Visitors must prepare to be blinded as diamond tiara’s, chains and other sparkling royal items can be seen on April 11 at the King’s GalleryThe Public Gallery in Buckingham Palace with selections from the huge royal collection of art, furniture, jewelry and more.
The exhibition, entitled ‘The Edwardians: The Age of Elegance’, is to present the possessions of two style setting Royal couples from the early 20th century: Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and their son, George V, and his wife, Queen Maria. (George V is the great-grandfather of mothers of the British Great Britain, Charles III.)
“The Edwardian period, as we think about it, is very glamorous,” said Kathryn Jones, the curator of the exhibition and the senior curator of decorative arts at the Royal Collection Trust, the charity body that was founded in 1993 to manage the collection. The royal family lives at the time “live these incredibly lush and, not frivolous, but somewhat hedonistic lifestyle, go to garden parties, sporting events and costumes,” she said.
About half of the 315 Objets d’Art selected for the exhibition must be shown for the first time, according to Mrs. Jones, because “we have not touched the Edwardians before.” (The gallery was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.)
She said that the exhibitions of the blue glaze cigarette cabinet of Edward VII should include by Fabergé, which shows that men ‘could’ express themselves artistically through their smoking accessories ‘, and a lush ostrich Father Fan’ that Queen Alexandra used in her crown with diamonds on the security sticks. “
According to Mrs. Jones, jewelry plays an important role in telling the stories of the royals: “Both Alexandra and Mary are known for their jewelry. And if you look at the official portraits of them, I mean, they both really do almost from head to toe in jewelry. It is really part of their image.
“Alexandra in particular has this incredibly glamorous image and the moment she is known for, you know, as leader of fashion.”
And one of the many wide chokers who were a signature of the personal style of Queen Mary must be recorded, this set with diamonds.
Sometimes the royals had a hand in the jewelry design, because they were “inputs and pieces were back to be changed,” said Mrs. Jones. As an example, she referred to the extensive Diamond Dagmar chain with his gold and email cross that was given to Alexandra, at the time, a princess, by a cousin, the king of Denmark, for her wedding in 1863. “When he came in Great Britain Sent it to Garrard’s and had added extra pearls, so it shows her personal intervention, “she said.
The exhibition, to walk up to and including November 23, ends with the years after the First World War. The death and destruction of the conflict caused “a completely different sense of monarchy,” said Mrs. Jones. “So although of course they still collect, it is a very different kind of style and mentality, so it seemed a logical place to end at that time.”
Ticket prices vary (adults pay 19 pounds or $ 23.40) and can be purchased for specific boarding times via the website of the Royal Collection Trust.
