Tiffany Ice Skate Charm

Around 1660, a shoemaker named Nicholas Lestage designed high heeled shoes for Louis XIV. Some were more than four inches (ten cm), and most were decorated in various battle scenes. The resulting high “Louis heels” subsequently became fashionable for ladies. Today the term is used to refer to heels with a concave curve and outward taper at the bottom similar to those worn by Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. (They are also sometimes called “Pompadour heels”.)

The late 18th-Century trend toward lower heels had much to do with the French Revolution. During the revolution, high heels became associated with opulence. Since people wished to avoid the appearance of wealth, heels were largely eliminated from the common market for both men and women. In the wake of the French Revolution heels become lower than at any time in the 18th century.

This ice skate charm from Tiffany is a sparkling style with a fun splash of color with round brilliant diamonds and emeralds in platinum. Square emeralds, carat total weight .05; round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .26. It is £1,675.

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