Medieval Floral Azure - Pendant Royal Gift The sapphire is taken from

The sapphire is taken from a ring reputed to be worn by Edward the Confessor

He was one of the leading figures in the English hand-made lace industry

and showcases the beauty of 105 dazzling diamonds

Inspiration

The feathers were later adopted by the Princes of Wales

Medieval Floral Azure - Pendant Royal Gift The sapphire is taken fromMedieval Floral Azure Pendant: This jewellery is inspired from a beechwood box made in 1580 in Venice. This box may have been used for combs, brushes and other small personal accessories. Contemporary illustrations show such boxes hung on the wall in a bed chamber beside a dressing mirror with similar decoration. This type of decoration appears to have been a Venetian speciality, found from about 1570 on musical instruments, book bindings, caskets and