Gallery - Prince Dimitri Jewellery

prince.dimitri

July in the French Alps at the foot of the Mont B

July in the French Alps at the foot of the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising 4,808.7 m (15,777 ft) above sea level. It is the second-highest and second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and it is the eleventh most prominent mountain summit in the world. #summervibes #montblanc #alps #vacation #beauty #heaven #mountains #princedimitri #eternalpresent #magic #glorious #peaceofmind #peace #hiking

A Cross Fleury pendant of Medieval inspiration. On

A Cross Fleury pendant of Medieval inspiration. One solid bloc of the finest turquoise and a 35ct cabochon Siberian amethyst that was part of my great grandmother Queen Elena of Italy's collection. When she got married her godfather Tsar Alexander III of Russia had given her a collection of Siberian amethysts. She had the court jeweler Musy make a fabulous parure with them. Whatever was not used, my grandfather received them and then gave them to my mother many years later and she in turn gave them to me and I have made quite a few things with them. #princedimitri #elegant #earrings #royal #russia #ilovethese #anniversary #sexy #savoy #divine #diamonds #fabulous #glam #gift #reginaelena #history #hautejoaillerie #jewelry #chic #tsar #likeforlikealways #amethystjewelry #luxury #casasavoia#madetomeasure #designinspiration #instamood #parisianvibes

Today @royaltyandprotocol posted a very interestin

Today @royaltyandprotocol posted a very interesting story written by @happynonstop1999 about King Nicola of Montenegro, my great great grandfather. I had posted a story about him a few years ago so for those of you who enjoyed it I am reposting it because the two stories complement each other. My great great grandparents King Nicola and Queen Milena of Montenegro, a tiny adorable kingdom that at the end of the 19th century had just one road that went from the capital to the sea. They had twelve children and through brilliant dynastic alliances they managed to bring their country from the Middle Ages to modern times. Their daughter Elena became queen of Italy, their daughter Zorca became princess of Serbia and would’ve been queen of Yougoslavia had she not died in childbirth. Two of their other daughters became grand duchesses of Russia and introduced Rasputin to the Empress. King Nicola had studied in Paris, he was very cultured and everyone at his court spoke French. He had a very modern vision of world politics and had proposed to the USA that they build a military naval base in the straight of Cattaro. Had that idea been accepted maybe the history of the Balkans would’ve been very different! He always had his pistol tucked in his sash and had taught my grandfather King Umberto II how to use it! Photos from my mother’s book “la mia vita, i miei ricordi”. #photooftheday #instalike #ınstagood #instafollow #kingumberto #fabulous #princedimitri #instaphoto #romanov #europeanroyalty #italianroyalty #photooftheday #montenegro#history#Monarchy #nostalgia #casasavoia #l4likes #like4likes #follow4followback

There once was a polite necklace. Three strands of

There once was a polite necklace. Three strands of pearls with pink over tones, two interchangeable clasps, one with diamonds, one with rubies, 50’s style, totally dated. My friend who had inherited it asked me “Is there any thing you can do to jazz it up?” So I added ruby beads and two large amethysts to compliment the lovely pink pearls. Then I added six medieval inspired crosses all in 20K rose gold and paved them all with the diamonds on one side and the rubies on the other. To make it bold, chic and sexy I added two leather sections from which I hanged things and in the back the extra pearls are also hanging as an additional whimsical detail. And of course you can wear it in two different lengths. I’m happy to report that I’ve seen her wearing it many times. It was photographed by @mark_roskams the best photographer in NY and you can see it in my book #onceuponadiamond #bespoke #pearlnecklace #rubies #crosses #amethystjewelry #diamondnecklace #sautoir#chic #glamour #parisianstyle #fabulous #divino #sochic #whimsical #princedimitri #oneofakindjewelry #instadaily #accessories #accesorios #newlife #likesforlike #photooftheday #new

Fabulous cultural event at Pier 36, VAN GOGH-THE I

Fabulous cultural event at Pier 36, VAN GOGH-THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE- the once-in-a-lifetime exhibit is located at Pier 36, a 75,000 square foot waterfront space. Really well done! #vangogh #vangoghexperience #artofinstagram #artevent #onlyinnewyork #fabulous #culture #fun #amazing #beauty #instaart #lifeinnyc #enlightening #learning #education #muchneeded #edithpiaf

Three melted candle rings known as “the party is

Three melted candle rings known as “the party is over rings”. The first one in 20K pink gold and pink diamonds with a briolette diamond flame. The second one in platinum and diamonds. The third one in 20K yellow gold and fancy vivid and intense yellow diamonds. #oneofakind #bespoke #highjewellerydream #glam #chic #jewelry #princedimitri #giftideas #parisianstyle #fashionicon #style #styleicon #giftideas #rings #cocktailring #elegant #instalove #f4follow #merveille #whimsical

