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Yesterday, I mentioned that I used to spend weekends stoning dance costumes with Swarovski crystal stones. Today, I happened upon a video made by Swarovski that shows the rhinestones on dance costumes.
While this is completely different from the dance competition scene, use your imagination to see how a simple costume can be transformed into an extraordinary costume using the finest Swarovski Crystal components for amazing, sparkling stage presence in a highly charged environment of dancers!
The very first Swarovski SCS crystal figurine was the Swarovski ‘Togetherness’ Lovebirds. These Lovebirds were an outstanding figurine, to be cherished by the SCS member. Swarovski offered more than just the figurine, they also offered an optional display stand with the 1987 SCS annual edition.
The Swarovski Lovebirds Stand does not compare to the effort and presentation that we think of when the term ‘display stand’ is mentioned along with Annual Edition. The Lovebirds stand is mostly thin plastic with a cardboard base underneath. The SCS Lovebirds Stand is navy on the surface, and has a velvet-like texture. The underneath side appears to be black cardboard. (And I’m not going to disassemble it to figure out what is in the middle.) The cutout on the top is a perfect match to the frosted Lovebirds base, which gives it additional stability not seen by the presentation stands produced in the 90’s and into the first decade of 2000.
The Stand for the Swarovski Lovebirds Togetherness can be found using reference # DO1X861S, which is used by Crystal Exchange America. The Swarovski Lovebirds Stand is not included in the Warner’s Blue Ribbon Books on Swarovski Price Guide.
Based on collector reports, it appears that the Swarovski Lovebirds Stand and Swarovski Lovebirds Plaque were sometimes sold as a set. Crystal Exchange America has seen just a couple of them that come together, in a petite Swarovski gift box that matches the silver and blue color configuration of the Swarovski Caring and Sharing trilogy SCS boxes.
The SCS Swarovski Lovebirds Stand is not easy to find, so determining a value on this stand is more difficult. Remember, the Lovebirds were very limited in terms of distribution. So, of those SCS members that purchased the figurine, what percentage actually procured accessories to go with the Lovebirds? I did find any ongoing transactions anywhere for the Swarovski SCS Lovebirds Stand! I found a couple completed auctions (Feb, 2012) on ebay for “Lovebirds Stand”, but without being able to see a picture or review the item description, I cannot be for certain it is the correct stand. But if one wants to assume they are valuation, each were sold at $199. It is not fair to draw conclusion on value based on out-dated pricing as re-sale prices fluctuate based on availability as well as the state of the economy. That being said, the last two transactions for the Lovebirds Stand at Crystal Exchange America were back in 2007. Both Swarovski Lovebirds Stand units sold in the price range of $155 – $180. Would a Swarovski collector pay that now? Would they pay more than that now? In short, it all probably all depends on the condition how badly a collector wants it. If the eBay auctions were indeed for the same stand, this would show that the value of the Swarovski Lovebirds Stand has not dramatically changed in the past 5 years.
Yesterday I learned of some another contest for a Swarovski Limited Edition gadget: a Swarovski Union Jack Cardholder.
Not much information is given on the Swarovski Cardholder. The advertisement page does indicate that 50 of the Swarovski Union Jack Cardholders are being given away. They are decorated with red, blue, and silver Swarovski crystal stones.
This give-a-way is a part of the Swarovski crystallized Mini Cooper / Royal Wedding promotion done by Swarovski and Magic 105.4 in the UK in the week preceding the Royal Wedding.
Within the Swarovski Crystal product lines, the falcon figurine is an infrequent design. Off the top of my head, I can think of only two Swarovski Falcon figurines and the Crystal Myriad Alsaqr Almalaki.
The Swarovski Alsaqr Almalaki is a Crystal Myriad created by Elisabeth Adamer. Like all Crystal Myriads, the Alsaqr Almalaki is a very elaborate, expensive figurine, complete with a special Swarovski certificate. The Alsaqr Almalaki Falcon is a Numbered Limited Edition over 20 inches in height and containing over 43,000 hand-set crystals. Due to the fragile nature and overall production time to decorate and attach the stones, this Swarovski falcon is crafted as needed when orders are placed for it. This Crystal Myriad Falcon was introduced in 2010, and is still available for purchase in the Swarovski store, despite the overall maximum production of 300 numbered units. Having a price tag of $15,500 likely increases the time it would take for this statue to be a ‘sell-out’.
