emiko oye
San Francisco, California
The Queen Margherita,
From My First Royal Jewels Jewellery Collection
neckpiece, converts into three bracelets, two necklaces and one brooch, used and new LEGO®
coated copper wire, rubber cording, sterling silver, steel,
19.75 x 8.5 x 1.75 inches
This neckpiece is a modern-day reinterpretation of The Royal emerald, pearl and diamond necklace of Queen Margherita, consort of King Umberto I of Italy during the 1870s. For her love of jewelry and pearls, she was known as "The Queen of Pearls," the necklace being part of her dowry, originally in the dowry of her mother, Elizabeth of Saxony, the daughter of King John of Saxony. During the 20th century many of the royal jewels were unmounted and reset (the necklace included), and redesigned so that large neckpieces could convert into bracelets, brooches, and smaller necklaces, akin to what was happening in French jewelry at that time.
In the spirit of Queen Margherita's jewels comes this similar "transformer"-like tribute, repurposed from a child's LEGO. You can never be too young to start your own jewelry collection, especially if it's made from LEGO, the gold of children young and old!
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