Jewelry Coffee Table Books-Your Christmas Present

December 23, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

If you are behind with the Christmas gifts here is a collection of 15 coffee table books, exploring the world of precious gem stones from Cartier refined style to Bulgari opulence and Indian priceless stones. A perfect gift for the beauty lovers! Sapphires from Sri Lanka, diamonds from Golconda and engraved emeralds, this breathtaking book of condensed luxury, published by Assouline, retraces four centuries of Indian history through the astounding jewelry collection of Sheikh Hamad. Beyond Extravagance – A Royal […]

Categories: accessories, books, fashion • Tags: Barbara Hutton, books, Christmas, Craveggia, Elizabeth Taylor, gift, History of India, jewelry, luxury, Metropolitan Museum of Art, paris, Place Vendôme

20th Century Jewelry And The Icons of Style-Thames and Hudson’s New Book

November 6, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

For jewelry lovers, it’s not the sex and scandal surrounding  20th century icons like Wallis Simpson, Daisy Fellowes, Barbara Hutton that are so fascinating, but their incredible collections of fine jewelry. With Thames and Hudson’s new book 20th century Jewelry and the Icons of Style, which explores both aspects of the women’s lives, there’s no need to choose. Not a single jewelry sale goes by at Sotheby‘s or Christie‘s without a gem formerly owned by one of these femmes fatales popping up under the hammer. […]

Categories: accessories, books, fashion, people • Tags: 20th Century Jewelry And The Icons of Styl, art, Barbara Hutton, cartier, Cecil Beaton, Daisy Fellowes, jewelry, Maria Callas, Sotheby, Wallis Simpson