Kenneth Jay Lane clown brooch. Metal gold tone, enamel, rhinestones, Lucite. 6.4 cm. Clown jewelry symbolism and meaning

Clown jewelry symbolism and meaning
Every thing we wear carries on a certain symbol. This is especially true for jewelry. And in particular, brooches. Here is a little about CLOWN as a symbol.
The clown is a symbol of the mind. The clown scoffs at everything serious in the world, he is cynical and uses humor to show people that they are too serious. He reminds us that to be a man is to make mistakes, to laugh and fool around.
However, the clown is a dual symbol. On the one hand, he reminds that you need to laugh and not take all things very seriously, on the other – the clown is an ominous character.
Like the jester, the clown is the mystical sign of the transformed king — the inversion of the possessor of higher authority. Thus, the clown is a substitute victim (with a close astrobiological and primitive idea of ​​the ritual murder of the ruler). The clown is the last, while the king is the first, but in the mystical order of things the last becomes the second closest to the first.
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In his films, the choice of jewelry design was not accidental. 20th century most jeweled film director Alfred Hitchcock

20th century most jeweled film director Alfred Hitchcock
The famous “king of suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock is, probably, the most “fine-cut” film director of the 20th century. And it is not only because in most of his films stylish precious stones appear, it is mainly due to the fact that the plot and playwriting of all his creations resemble gems that are fantastically well cut.
The son of the faithful London Catholics and a pupil of the Jesuit College of St. Ignatius, Hitchcock, apparently from early childhood, learned the values of painstaking work, control of the results of which the Lord God himself exercises.
He with amazing jewelry precision worked out and carried out everything – from psychological collisions and dialogues to building light space and composition of the frame. The characters are embodied in his films by the most stellar and stylish ladies and gentlemen of the past cinematic age. Marlene Dietrich and Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly and Tippi Hedren, James Stewart and Gregory Peck, Carrie Grant and Sean Connery … Ladies who are able to easily wear breathtaking diamond necklaces and pearl necklaces with natural ease. Men who could properly tie ties and gracefully use a gold-plated cigarette case.
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Smiling pig, gold pendant. Yellow Earth Pig jewellery decorations

Yellow Earth Pig jewellery decorations

Do you want the coming new year of the yellow earth pig to bring you happiness? Then treat the pig with reverential respect! In particular, buying various souvenirs, brooches and talismans with its image. This will amuse her self-esteem and guarantee her friendly disposition towards you. Noteworthy, in the upcoming 2019 jewelry may not only be in the form of a pig. Following the color of the year, choose gold or yellow (enamel) color brooches, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Color is more important than the form of jewelry.
To show your respect toward the symbol of 2019, start with decorating the tree with the pig Christmas balls. Any Christmas toy with a picture of a cute pig, a toy “Pig with beads”, a cute wooden handmade souvenir will be an ideal gift for all occasions. As ever, a gift in the form of a pretty piggy-piggy bank for money will be an ideal choice.
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The right choice of precious stones for anniversaries

The right choice of precious stones for anniversaries
The wedding is a wonderful event, and the years lived together and decades mean that the family is strong. Perhaps that’s why the jewelers came up with the idea that a gift is needed not only on the birthday of a new family, but in the future – on every anniversary. The fact that the “invention” belongs precisely to the jewelers can be judged by the names from the twenty-first to the twenty-sixth anniversary.
Whatever it was, now almost every year of the wedding has its name and the corresponding gifts, including – precious stones and the woman has every reason for an annual replenishment of the jewelry box.
The gallery below shows information about which gems correspond to a certain year of married life, which will help to choose the right stone for the anniversary of the wedding.
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Importance of choosing right stone color

Importance of choosing right stone color
The combination of colors and shades in each stone is unique. Colored by impurities of substances, they got into them during formation. When considering the palette of colors, it turned out that there were few purple and blue stones in nature, but many green ones. Meanwhile, the choice of color by each person, for the most part, occurs unconsciously, but with astonishing accuracy. By means of color, in each specific case, a person makes it clear to other people what kind of person he is, and how he feels himself. Noteworthy, the beauty of colored stone affects psychology, thoughts and creativity.
According to experts in the field of color and lithotherapy, when searching for a mascot stone and a healer stone, one should also take into account its color. Only then positive influence of stone on a person will be most effective.
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Opal, amethyst gold pendant. Early 20th century Suffragette costume jewelry

Early 20th century Suffragette costume jewelry
The movement for the granting of electoral rights to women, during the reign of Queen Victoria was a kind of equivalent to today’s political status. Ladies, participating in this movement preferred jewelry decorations, which became known as Suffragette costume jewelry.
Especially popular were brooches and pendants decorated with green, white, red and violet gemstones. Noteworthy, the colors of the stones had a special meaning. According to the first letters of their names, the suffragettes ciphered their appeal: “Give women the right to vote.” Thus, costume jewelry became a kind of symbol of women’s emancipation during the reign of Queen Victoria. In addition, the decorations worn by the participants of the movement, included the royal symbols, where each gemstone had a meaning. For example, the Amethysts represented Royalty, the Emeralds represented Nature and the Pearls represented Purity. Violet was the favorite color of Queen Alexandra, and the Prince of Wales preferred stone of white and green color, peridot.
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White and black. Money spent on jewelry never wasted

Money spent on jewelry never wasted
How many of us wonder why a woman needs jewelry? In many eastern countries, especially in India, women try to decorate themselves with beads, bracelets, earrings, ribbons, etc. every day. It’s no accident that women like to decorate themselves with precious stones or all kinds of jewelry. So this has some definite meaning! It turns out that decorations help us to accumulate and maintain positive energy, protect us from wasting it empty and save us from the bad looks and thoughts of strangers.
Men are initially attracted by the external beauty of a woman. The inner beauty of a woman opens up for a man later. Any man wants his life companion to be beautiful and well-groomed. He wants to look at his woman, be proud and admire her. Therefore, decorating yourself is a whole art, which is worth mastering for every woman who seeks to develop femininity in herself.
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