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Cleves Ring: Completed

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Remember the wax model of my Cleves Ring? Here’s the finished version in silver. These are just photos I took myself, rather than the professional photos that will eventually appear on my website. In the professional photos, you’ll be able to see that the swans have tiny diamond eyes.

Side view

Back view

I expect to have the gold version of the ring finished in two weeks. If you’d like more information about the ring, contact me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com. If you’d like to see the matching necklace, click here. For more on Anne of Cleves, my inspiration, click here.

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  2. I bet you are really happy with how it turned out, it looks wonderful, now stop being so bloody talented and doing stuff. Lay on the couch awhile will you!

  4. I was very privileged to see and try this on in person and its a truly stunning piece Wendy-very intricate and detailed, so beautiful indeed!! I’m still coveting the silver Diana ring-I will get the summer holidays out the way, but I want to save and get this-this is a definite for my Autumn wishlist!!

  9. Dear, since the moment I saw it on you, I’ve noticed how gorgeous it is! It is purely amazing – such an romantic ring xxxxxxxx

  11. Each time I see this it makes me think of those tunnel of Love boats on the cartoons, and just makes me want to kiss someone. I hope that is its intended effect.

  13. Wendy, the ring is downright voluptuous! Hope your trip continues to be a good one…thanks for letting us live vicariously through you!

  24. They are lovely, Miss WendyB. It occurs to Miss J what a nice wedding ring this would make, too, with swans mating for life and all.

  31. Oh Wendy, this is my favorite! It’s absolutely gorgeous. Any word on prices yet? Maybe I can afford some of your sterling this time around…

  33. This comment isn’t actually about this post, although the ring is absolutley lovely. Rather, it is about fish-feet. I was flipping through my copy of Amy Arbus’ book On the Street 1980-1990 (collects the best of her hundreds of street style shots for the Village Voice), and lo, plate 78 – fish feet! And fish legs, actually. As worn by one Deborah Sharpe in Central Park in 1984. Hie thee to the library or order a used copy off of Amazon – worth it for that one shot alone.

  36. If you want to send me one, I’m quite willing to model it for your blog readers. You needn’t pay me, I’ll just keep the ring. Sound good?

  40. ah it’s so poetic! it’s a symphony amongst all the trashy birds in chainstores.

  43. Thank you, peeps! Glad you like it. I first conceived of it in summer 2006 so it’s taken a long time to see this ring to completion.

    Glamaruth, I will check out that book!

  45. Oh, that’s lovely! And available in gold, hmmmmm??? Let’s see, my birthday is coming up next month…