{"id":17656,"date":"2012-11-03T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-03T04:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=17656"},"modified":"2019-11-01T12:03:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:03:58","slug":"great-minds-think-alike-sorta-about-tiger-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/great-minds-think-alike-sorta-about-tiger-jewelry\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Minds Think Alike (in Some Ways) &#8230; About Tiger Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Animal-motif jewelry has been around since ancient times. Big cats are an enduring theme.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_17658\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/Collections\/search-the-collections\/130003462\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17658\" class=\" wp-image-17658 \" title=\"lionsheadbracelet\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lionsheadbracelet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lionsheadbracelet.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lionsheadbracelet-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold and copper bracelet with lions&#8217; heads, from Cyprus, 5th century B.C. Photo courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art. Click for source.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to a universal concept like this, &#8220;&#8216;Tain&#8217;t what you do (it&#8217;s the way that you do it),&#8221; as the song goes.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X8fCXNTCWig\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Everyone can interpret the same idea differently.  For instance, I made a tiger ring for my gorgeous client Christine in 2011 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_17661\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/jewel-of-the-month-tiger-tiger-burning-bright\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17661\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17661\" title=\"Christine_'s-Tiger-Ring_M__56923_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Christine_s-Tiger-Ring_M__56923_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Christine_s-Tiger-Ring_M__56923_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Christine_s-Tiger-Ring_M__56923_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Christine_s-Tiger-Ring_M__56923_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">18K gold with black diamonds, tsavorites and a pearl. Click for more information on the design and photos of the work in progress.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but I am far from the first or last to craft a tiger with a gem in its mouth. Here are two very different takes on the same idea. The first is a gold ring from the 1940s. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_17660\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antiquejewellerycompany.com\/product\/tigers_head_ring\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17660\" title=\"tiger1940s\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tiger1940s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tiger1940s.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tiger1940s-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1940s ring in enameled gold with diamonds. Photo courtesy the Antique Jewellery company. Click for source.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It will never be confused with Lanvin&#8217;s newly introduced &#8212; and massive &#8212; brass tiger necklace.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_17662\" style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanvin.com\/e-lanvin\/US\/\/new-arrivals\/women\/jewelry\/tiger-necklace-20430.html?color=Black&amp;colorid=129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17662\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17662\" title=\"lanvin tiger on\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lanvin-tiger-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lanvin-tiger-on.jpg 351w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lanvin-tiger-on-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Available for $1,985 on Lanvin&#8217;s website.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The only feline that I wouldn&#8217;t try to make my own is the panther. Cartier, which introduced its &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartier.us\/show-me\/jewelry\/b4085900-panth%C3%A8re-ring#\/show-me\/collections\/panth%C3%A8re-de-cartier\" target=\"_blank\">Panth\u00e8re<\/a>&#8221; motif in 1914, is the king of panther jewelry. Even though I&#8217;m sure I could do a panther that was distinct from Cartier&#8217;s, why bother? If you want a panther, go to the panther experts. If you want a lion, a tiger, an ocelot or a Siamese, I&#8217;m open for business! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animal-motif jewelry has been around since ancient times. Big cats are an enduring theme. When it comes to a universal concept like this, &#8220;&#8216;Tain&#8217;t what you do (it&#8217;s the way that you do it),&#8221; as the song goes. Everyone can interpret the same idea differently. For instance, I made a tiger ring for my gorgeous&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/great-minds-think-alike-sorta-about-tiger-jewelry\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77,24,87,43,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cats","8":"category-great-minds-think-alike","9":"category-jewelry-designer","10":"category-my-designs","11":"category-rings","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17656"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43958,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17656\/revisions\/43958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}