The Legacy of the House of Alba
24 de enero de 2013 (09:46h)
On Friday afternoon I went to visit the “El Legado Casa de Alba” (The Legacy of the House of Alba) Exhibition. We were lucky enough to enjoy a private visit with Maria of Cuenca. A real luxury to be able to have the experience of listening to her exclusively and an absolute delight to wander [...]
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Posted by: María López-Linares
Etiquetas: history, jewellery, jewelry
Silver reproduction inspired by the Spencer Tiara.
If you were Kate Middleton would you sport the Spencer Tiara on your Wedding Day?
18 de abril de 2012 (11:28h)
There is a lot of speculation happening during these weeks about the possibility that Kate Middleton will wear the Spencer Tiara on the day of her wedding to Prince William ofEngland. A few days ago, even the magazine “Hola” dedicated an interesting coverage to the famous tiara. Since Princess Diana’s death the jewel has not [...]
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Posted by: María López-Linares
Etiquetas: brides, jewellery, ring, tiara, vintage, wedding
Lady with an Ermine
Cecilia Gallerani, Ludovico il Moro’s Adolescent Lover
18 de abril de 2012 (11:28h)
“Lady with an Ermine” arrived to me in a most unexpected way. All of a sudden my Twitter’s entire Time Line filled with news about the arrival of this portrait, by Leonardo da Vinci, toMadrid. They said it wasPoland’s most valuable jewel. I was inspired by the portrait from the very beginning. The hairstyle and [...]
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Posted by: María López-Linares
Etiquetas: jewellery, jewelry, necklace, vintage
Leonor’s broach. You can see it in our Vintage space.
One broach and Two Leonors
18 de abril de 2012 (11:28h)
What a coincidence! Two nearly parallel lives, united in the twenty-first century by a piece of jewellery. An oval shaped broach with a beautiful stone in the centre and a large hanging pearl, which was used in its time as a pendant in a magnificent pearl necklace and as a broach to finish off a [...]
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Posted by: María López-Linares
Etiquetas: broach, vintage