One of the most important jewellery designer Andrew Grima (1921-2007), was born in Rome, the son of a Maltese father and an Italian mother, descendant of the Farnese, a celebrated Italian Renaissance family. One of the most important jewellery designer He was the most important modern jewellery designer in London in the 1960s and 1970s. …
Koh-Í-Noor is one of the most famous diamonds in the world, alongside twelve others, among them are the Star of Africa, the Eye of the Idol and the Blue Hope. Currently the Koh-Í-Noor belongs to the British Crown and since 1937 decorates a crown specially made for the Queen Mother, for the day of her …
The Hollywood’s golden years The actress (1932-2011) had one of the most important jewelry collections from the 50s and 60s. The 1950s and 1960s were Hollywood’s golden years, when studios evolved the most. As a young MGM star, everyone fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor’s dark hair, blue eyes and thick eyebrows, the result …
Man is a collector by nature: the act of collecting has been with us since prehistory, at that time man accumulated objects. Prehistoric man, motivated by reasons that go beyond simple survival, accumulated repeated artifacts. Archaeologists prefer to relate the habit of storing objects to the survival instinct and not to address the field of …
The “Queen of Jewels” Also called the “Queen of Gems”, the pearl is one of the oldest and most appreciated gems in the world. Pearls are from the materials that were earlier used for personal adornment. The earliest writings that mention pearls date from around 2000 BC. Pearls have been much appreciated since antiquity. The …
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