AUGUST [ aw-guhst ]
adjective
inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic
August
Our August Collection encapsulates a modern take on the grandeur of the past. The collective design of the rings exhibit elements inspired by the extravagant elegance of the Rococo Era, lead by Marie Antoinette's keen eye for the ostentatious fashion of the period, and the lavish Palace of Versailles which was home to the majestic glamour of the era.
Raina and Ophelia
Ca' Rezzonico (Venice) - Interior
Marie Antoinette Portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1778
The gates of the Palace of Versailles
Present-day view of the Dispatches Room in the interior apartment of the King, 2012, Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon © EPV/ Thomas Garnier
Sack-back gown and petticoat, 1775-1780 V&A Museum no. T.180&A-1965