Fleur De Lys Double Earrings Individual Crowns probably made in Germany

probably made in Germany

and made by the Crown Jewellers Garrard

This 'girdle' necklace recalls a beautiful 1903 pendant designed by May Morris

English Blue Crystal Ring: English blue crystal range - taken from an English design dating from 1810

This tanzanite ring is rhodium-plated with Bohemian Crystals Bohemian Crystals

Fleur De Lys Double Earrings Individual Crowns probably made in GermanyThe Romans may have been the first to use the fleur de lys as a symbol of imperial power. The Empress Placidia wore a fleur de lys on her crown. On a painting in the church of St Vital in Ravenna, Theodora, the wife of Emperor Justinian, is represented wearing a crown with the same symbol at its centre. On a seal from Charlemagne kept in Rome, the Emperor is represented with a crown decorated with several fleurs de lys. The 9th century Anglo Saxon