The Kristall Buzz featured an article earlier this year about the Swarovski Crystal Myriad statues. In this article, a link to a YouTube video is included which shows a total of four Crystal Myriad figurines, including the Alsaqr Almalaki.
The other Swarovski Falcon designs are the Swarovski Falcon Head. The Falcon Head was available in two different sizes: a small version about 1 ¾” in height and a large version about 4″ in height.
The Swarovski Small Falcon Head is known using the Swarovski reference #’s : 7645 045 000 / 013 829. It was available from 1986 to 1991 and has been seen with either Swarovski logo, the Block SC logo or Swan logo. The retail price at the time of availability was $85. It has also been documented to have some different faceting at the base of the neck area.
The Swarovski Large Falcon Head is known using the Swarovski reference #’s : 7645 100 000 / 010 064. It was available from 1984 to 1991 and has been seen with either Swarovski logo, the Block SC logo or Swan logo. The retail price at the time of availability was $825. It has also been documented to have some different form/shape in the neck area.
Years later, in 1999, the crystal brand produced some special sets of the Swarovski Falcon Heads. These special sets were produced for their own Optik division to celebrate 50 years of manufacturing. These Falcon Heads were packaged in white/forest green boxes. The larger falcon head was marked with the Optik logo (see left side of Falcon photo collage) and the small falcon head had the traditional Swan logo. The Swarovski Optik Falcon Head set is very difficult to find, but there is a set presently available at Crystal Exchange America now! Simply go to www.CrystalExchange.com and use the search feature with the keyword “falcon” to locate it in the store of this reputable Swarovski dealer.
Swarovski has produced and uploaded a video to YouTube about the Lovlots Theo traveling the globe. The video shows Lovlots Theo (not to be confused with Theo the Turtle) at various locations in SouthEast Asia.
Swarovski Theo is a black cat, posed in a Halloween position and designed by Edith Mair. Theo the cat is in the Lovlots collection, specifically the grouping House of Cats. Theo was the Limited Edition Lovlots figurine for 2009. Other Swarovski House of Cats character kitties that reside in the posh Lovlots Park Hills district include:
Swarovski Diane 988017, retires in 2011. Pale chocolate cat modeling her strand of pearls designed by Edith Mair.
Swarovski Emily 995045 Fashion fuschia feline, with a butterfly resting on her ear, designed by Peter Heidegger.
Swarovski Marie and Pierre 995011, retires in 2011. Pale blue and pale burgundy pair of romancing kitties designed by Edith Mair.
Swarovski Ines 995008. Soft seal cat, decorated with a choker, designed by Edith Mair.
Swarovski Camille 995006, retires in 2011. A sleeping bronze cat designed by Stefanie Nederegger.
Like any manufacturer, Swarovski is about promoting new and current products. I’m a bit confused as to their selection of figurines for this video a retired black cat. Perhaps because Theo photographed well (taking good pictures of crystal can be tricky!)? Perhaps they are planning to introduce a bigger Theo? Only Swarovski knows the answer to this question.
Toward the end of the video, they mention taking pictures of Theo on his journey around the world and posting them to Facebook for a prize. So there is some kind of Swarovski Theo Competition on the horizon, but I was not able to locate any further information on the subject.
If you are planning to participate in the Swarovski Theo Contest, and do not have this Limited Edition Lovlots figurine in your collection, you can find Swarovski Theo at www.crystalexchange.com . Simply use the search feature and type in ‘Theo’ (without quotes). Be sure to purchase the limited edition cat as I don’t believe Swarovski wants to see the Theo the Tortoise in photograph submissions!
This evening I came across a Swarovski video on one of the company websites, http://www.swarovski.tv/. Excited to have found it, I quickly started watching it.
Straight to the point, I felt the Swarovski video was confusing. I read on the Swarovski site what the video is supposed to represent, their 115 year heritage, but I simply didn’t get it.
I did find a web site that goes more into depth about the storyline of the video. Being “artisitically challenged” about the spot, I was pleased to find it broken down into something more understandable at Luxury Daily.
While I did find a number of positive comments on the internet, I still don’t care for the video. I hope that if Swarovski does more videos, that they are light, bright, sparkly, happy, and that the plot/theme is more clear.
