Tag: Sotheby’s
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#STAYHOME SERIES: DESIGN A RESSENCE WATCH TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RESEARCH
Independent watchmaker, Ressence, and Sotheby’s Watches launches a competition to design a timepiece that will be sold by the auction house this summer Ressence and Sotheby’s Watch Division are joining forces against the coronavirus by launching a competition to design a unique watch. The creativity of watch lovers who join will help support medical research.…
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LADY BLUE EYES
A glimpse at the different passions of Barbara Sinatra: Frank, fine jewellery, and philanthropy Frank and Barbara Sinatra The love for a good romantic story is as timeless as the human fascination for jewels. In fact, the two often intertwine. Think of the legendary love affair between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and the fabled…
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BOWS & GRACES
The ribbon has been a recurring jewellery motif since the mid-17th century, ever since it was first seen on Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Madame de Sévigné. She was one of the first women in the French court to decorate the front of her bodice with bow-shaped diamond jewels. It was such a success that the fashion…