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For anybody who considers themselves addicted to handbags, it can be a daunting and expensive hobby. The cost of designer handbags is notoriously high, and collectors definitely pay their prices. That’s because the most coveted brands – Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Hermès, for example – are works of art and more than just a bag. […]
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Turn-of-the-century Vienna was an explosive environment for new forms of creative expression in every field, not least in fine art. Along with Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele emerged as an influential and provocative talent. Schiele’s gifts were quickly recognized by his instructors at Vienna’s School of Arts and Crafts when he was still […]
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While the majority of artists in any field guarantee proper attribution by signing their work, one magnificent jewelry designer in the 20th century famously declared, “My style is my signature.” Suzanne Belperron, regarded as the first woman master jeweler in modern history, used a magical combination of materials, motifs, and innovative techniques over a long […]
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In just ten years, more specifically from 2009 to 2018, the three main fancy-colored diamond categories – pink, yellow and blue – exhibited a price increase of approximately 123%. The colored diamond market is growing exponentially and investment in the commodity has demonstrated consistent returns. The highest-priced gems are collected like fine art – the […]
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Marcel Duchamp was a maverick of invention, a revolutionary artist, a visionary master who is responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture during the early decades of the twentieth century. This French-American artist, born in 1887, had an immense and tangible influence on all art forms in the modern and postmodern era, always existing […]
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“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” James Dean is a cultural icon, an actor who shot to fame during the 1950s for his expression of teenage angst as outcast, solitary characters such as Jim Stark in the celebrated film Rebel Without a Cause and loner Cal Trask in the […]
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The name Buccellati immediately conjures an array of images in the mind of any jewelry connoisseur: whimsical objects in silver, elaborate table centerpieces, improbably delicate jewels, and lushly textured expanses of precious metal. The modern history of the Buccellati family’s renowned works in silver, gold, and platinum begins in the first decades of the 20th […]
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” -William Shakespeare The same could be said for a gemstone—an emerald would still shimmer with its luscious green sparkle should it be called by any other name! When you begin to examine the origin of gemstones’ names, […]
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Over 130 years after the invention of the “Tiffany Setting” by Charles Louis Tiffany, it is hard to imagine engagement rings without the iconic design. Until Mr. Tiffany proposed the groundbreaking new style of ring setting, stones were originally nestled in a bezel setting, half-hidden or obscured by the mounting. It was the Tiffany setting […]
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The tragic tale of the Titanic has been cemented in our hearts and memories by James Cameron’s classic film, centered on the doomed young love of Jack and Rose. The depiction is so moving and dramatic that many believe the story to be entirely Hollywood fiction, but they would be incorrect – even the Heart […]
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