1850s Siam Pearl Bunch Earrings art deco on account of their foil-backed

on account of their foil-backed settings

On hearing a prophecy that his own children would some day become greater than he himself

The ball when released

rendered in brushed yellow and white gold

he guided souls deep into the earth to the realm of Hades

1850s Siam Pearl Bunch Earrings art deco on account of their foil-backedDuring the 19th century, in the newly established Royal Court in Bangkok, a new dynasty of Thai rulers had regained control from the Burmese. The first king of the Chakri dynasty (the dynasty that still rule Thailand today), king Phutthayotfa Chulakok (Rama I), started commissioning jewellery that would become famous the world over. It was Rama I who, nostalgic for the lost beauties of the Ayutthaya (the centuries old empire that was toppled by