Jewelry Diary
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Sotheby’s Jewel Sale Sparkles
Enormous success for Sotheby’s Sparkling Season Jewels, 9 December 2009 The Jewels from the Estate of Lúcia Moreira Salles brought…
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Clive Kandel Covers Duchess of Windsor Mania – Round Two Begins
Sotheby’s London will be selling a collection of jewels formerly belonging to the Duchess of Windsor on November 30th. This…
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“2009 was a difficult year for many”, according to HM Queen Elizabeth in Her Broadcast
In a Christmas Day broadcast which evoked memories of her “annus horribilis” speech, the Queen described 2009 as a year…
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The Vladimir Fabergé Treasures – Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
Some men prefer blondes, I prefer Cartier. However, I do enjoy writing about Fabergé and the Russians. The Imperial Russian…
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Winter Palace Furniture Discovered
In January 2009, eleven pieces of an Imperial Russian suite of furniture were found and were offered at auction by…
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The Three Blind Mice
Coming in installments…the amazing, shocking, confounding story of The Three Blind Mice, otherwise known as Fred Leighton, Ralph Esmerian and…
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Givenchy for Audrey Hepburn Fetches $100,000
Several items of Audrey Hepburn’s iconic couture collection sell for £268,320. A dress by Givenchy worn in “How To Steal…
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The Prince, Cartier and I
Photograph Clive Kandel Collection Reproduction Prohibited Many years ago, there lived a fair Prince both charming and generous. Our friendship…
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Sotheby’s Jewel Sale Sparkles
Enormous success for Sotheby’s Sparkling Season Jewels, 9 December 2009 The Jewels from the Estate of Lúcia Moreira Salles brought…