Across the numerous Swarovski Crystal product lines, we find only a handful of figurines and statues that utilize the Stallion motif: one sold-out Stallion, two retired Swarovski stallions and two stallions that can be purchased directly from the crystal giant.
The Swarovski Amurath is a Crystal Myriad statue designed by Elisabeth Adamer. Like its Crystal Myriad counterparts, the Amurath Arabian Stallion is an intricate, luxurious statue. The Amurath Stallion is a Swarovski NLE of 300 units, each utilizing over 32,000 hand-set crystals. Due to the fragile nature and production time to decorate and attach the stones, this Swarovski stallion was built when orders were placed for it. This Crystal Myriad Stallion was introduced in 2010, and since has sold out despite the original price tag of $8,000.
The other Swarovski Stallion designs are the Swarovski Arabian Stallion, Swarovski White Stallion, and Swarovski Stallion, and Swarovski Satin Stallion.
The Swarovski Arabian Stallion, designed by Martin Zendron, was assigned Swarovski reference #’s : 7612 000 002 / 221 609. It was available from 1998 to 2005 and is marked with the familiar Swarovski Swan logo. The retail price at the time of availability was $265. In 2011, on the secondary market, it generally sells in the $200- $300 price range.
The Swarovski White Stallion, designed by Martin Zendron, was assigned Swarovski reference #’s : 7612 000 001 / 174 958. It was available from 1993 to 2005 and is marked with the familiar Swarovski Swan logo. The retail price at the time of availability was $265. In 2011, on the secondary market, it generally sells in the $100- $225 price range.
The Swarovski Stallion, designed by Stefanie Nederegger, was assigned Swarovski reference’#s : 9100 000 068 / . It was released in 2007 and can still be purchased on the crystal brand’s web site for $400. The Swarovski designer was Stefanie Nederegger. This stallion is marked with the familiar Swarovski Swan logo.
The Swarovski Satin Stallion, designed by Heinz Tabertshofer , was assigned Swarovski reference #’s : 9600 000 155 / 1 074 793. It was released in 2011 and is available on the crystal brand’s web site for $960. This stallion, which is a part of the Swarovski Soulmates collection, is marked with the familiar Swarovski Swan logo.
Whether you are among the many stallion fanatic or crystal fanatics, these beautiful horse figurines may be something you would be interested to purchase. The retired stallions are smaller in size than the current stallions. They are approximately 4.25″ long or tall (For comparison, the Stallion is about 5.75″ long and the Satin Stallion is about 8.5″ tall.) The retired Swarovski stallions also have a much lower price tag than the current stallions and can be found at www.CrystalExchange.com . Use the search feature with the keyword ‘stallion’ to locate them in the store of this reputable Swarovski dealer.
The Swarovski Sunshine Mo is now available for purchase at the Swarovski web site. This Limited Edition Lovlots Cow retails for $65. Sunshine Mo is another one of those Swarovski Limited Editions that ‘is available ‘while supplies last’….no total production quantity mentioned and only a cutoff order date of 2011.
The Sunshine Mo crystal cow looks delightful. According to Swarovski’s description, she is vibrant jonquil figurine with peridot crystal horns and light smoked topaz crystal ears wearing beautiful necklace in a stunning gradation of tropical crystal colors.
The Swarovski Mo family is expanding and starting to become a small Swarovski LE herd. I can just imagine all the Swarovski Mo figurine family planning a little party inside my crystal cabinet with some nice party music, frozen daiquiris, all having a good time. Pinky Mo (Swarovski LE 2007), Alabaster Mo (Swarovski LE 2007), Soccer Mo (Swarovski LE 2008), Flower Mo (Swarovski LE 2009), Halloween Mo (Swarovski LE 2009), Country Mos (Swarovski LE 2010, Glamour Mos (Swarovski LE 2010), and Charming Mo (Swarovski LE 2011) will all be in attendance.
Crystal Exchange America has listings for many of the Swarovski Mo Cows and Swarovski Lovlots special editions. Just visit http://www.crystalexchange.com/ and navigate to the Limited Edition Swarovski category in the menu on the left side of the web site.
