The international celebration throughout 2012, marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the thrones of seven countries upon the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6, 1952. Queen Victoria (1897) is the only other monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and a few other countries in the Commonwealth, to have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee. The first major event of the Jubilee celebrations will be the Diamond Jubilee Pageant, an equine-themed pageant in honor of the queen’s passion for horses, which will be held at Windsor Castle. The event will feature 550 horses and 1,100 performers from around the world. The show will be performed on May 10, 11, and 13 May.
More desirable than the new inexpensive imported jewelry, will be the jewelry issued in 1953, at the time of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. All the renown costume jewelry manufacturers issued commemorative pieces which are difficult to find as many remained in families as favorite keepsakes. The high-quality pieces were issued by Barclay, Boucher, Butler & Wilson, Carnegie, Eisenberg, Jomaz, Rosenstein, Trifari, and Weiss. But mass production companies also issued their royal lines. Look for crown jewels also issued by ART, B. David, Castlecliff, Coro, Corocraft, Florenza, Kramer, Lisner, and Napier, just to name the more well-known. The appearance of these names will validate that it’s not a new piece, but in fact, vintage, and considered more regal.
The resurgence in popularity of grandiose rhinestone brooches, a few years ago (circa 1950s) with the emergence of the ‘bling’ era, has restored prices to book values…but those books are now over five years old. The Diamond Jubilee is expected to drive the prices up on the vintage jewelry to a level befitting its stature. The fact that this jewelry is now 60 years old and has weathered the test of time, attests to its quality. Mother’s Day is the weekend of the Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Treat her like a queen by crowning her with royal jewels.
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