Magazine 58F

Rubriques

September 5, 2022

Focus: The ring Daisy

Very popular and prized today, the ring Daisy is a jewelry creation that has an interesting history. According to legend, it was inspired by Madame de Pompadour, a bourgeois woman who captivated King Louis XV. The latter offered him an estate and a ring in the shape of a flower decorated with a sapphire central and diamonds. This ring became famous under the name "ring Daisy". Madame de Pompadour particularly loved the flower gardens of her estate, a source of inspiration for this ring. “Pompadour ring” or “ring Daisy” are very similar names.

A ring for royalty

There engagement ring of Kate Middleton, a ring Daisy famous, brought this classic form of jewelry up to date. This white gold ring, created by Crown Jeweler Garrard, features a magnificent 18-carat oval sapphire and a surround of 14 white diamonds. It was given to Kate by Prince William for their engagement. It was originally given by Prince Charles to Lady Diana. After Lady's death Diana, her children agreed that the first to marry would inherit the ring. This ring would have cost around 30,000 British pounds when it was created and would be worth around 10 times that today.

The use of this flower by jewelers, branded or not

There Daisy has inspired many jewelry designers. There Diorette, created by Victoire de Castellane, is a cute Daisy in enamel on gold with a diamond dew drop.
There Daisy blended with other flowers, bees and butterflies to surround the center stone in large rings from the collection.

The ring Daisy remains a great classic, branded or not from major brands, the ideal ring to mark an engagement or celebrate a birth.