THE JEWELS OF THREE QUEENS & THREE PRINCESSES with Adrian Dickens

The recent exhibition PATTERNS OF COLLECTING | FROM THE BOWER at The Johnston Collection invited us to reflect on collecting as inspiration, and on collecting for its own sake.

In this spirit, our three queens and three princesses are linked by their enthusiasm for collecting, and for displaying their pieces.  They acquire their jewels as gifts and inheritances, find them in showrooms and at the great auction houses, and some have to be made specially to suit their taste.  Some are ladies who love style, some are gals who love ostentation, all six collectors love the glamour and prestige that jewellery bestows.

Join Adrian Dickens for this fully illustrated presentation that will delight, enlighten and amuse!

ADRIAN DICKENS trained in the United Kingdom for six years and has been a fixture on the Melbourne and Sydney fine jewellery scene for over 30 years. Adrian’s knowledge of historical and recent jewellery trends are insightful.  He regularly gives talks and presentations nationally and internationally. He has managed some of Australia’s fine jewellery houses and now runs CircaAD Jewels. This is the eighth talk in the Adrian Dickens series, the most recent being A JEWEL IN THE CROWN | The Indian influence on early 20th century jewellery in May 2018.

image The Pahlavi Crown, designed by Haj Siraj-ed-Din, for Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925