Historic pieces: Mme de Pompadour Portrait Pocket watch
Antique jeweled pocket watch, the back centering on an oval-shaped painted portrait of a young Madame de Pompadour, the officialContinue Reading
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Category: History & Heritage
La Peregrina Pearl: a passionate story
This is a truly fascinating story that begins over 550 years ago and follows this unique gemstone from medieval times,Continue Reading
Carrera y Carrera: Jewellery in Portraits
Jewellery is a form of artistic expression, and Carrera y Carrera always bears this in mind. Sometime after Ferdinand VIIContinue Reading
Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary jewels
La Peregrina – The Legendary Pearl Pearl, ruby and diamond necklace with a 203-grain pear-shaped pearl discovered in the 16thContinue Reading
The Maharajah of Indore Necklace
The Maharaja of Indore Necklace (also knowns as The Spanish Inquisition necklace) consists of two strands of antique-cut diamonds andContinue Reading