Gem little hexagonal Burmese ruby ring mounted in

Gem little hexagonal Burmese ruby ring mounted in yellow gold and bloodstone also known as sanguine jasper, a marvelous deep green pietra dura with red spots which was very much in demand from Renaissance times on to make all sorts of precious objects. #cool #lovely #elegant #royalty #ruby #burmeseruby #bloodstone #jasper #oneofakind #photooftheday #sexy #style #sochic #divine#different #fabulous #glam #pietradura #jasper #noblesseoblige #beautiful #bestoftheday #cool #lovely #jewelry #rings #fashionbloggers #fashiondiaries #gift #giftideas

The Lazy Ring!! What do you do when you own a tiny

The Lazy Ring!! What do you do when you own a tiny 1.36 carat green tourmaline? You set it in the center of a big lovely square 45.17 carat amethyst that sparkles continuously as it rolls around on your hand. Many friends have brought me small stones with sentimental value that I remounted like this in every color combination. Totally glamorous and the only thing to wear on your hand when you wear it... #fashionstyle princedimitri #elegant #refined #touchedmyheart #oneofakind #sexy #fashion #fabulous #fashiongram #gems #glam #gold #jewels #jewelry #chic #cool #beauty #bespoke #photooftheday #fashionista #fashionstyle #fashionblogger #lazyring #rockandrolljewelry #fashion #rings

Like many people I always thought that “This is

Like many people I always thought that “This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point last week.” So I posted it a long time ago, in May 2015. Apparently it was a digital manipulation that fooled many people. The way I found out is because the @australianassociatedpress instead of just letting me know filed a complaint against me and Instagram had to inform me. That, my dear readers, is the difference between a petty little mediocrity and a polite person . Had they been nice and proper they would have sent me a private message informing me about this innocent mistake the way I do when I spot one. I guess little people with big egos need to be nasty to feel important. Whoever you are at the Australian Associated Press shame on you!!
#wwwprincedimitri #chic #hashtagfashion #oneofakind #photooftheday #royalty #divine #fabulous #northpole #beautiful #cool #lovely #jewelry #digitalart #digitalmanipulation #stupidity #pettiness

Many years ago my mother gave me a few amethysts t

Many years ago my mother gave me a few amethysts that were part of an amazing collection of amethysts that TsarAlexander III had given to queen Elena of Italy who was his godchild. She then commissioned the court jeweler Musy to make a fantastic parure. The remaining amethysts were inherited by my grandfather who gave them to my mother who then gave them to me. The center amethyst of this necklace is one of them and it is illustrated in my book ONCE UPON A DIAMOND. Today to thank my mother for that wonderful gift I am giving her a pair of sneakers with the image of this necklace printed on them. #necklaces #fab #chic #amethysts #royal #realeza #princedimitri #italianroyalty #creativity #original #gift #bestseller #book #jewelry #jewelrydesigner #highjewelery #beauty #sneakers #trendy #design #bespoke #instalike #vans #style #vansgirls

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, my great grandmother,

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, my great grandmother, was passionate about classical music and an excellent violinist whose name is still today associated with the “Concours de Musique Reine Elisabeth”, a musical competition that she helped establish in 1937 to commemorate Eugène Ysaÿe, a Belgian concert-violinist and friend of hers. It continues to be held in Brussels for young classical violinists, cellists, pianists and singers. This musical competition discovered many of the great musical talents of the 20th century. In her will she left one of her two Stradivarius violins to her great friend the famous violinist David Oistrakh.
In 1927 she met Albert Einstein when he attended the Solvay Conference dedicated to physics. A deep friendship was born between them that lasted until he passed in 1955. Both passionate violinists, they corresponded over the years and played together on many occasions.
In the mid 1930’s, Queen Elizabeth and King Albert extended an official invitation for Albert Einstein to visit them in Belgium to protect the physicist from possible internment in a concentration camp. Once he arrived, they arranged for him to sail from Antwerp to England, thus saving his life. King Albert died in 1934 in a tragic mountain accident, she lived to the age of 90 until 1965. I was lucky enough to know her. I spent four days with her in Brussels 10 days before her death. I remember her as a lovely kind person. #nostalgia #europeanroyalty #belgium #einstein #rolemodel #instadaily #instaphoto #photooftheday #glamour #history #love #heroic #realeza #princedimitri #classicalmusic #musiccontest