Swarovski is known for its high quality crystal figurines. With over 2500 Swarovski creations produced since 1975, Swarovski collectors know that this crystal is strongly regarded. Swarovski has a substantial product range including crystal sculptures and figurines, jewelry, and several other lines, including binoculars and rifle scopes.
Swarovski crystal figurines are generally marked with a Swarovski logo. The original Swarovski logo used from 1976 to 1988 was the Block SC logo. In 1988, it was replaced with the Swan logo, still in use today. Swarovski’s non-silver-crystal product lines have their own line-dependant marks.
Swarovski Crystal Product Lines
Swarovski Silver Crystal – ‘Silver Crystal’ dates back to 1976 and remains popular in 2012. The Silver Crystal product line mainly features clear crystal figurines. Swarovski stopped using the name “silver crystal” in for any of its product lines around 2013.
Swarovski Crystal Moments – ‘Crystal Moments’ launched near 1993 under the name Crystal Memories. In 2001, the name changed to Crystal Moments. Crystal Moments was initially miniatures and and less expensive figurines, which now features about 350 crystal figurines.
Swarovski Chinese Zodiacs – this Swarovski crystal product line is dedicated to Chinese Zodiac astrology.
Swarovski Crystal Myriad -11 and growing….. exclusive Swarovski sculptures, ranging in price from $8000 – $16000 are in the Crystal Myriad line, which use a special pointiage technique to apply the Swarovski stones.
Swarovski Disney Collection – A collaboration with Disney and Swarovski that began in 2005, presently boasting over 70 crystal figurines in 2015.
Swarovski Hello Kitty Collection – A collaboration with Sanrio and Swarovski that began in 2011. In 2015, there are nearly 20 crystal figurines and plethera of jewelry and accessories with the iconic kitty face. Swarovski Home Accessories – A fashionable product line generally including crystal products to be used in the home or office. It has about 150 pieces in the line.
Swarovski Lovlots – A cute product line of multicolored playful figurines that initially launched in 2006. As of 2015, there are over 200 crystal figurines are in this line.
Swarovski Paradise – A vibrant Swarovski crystal product line, consisting of insects, flowers, and sea life that launched in 2000.
Swarovski Soulmates – launched in 2007 and features larger-sized statue-type crystal figurines. As of 2015, there are less than 25 sculptures in the Soulmates line.
Swarovski Trimlite – an older product line, that began and ended in the 1980’s. There were approximately 300 Swarovski crystal Trimlite figurines featuring clear crystal and gold accents.
Swarovski Savvy – a vintage line of jewelry from the 1990’s .
Swarovski History Daniel Swarovski (1862 to 1956) was born in the Czech Republic. His father was a glass cutter who owned a small glass factory. It was here that Daniel served his glass-cutting apprenticeship. In 1892, Daniel Swarovski was responsible for the patent an electric cutting machine that facilitated the production of crystal glass. In 1895, Swarovski financier Armand Kosman and Franz Weis founded the Swarovski company. The company established a crystal cutting factory in Wattens, Tyrol (Austria) where it remains today.
Crystal Exchange America recently sold a Swarovski Trimlite Alligator for the attractive price of $75! Swarovski collectors know that the Trimlite figurines are some of the more difficult pieces to find, so finding one at this price was a plus!
Swarovski has produced two crystal alligators that I am familiar with:
Trimlite Alligator – 52504. This Swarovski Alligator was produced 1982 through 1988 and originally retailed for $18. The Trimlite Alligator is just under 2.5″ long. It has a clear crystal stone for the body, with a lot of gold-colored trim, which is typical of the Trimlite product line. The body stone for the alligator is a former chandelier component. The hole for the component is highlighted in the photo. The Trimlite logo T is stamped into the underside of the alligator head metal and is also highlighted in the same photo. The year 1982 is stamped below the Trimlite T.
Silver Crystal Swarovski Alligator – 7661 000 005 / 221 629. This Swarovski Alligator was produced 1998 through 2004 and originally retailed for $75. The Silver Crystal Alligator is approximately 3″ long. The head, body, legs, and tail are all clear crystal. This alligator figurine has the Swarovski Swan logo on it.
I don’t know of any alligator collectors, but if you are, Crystal Exchange America still has a couple of all-crystal (Silver Crystal product line) alligators still available in their online store. Swarovski Alligator figurines are located within the Animals category of the store.