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Don Pedro Aquamarine
I recently visited Smithsonian National Museums and took photos of interesting jewelry I found in the collection. Expect a series of posts! — but I will start with this fancy obelisk that caught my eye when I entered the room. Don Pedro Aquamarine is a 10,363 carat sea-blue beryl crystal that was discovered in…
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The Last Sitting (Marilyn Monroe, with pearls) by Bert Stern
Commercial photographer Bert Stern’s fashion portraiture of Marilyn Monroe with her pearls for Vogue is very intimate. These photographs were taken at Hotel Bel-Air in LA in a three-day-shoot, six weeks before her tragic death. The pearls featured in these images are Mikimoto Pearls gifted to her by the Emperor of Japan during her…
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Jewelry displays at The Met Museum
We recently visited Met Museum during our last visit in NYC. The Greek and Roman Art Galleries have many fine collections of jewelry on display. Aaand I have found my favorite piece in the Greek Gallery. It’s a pair of bangles and I can see myself wearing this. This crystal bangle (ca. 330-300 BC)…
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Ananya Panday in her beautiful Pearl Encrusted Mini by Abu Sandeep Khosla
Ananya Panday stepped in GQ Fashion Awards in a sculptural pearl beaded work of art by Abu Sandeep Khosla. Her magnificent ensemble’s pearls and jewels were hand embroidered that features sharp shoulders, round and oversized heaps, with dangling beadwork that sways with her every movement.