Watermelon Sorbet Tourmaline and Peridot Necklace
8
saves,
11 months ago
On any given summer day in the Tuileries Gardens it is easy to spot the ice cream vendors by the long lines of patient customers. The great assortment of glaces and sorbets creates a rainbow of colors which was the inspiration for this luscious necklace. Pink tourmaline and peridot rondelles create a complimentary backdrop featuring the rare and unique watermelon tourmaline slice teardrops. The structure of this necklace is a modified version of the original Sutherland necklace but designed to appeal to a more modern look. The inspiration for the Tuileries Collection is based in the rich history of France. When Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were banished from Versailles and forced to live in the Tuileries Palace as prisoners, the French queen gave a bag of grey pearls to the wife of the British ambassador, Lady Sutherland, for safekeeping. As an act of kindness, Lady Sutherland sent clothing and linens to the imprisoned and doomed queen. Marie Antoinette was executed in 1793.
