A mere $36,000!

[Gussie]

Just saw this on kovel's. This necklace with real taxidermy hummingbirds is available for $36,000. Gotta love the Victorian era! But imho, it really needs diamond eyes instead of glass!

 

[OoohShiny]

Er... Ooookaaaayyyy...


Is this The Hunger Games or something?

Money really can't buy taste...

 

[whitewave]

Well, it's interesting I suppose

 

[t-c]

That's creepy. Those poor birds!

Of course, I just saw mounted tropical beetles and they looked like jewels!

 

[ringo865]

Heheh, you said, "mounted tropical beetles".

 

[stracci2000]

I would replace the bird's heads with sapphires.......

 

[AprilBaby]

Creeeeepy

 

[lissyflo]

That’s the kind of thing that could give small children nightmares!

If I had a spare $36k, I might be tempted to buy it just to guarantee a seat on the tube in the morning - I’m pretty sure wearing it would clear space around me!

 

[arkieb1]

The little bird in the middle has that don't eat me look on it's face too..... Apparent people exist that are the Cruella De Vil for birds.....

 

[Austina]

Yuk!!

 

[Missy]

Yuk!!

What Austina said. Yuk is right. But you know that is the beauty of it. We all have different preferences and thank goodness for that.

Last night my dh and I were watching a few Twilight Zone reruns that we TIVOd from New Year's Day this year and we were watching "Number 12 Looks Just Like You" and it is a good reminder if we are all alike and have the same taste and preferences than what really is unique and beautiful? Nothing. Boring if we are all the same.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734604/

 

[PierreBear]

hahaha... I can imagine the person wearing the necklace saying "my eyes are up here!!!" not "down there..." OH my!

 

[junebug17]

Creepy and weird

 

[House Cat]

At first glance I thought the bird heads were dog nipples

And

There are matching earrings on the net. I know this because I looked up taxidermy jewelry. Great search! Not for the faint at heart!

 

[lambskin]

Id halo it!

 

[MarionC]

Help!!! I can’t unsee this!!!

 

[luv2sparkle]

Barf!

 

[Maggiemeans]

That is sooo bizarre.

 

[MaisOuiMadame]

Wouldn't think of wearing it if you pay me 36 k...

But apparently queen Victoria's favourite jewellery was the tooth and pebble jewellery that her husband made for her... so there you go again, people vary (so much)

 

[december-fire]

Yes, people vary, but good heavens hummingbirds?

I hope (she says naively) that we've progressed from killing creatures simply for jewellery.