour, 1936. Jane Seymour (c1508- 1537). Queen of England 1536-1537, third wife of King Henry VIII. She died two weeks after birth of a son who would become King Edward VI

Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow. c1930. Creator: Unknown
Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow". c1930. English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. [Foulsham & Banfield, London]

HRH Queen Elizabeth II - wearing the George IV State Diadem
HRH Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). She is wearing the George IV State Diadem or Diamond Diadem. Date: circa 1954

HM Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum Baron
HM Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. The Queen is shown wearing the Diamond Diadem, the sash, badge and star of the Order of the Garter, and the Greville Chandelier earrings

Queen Adelaide. Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelheid Amalie Luise Theresa Carolin, 1792-1849) later Queen Adelaide, was the Queen Consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Italian polymath. La Belle Fe
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architedt. Renaissance. La belle Ferronniere, 1490-95. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539). Engraving. Colored
Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539). Queen of Spain and Empress of Germany. Engraving after a painting of Titian, by Al Dauvergne. The Artistic Illustration, 1902. Colored

Cartier advertisement 1965
Advertisement for Cartier featuring a number of gold pieces of jewellery, 1965. 1965

Military regimental badge brooches advertisement, WW1
An advertisement for Charles Packer & Co, goldsmiths and silversmiths, and their selectrion of regimental badge brooches available for 2 2s. each

Ethiopian Woman - Braided Hair - Nose Ring
A beautiful Ethiopian Woman in profile, with long braided hair, jewellery and a very large nose ring. Date: circa 1910s

Stacia Napierkowska - Silent Movie Star
Stacia Napierkowska (18911945) - a French actress and dancer, during the silent film era, appearing in 86 films between 1908 and 1926. Date: circa 1920

Jasper intaglio, Aldborough Roman Town K940047
ALDBOROUGH ROMAN TOWN, North Yorkshire. Jasper intaglio depicting a hare in a chariot being pulled by a cock

DOG. Welsh corgi wearing crown and pearls
JD-21829 DOG. Welsh corgi wearing crown and pearls John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Woman of the Algerian Berber Ouled Nails Tribe
Woman from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

A Himba woman in traditional attire. Her body gleams from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs. Her long hair is styled in the traditional Himba way

An old Kikuyu lady picks coffee Taken in the 1960 s, this photograph depicts a traditional form of dress and ear ornaments among Kikuyu women, which has completely disappeared

A Tigray woman has a cross of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church tattooed on her forehead while two silver crosses hang round her neck

Mae West and Randolph Scott in Henry Hathaways Go West Young Man (1936)
Mae West and Randolph Scott in Go West Young Man (1936)

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"Jewellery: A Timeless Expression of Royalty, Beauty, and Culture" From the regal adornments worn by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation in 1953 to the captivating pearl earring immortalized in Vermeer's masterpiece, it has always held a special place in history. Intricately crafted pieces like the Sutton Hoo treasure evoke tales of ancient civilizations and their opulent lifestyles. These treasures provide glimpses into the artistic prowess and wealth that once graced our world. Throughout time, it has been more than just an accessory; it tells stories of love, power, and resilience. The Jewish Refugee from Vienna depicted by David Jagger in 1938 symbolizes both tragedy and hope as it represents a community displaced but still holding onto their heritage through cherished heirlooms. Even iconic figures like Queen Elizabeth I showcased their status through extravagant jewels that reflected their reigns. George Gower's portrait captures her majesty's strength and grandeur while highlighting the exquisite craftsmanship of her embellishments. Beyond royalty, it also celebrates diverse cultures worldwide. From the mesmerizing Moorish Belly Dancer adorned with ornate accessories to traditional Cambodian apsara dancers wearing intricate headpieces at Angkor Wat temples – each piece reflects unique traditions passed down through generations. Not limited to historical contexts alone, jewellery continues to captivate modern audiences. Mae West exudes glamour in Leo McCarey's Belle of the Nineties (1934), where statement necklaces become symbols of allure and sophistication. Whether it be a crown adorning Queen Mary of Teck or Queen Elizabeth II elegantly donning pearls at Balmoral Castle - these images remind us how jewellery transcends time and remains an enduring symbol of beauty and prestige throughout history. So next time you admire a dazzling gem or delicate trinket on display, remember that behind every piece lies a rich tapestry woven with stories of royalty, culture, and the human spirit.