May 10th 1943, my mother's first communion at the

May 10th 1943, my mother's first communion at the Vatican with her parents and brother and sisters. The ceremony was officiated by Pope Pius XII. My mother was very emotional and aware of the tragic events unfolding; every day she used to pray for peace in the world and despite her young age she was going through an intense mystical phase. After the mass there was a big lunch where she was seated between the pope and Count Ciano, Mussolini's son in law. My grandparents were gentle souls, humanists and liberal minded and were absolutely horrified by the persecutions and made a point of protecting their two Jewish doctors that they kept until 1946. My grandmother actively collaborated with Pope Pius XII and the future Paul VI by helping to hide and save the Jews from deportation. In order to receive and pass messages to the resistance she had devised an ingenious stratagem: when performing an official act with a large entourage, the Marshall of the Court would always officially announce the Crown Princess' agenda for that day so in the middle of the crowd and confusion someone was always able to present her a bouquet of flowers with a message inside and she was able to later have the person contacted with instructions where to go for shelter for the Jews she was trying to help hide. When I was 20 I went to have lunch at her house next to Geneva and saw myriads of letters around. I asked her about it and she told me that every year for Christmas and her birthday she received thousands of letters from these people she had saved from Nazi persecution or their children. The authorities having heard about her activities, Mussolini had her exiled to Switzerland for a while. Needless to say I adored her and we were very close ❤️ Photos from my mother’s book LA MIA VITA I MIEI RICORDI. #history #queenmariejose #kingumberto #ww2 #courage #rolemodel #europeanroyalty #avantisavoia #italianroyalty #monarchy #photooftheday #mystic #popepiusxii #vatican #italy #mariajose #princedimitri #glam #photooftheday #nostalgia #instamood #love #devotion #realeza

When I saw this marvelous 25.17 carat rectangular

When I saw this marvelous 25.17 carat rectangular Heliodor and the 7.65 carat oval one I immediately remembered that Heliodor is a golden beryl and means “gift from the Sun” in Greek so I decided to use all the colors of fire to make it an objects of passion. Diamonds, yellow sapphires, mandarin garnets and rubies around them all add to the fiery effect. Photo from my book ONCE UPON A DIAMOND available on my website #heliodor #diamonds #ruby #necklace #yellow #yellowsapphire #garnet #oneofakind #fabulous #bespoke #newbooks #bestseller #princedimitri #jewelry #jewelrydesigner #glam #chic #photooftheday #instadaily

My grand parents Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and Pri

My grand parents Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and Princess Olga of Greece the day of their wedding in Belgrade the 22nd of October 1923. They met in London during the social season in June where my grandfather fell instantly in love with her when he saw her at a ball. He obtained an introduction at a polo match. A few days later they both run into each other at a dance given by the politician Phillip Sassoon and my grandfather engaged her in conversation...she liked him very much and a week later he was accompanying her and her family to the theater and a few days later they all went to the Duke of Portland’s ball where my grandmother was delighted to discover that my grandfather was a close friend of her cousin the Duke of York. The courtship continued and he proposed. My grandmother and her parents went to Paris to shop for her trousseau at Jean Patou and order a wedding dress in silver lamé and a few months later they were married.
My beloved grandfather was the most cultured man imaginable. He spoke fluently seven languages. He had been to Oxford where he met Elizabeth Bowes Lyon who remained one of his closest friends. When my grandparents got married she and her husband now Duke and Duchess of York were best man and witnesses at the wedding as you can see in the group photo. Their marriage was a happy one and I will never forget their golden wedding anniversary at our home in Versailles in 1973. #love #royalwedding #yugoslavia #queenmother #royalty #history #nostalgia #princedimitri #instadaily #instaphotos #vintagestyle #parisianstyle #glamour #elegance #europeanroyalty

A million thanks to Francesco Vicario, @the_royalg

A million thanks to Francesco Vicario, @the_royalgrammer for the most wonderful and kind article in my favorite Italian magazine, GENTE @gentesettimanale about my book ONCE UPON A DIAMOND and my work.
#article #jewelry #newbook #bestseller #rizzoli #princedimitri #italian #italianroyalty #europeanroyalty #news #instadaily #instanews #magazine #publishing #artistsoninstagram

Emerald, sapphire, diamond and moonstone necklace

Emerald, sapphire, diamond and moonstone necklace with a glorious 41.39 carved Colombian emerald. Thanks to an invisible mechanism the emerald surrounded with moonstones can be worn as a brooch and you can also detach the emerald and wear it as a ring. Photography in my book ONCE UPON A DIAMOND published by @rizzolibooks You can also see a video of it in today’s story. #princedimitri #emeralds #sapphires #moonstones #necklace #oneofakind #magnificent #diamonds #designerjewelry #bespokejewelry #chic #insta #beauty #accessories #parisianvibes

