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Giovanna Tornabuoni

25 de abril de 2012 (19:07h)

To know of all the misadventures and paths that a portrait has passed through during the last 525 years is not by any means simple, but in the case of this extraordinary work by Ghirlandaio we are more fortunate. We know of all the journeys that this masterpiece has made due to the fact that [...]

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Forties duet of tulips and mesh bag.

Coro, the “Duet’s” Master

25 de abril de 2012 (10:02h)

Coro & Corocraft was born from the hands of Emanuel Cohn and Carl Rosenberger, establishing itself in Broadway,New Yorkas a boutique in 1901 by the name of Coro & Rosenberger. Soon after, and thanks to the success obtained from their exclusive jewellery line, they became so famous that they decided to open their own factory. [...]

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Vintage tiara

A Tiara designed by Miriam Haskell from 1930

25 de abril de 2012 (09:50h)

When we choose a piece of jewellery for our shop, it is because it transmits something special and magical to one of the three of us. It seems incredible, yet we usually coincide in our choices. It is curious that being so different we always coincide at the hour of choosing the pieces that are [...]

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Leonor’s broach. You can see it in our Vintage space.

One broach and Two Leonors

18 de abril de 2012 (11:28h)

What a coincidence! Two nearly parallel lives, united in the twenty-first century by a piece of jewellery. An oval shaped broach with a beautiful stone in the centre and a large hanging pearl, which was used in its time as a pendant in a magnificent pearl necklace and as a broach to finish off a [...]

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My set of earrings and broach

Mrs. del Alisal’s Cameo

18 de abril de 2012 (11:02h)

The appearance of those faces embossed over a light brown tortoiseshell has always grabbed my attention. However, it wasn’t until I married and was given an incredible set of earrings and broach by my mother-in-law, belonging to her family since 1860, that I could truly appreciate the beauty of these pieces that I had within [...]

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