If we were in Paris today the streets would be lined with people selling small bunches of Muguet (Lily of the Valley)….Muguet are EVERYWHERE – because on this one day each year anyone can sell flowers on the street – no permit required!<\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/i><\/b><\/span>People exchange the delicate bundles as porte bonheur (a good luck charm) – a tradition which dates to the 1560’s when King Charles the IX of France was gifted a fragrant bouquet! <\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/i><\/b><\/span>…the heady scent fills the the streets, leading one blogger to comment that “the scent of the muguet actually makes the rush-hour metro ride bearable!”<\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/i><\/b><\/span>HAPPY MAY DAY!<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/div>\nBut – this is a Jewelry Blog so we are celebrating with Michele della Valle<\/a>\u2019s stunning \u2018 Lily of the Valley<\/a>\u2019 necklace, with delicate bell-shaped blossoms suspended from meandering stems studded with tsavorite garnets from the recent Magnificent Jewels auction at Sotheby’s.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n

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If we were in Paris today the streets would be lined with people selling small bunches of Muguet (Lily of the Valley)….Muguet are EVERYWHERE – because on this one day each year anyone can sell flowers on the street – no permit required!<\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/i><\/b><\/span>People exchange the delicate bundles as porte bonheur (a good luck charm) – a tradition which dates to the 1560’s when King Charles the IX of France was gifted a fragrant bouquet! <\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/i><\/b><\/span>…the heady scent fills the the streets, leading one blogger to comment that “the scent of the muguet actually makes the rush-hour metro ride bearable!”<\/i><\/b><\/span>

<\/i><\/b><\/span>HAPPY MAY DAY!<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/div>\nBut – this is a Jewelry Blog so we are celebrating with Michele della Valle<\/a>’s stunning ‘Lily of the Valley<\/a>’ necklace, with delicate bell-shaped blossoms suspended from meandering stems studded with tsavorite garnets from the recent Magnificent Jewels auction at Sotheby’s.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n

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