A fabulous luminous opal of many colors glows from within a sparkling halo of European-cut diamonds in this splendid classic style mounting, handcrafted in London, England to emulate a traditional Victorian-era ring. 18 karat two-tone gold, English hallma
Robe à la française Silk extended tabby (Gros de Tours) with liseré self-patterning and brocading in silver lamella and filé England (Spitalfields), Rococo, Gift of the Fashion Group Inc. of Toronto in memory of Gwen Cowley
''Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, England''. Beaton carried on the tradition of touching up the waists of his sitters. Her Majesty thus lost a few extraneous inches.
Royals in Art Sitter: Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom and formerly Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Artist: Allan Ramsay Date:
The wedding dress that Queen Victoria wore to marry Prince Albert in February 1840 sparked a trend for white wedding dresses that is still in vogue today.