The jewelry that was produced by Henry Birks and Sons has always been admired for its high quality and lavish luxury. The company’s designers never neglected the classical dazzle of the diamond for any other types of precious stones and made the brand renowned for its outstanding brilliant jewelry. The designs of the platinum, white and yellow gold diamond rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and pendants have always had a classical form with the gemstones being the centerpieces of each item focusing the attention on their perfection and unmistakable sparkle.
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Ferroniere. A small jewel hanging by a narrow ribbon, so arranged that the ornament comes in the middle of the forehead. So called from the picture in The Louvre of La Belle Ferroniere (The Blacksmith’s Wife).
Leonardo de Vinci's Ferroniere
This kind of jewelry is also popular in India from many years. Indian villager women still wearing this kind of jewelry.
Very true. During the 1960’s the ferroniere was somewhat of a popular jewelry piece, in particular amongst hippies, and even today you may see women wearing a ferroniere as an alternative to a tiara or comb on their wedding day.