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, with her daughte

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, with her daughters at the coronation of Nicholas II. Born in 1853 as the daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia she was the sister of my great-great grandfather Grand Duke Wladimir. As the only daughter of the tsar she was the first of the grand duchesses and very aware of her position...
She married Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Victoria’s second son. However, her parents were initially against the match and so was Queen Victoria as no British Prince had ever married a Romanov.
Tsar Alexander II granted her the then staggering sum of £100,000 as a dowry (close to 1.2 billion pounds of today) She received some of the best Romanov jewels. As a wedding gift, he commissioned a complete parure of diamonds and Burmese rubies from the court jeweler Bolin. That parure was sold at Sotheby’s when I was working there in the 90’s and it was the most fabulous collection of the finest Burmese rubies that ever existed! (See photos)
Once Duchess of Edinburgh she demanded to keep her style of Imperial Highness. Queen Victoria who disliked her agreed on the condition that she use the English Royal Highness style of her husband before.
In retaliation for the quarrel over precedence, the Duchess of Edinburgh took great pleasure in showing off her magnificent jewelry. Maria disliked her in-laws and England in general. The Queen's company was oppressive, and her husband was a philanderer. She resented that the Princess of Wales had precedence over her. Proud of her strong intellect, she considered her, a light-minded and foolish woman.
Alfred was heir to the Duchy of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Maria Alexandrovna had a palace built there where they lived until the end of World war I.
After the war, the Dowager Duchess lost her vast fortune as the bulk of it was held in trust in Russia. She had to sell a great part of her jewelry.
I heard the story in the family that one day she received a letter addressed to “Frau Coburg” rather than to Her Royal and Imperial Highness and that she flew into such a rage at the perceived insult that she died of a heart attack! #romanoff #jewelry #fabulous #history #glam #queenvictoria #instadaily #nostalgia

Including a private jewelry viewing presented by C

Including a private jewelry viewing presented by Christopher Walling and Prince Dimitri
Wednesday, the 24th of March from noon until six o'clock and
Thursday, the 25th of March from noon until six o'clock
at Christopher Walling
485 Park Avenue - at 58th Street
R.S.V.P. to this event by clicking the link in my bio.

“The New Look of Love“ custom made engagement

“The New Look of Love“ custom made engagement ring ❤️ designed with two knots of Savoy holding a 1.50 carat top quality round diamond mounted in platinum. In 1350 Amedeo VI Count of Savoy created a military order called the Order of the lace of Love. In 1434 Duke Amedeo VIII of Savoy then made it into the order of the Annunciation and kept the symbol of the knot of true love that became the insignia of the royal house of Savoy with the moto "it binds but does not constrain", just like true love or true friendship. I created this ring for a dear friend of mine, the daughter of my two closest friends in Spain, who I saw growing up and is like a niece to me. She had no idea she was getting this ring as her fiancé, her parents and I plotted this surprise in total secrecy! She called me last night ecstatic! And I had tears in my eyes...
#beauty #chic #glam #elegantstyle #photooftheday #l4likes #love #gift #giftideas #instafollow #instaphoto #platinum #rings #jewelry #princedimitri #casasavoia #nododisavoia #loveknot #chic #tagsforlikes #love #truelove #diamond #sapphire #ceylonsapphire #sapphireengagementring #princedimitri #bespoke #engagementring #oneofakind #truelove #royalstyle

July 4, 1964, at dawn... My mother in the ruins of

July 4, 1964, at dawn... My mother in the ruins of the temple of Jupiter in Baalbek. When it comes to legendary balls, one of the most fabulous was an evening straight out of the 1001 nights in Lebanon known as the “bal des petits lits blancs” in the Beiteddine Palace, attended by the most glamorous people on earth at the time. It was the first time that this gala took place outside of France. It was the most prestigious charity in France and benefited underprivileged children.
Organized by Nadya Kettaneh, a marvelous friend of my mother that I remember well, It was more than 8 hours of pure magic that culminated with sunrise in one of the most mysterious ruins of the Roman Empire, the monumental 2000 year old temple of Jupiter that sits atop 3000 ton stone blocks. It is still remembered by all of those who attended as one of the most scintillating events of the 60’s when Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East. I visited those fantastic ruins in the summer of 1977 with Lebanese friends of mine but by then things were very different, one had to be careful...#baalbek #beyrouth #lebanon🇱🇧 #legendary #ball #60s #glamour #ruins #prestige #1001nights #fabulous #photooftheday #elegant #parisianstyle #ancientruins #history #royalty #princess #casasavoia #avantisavoia #culture #nostalgia #partytime

Load More... Follow on Instagram