Did beauty pageant queens ever wear original diamond crowns? The tiaras seen today – large, bright, light and glitzy…
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Khlebnikov and Surviving the Melting Pot
When you consider the huge volume of silver and treasures that was melted down by the Bolsheviks in the…
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Gems that Changed My Life
There I was gazing at the finest gems and jewels on the planet. I had landed a plum job…
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Russian Gold Pen by Friedrich Köchli, St. Petersburg, 1890s
I bought this pen not knowing who made it. I knew it was Russian and that it was made before…
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