Living Inside My Head

The pink topaz parure of the Swedish Royal Family. In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful jewellery I have ever seen. Such quality of pink topaz is quite rare. The parure was created for Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia, on the occasion of her wedding to the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. (The Romanovs certainly had an eye for stunning jewels, and they have the Siberian mines at their disposal.) It eventually passed down to the Swedish royal familiy through her great-granddaughter, Queen Victoria of Sweden. The current owner of this magnificent piece of jewellery is Queen Silvia of Sweden. 

I ordered the book Tiaras: Past and Present by Geoffrey Munn from Book Depository, and I was thrilled to finally received it yesterday morning (May 31, 2011). I waited 3 weeks for the book to arrive. Upon receiving it, I immediately devour it while at the same smelling the pristine condition of each glossy page. This book is truly an eye-candy, and I am left wanting for more! Next time when I have the budget, I'll try buying the other tiara book also by Geoffrey Munn. It's quite expensive and it's very difficult nowadays to find a new copy of the book costing below $50. But with its 400+ pages, the money is all worth it, and I think it will greatly satisfy my craving for these wonderful and exquisite works of art. 

I have been itching to buy this book, but I'm refraining myself from doing so because I'm planning to purchase this before my birthday as a birthday present for myself. Hahaha! At $13, I think it's very reasonable since every page of this book is a sure feast for the eyes. Hope I can keep myself from clicking that order button until June.