If the great seems to be or scandals of interval drama sequence Bridgerton aren’t your cup of tea (which, let’s face it, they in all probability are), there’s at the least one good motive to look at: the Regency-era jewels. “The Prince Regent, for whom the period is known as, was a terrific patron of positive arts and structure, so it’s not shocking that each one the ornamental arts flourished presently,” explains Nicole Corsini, the advertising and marketing director at Lang Antiques. “Each women and men of unique upper-class society used jewellery to show their wealth and telegraph their social standing.”
It was a interval in the course of the early nineteenth century when the whole lot was nonetheless made by hand, and jewels have been typically minimize as cabochons or early aspect patterns (akin to rose and desk cuts), set in closed foil-backed settings that enhanced their colour and sparkle in candlelight. “Vogue and jewellery of that period have been strongly influenced by historical Roman– and Greek–impressed neoclassical design, thus Regency items are typically extra refined and stylish moderately than ornate and rococo,” says Corsini.
Apart from being a present all about social standing, upper-class society, and hierarchy the place Edwardian period items would naturally match, there’s an fascinating motive why Edwardian jewels are utilized in Bridgerton. “There was a robust Regency revival within the early-Twentieth century, throughout what we all know because the Edwardian period, the place neoclassic designs have been as soon as once more in trend,” says Corsini. “This can be one motive why extra simply acquired Edwardian jewellery is used so continuously in Regency-period dramas.”
Plus, a better have a look at the items curated for every character can reveal extra about them. For instance, Daphne, the Duchess of Hastings, wears extra delicate and refined items to emphasise her class, whereas the extra keen Featherington household wears brighter and bolder items to attract consideration to themselves.
Beneath, we’ve included a few of the greatest examples of vintage items from Lang Antiques’ assortment.
Early Victorian dangle earrings in 18k yellow gold with 38 cts. t.w. pear-cut pink topaz, 2 cts. t.w. oval-cut purplish-pink topaz, and a pair of cts. t.w. round-cut purplish-pink topaz, $5,950; Lang Antiques
Edwardian lavaliere necklace with 3.25 ct. cushion-cut aquamarine, 0.15 cts. t.w. round-cut diamonds, and freshwater pearls, $5,650; Lang Antiques
Edwardian feather brooch (additionally proven at high) with 8.6 cts. t.w. previous mine–minimize diamonds, $19,750; Lang Antiques
Early Victorian garland necklace in 15k yellow gold with pearls, $11,750; Lang Antiques
Georgian pin in 15k yellow gold with 4.5 cts. t.w. pink topaz and a pair of cts. t.w. oval-cut chrysoberyl, $3,950; Lang Antiques
Vintage tiara in platinum and 14k gold with a 0.2 ct. European-cut diamond, 0.45 ct. t.w. European-cut diamonds, 0.3 ct. t.w. rose-cut diamonds, and pure pearls, $8,750; Lang Antiques
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