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Brooch pendant Angel. Lunch at the Ritz jewellery

American jewellery company Lunch at the Ritz, or LATR 2 GO was founded in 1982 by the duo of jewellery designers: Esme Hecht and Zander Elliott. The basic idea behind the creation of the brand – Esme and Sander want to show to the world of fashion, there are women in the world who love creativity and fun, and who don’t care what the fashion magazines and the whole fashion world dictate to wear and put on. And for 31 years now, Esme and Zander still create decorations for the new and old collectors. What’s their secret? Never read fashion magazines, never look at what someone else makes, break all the rules, and be true to yourself. Simply love life. That is why, in 1998, they built a new factory with an area of ​​15,000 square feet, to implement all their creative plans at the factory, which is the same unique as their colorful jewelry.
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Vintage Brooch pink flowers on a green leaf, Original by Robert vintage jewellery

Original by Robert vintage jewellery
The history of the brand “Original by Robert” dates back to 1942. Founded by Robert Levy, David Jaffee, and Irving Landsman as Fashion craft Jewelry Company NYC, in 1951, it was renamed to Robert Originals, Inc. The American costume jewelry market has not been affected much by the World War II. The demand was big enough, the equipment and materials were quite enough. After the Great Depression, the ladies of all ages got a taste and wanted to look elegant and expensive. Therefore, a lot of magnificent jewellery pieces were created in the 1940s. They were close to high expensive jewelry in quality and design, but more accessible. Also Hollywood screen divas added to the demand – they wore not only diamonds, but a luxury costume jewelry. Jewellery company Original by Robert began to do the same. It copied the style of the great Miriam Haskell. All the decorations were made by hand, which means – they are unique and expensive. In addition to jewelry made of beads, great popularity enjoyed the line of decorations in the style of Art Nouveau, made of colored glass. These ornaments are very rare to find on the antique market.
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Cats in mythology and jewellery

Cats in mythology and jewellery. Prowling the night with glowing eyes, showing extraordinary physical flexibility and agility, cats were believed to seek the companionship of old women who practiced magic as witches. Both witches and cats were believed to have the power to control or predict the weather. When a cat washed its face, rain was supposed to follow; if it walked away from the fire, a storm was brewing. Caution and even discomfort was the typical reaction to cats, hence the common Irish greeting, “God bless all here except the cat.”
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Actress Elizabeth Debicki presenting Jan Logan jewellery

Talented and accomplished Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki – the face of the Australian jewellery house Jan Logan. Her predecessors in this role were Rose Byrne and Rachel Taylor. Few actresses can boast of having played their debut role in a large-scale film with a mass of stars and the famous director. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia, 25-year-old Elizabeth Debicki – can. It was her whom Baz Luhrmann chose for the role of Jordan Baker in his adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. Before The Great Gatsby her movie list consisted of two films – Rake (series, 2010 – 2014) and A Few Best Men (2011). After The Great Gatsby she played and is going to play in several films – Gödel Incomplete (2013), Macbeth (2015), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Everest (2015), The Kettering Incident (2015), The Night Manager (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy (2017), The Tale (2017).
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Boucher vintage brooch Owl, crystals, enamel. Owl symbolic jewellery

Owl symbolic jewellery

The majestic power of the night-hunting owl was recognized by people around the world. To the Celts, the owl symbolized age and its attendant wisdom. Owls have a long history with humans. The relationship is probably not as close as that between humans and diurnal birds of prey, but, nevertheless, owls abound in myths, poems, paintings, and folklore. It is probably the owls’ almost human “face” that makes them so popular with many people. Today representations of owls, whether it is a painting, a sculpture, or a piece of jewellery are popular with collectors. However, owls are probably hated and feared in some cultures as much as they are liked and revered in others.
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Girl in the wind. Pendant. Natasha Wood Silver jewellery

Natasha Wood Silver jewellery

Silver is known to people since ancient times. Even the ancient Egyptians produced jewelry of this metal. The first silver mines were founded by the Phoenicians before our era in Spain, Corsica and Cyprus. Silver Jewelry was valuable, because it was delivered from afar and sold at fantastic prices. To date, silver has lost the status of the most expensive metal, but its nobility is still undoubted. Natasha Wood Silver jewellery can interest both – jewellery lovers and just aesthetes, connoisseurs of the unusual. Silver jewellery by Natasha Wood has a sense of freedom, romantic and is often influenced by nature. She uses to combine silver and gold with precious stones, as well as unconventional mediums, from porcelain to wood, and from diamonds to pebbles.
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One-of-a-kind Succulent necklace. Susan McLeary Living Jewellery

Susan McLeary Living Jewellery is one-of-a-kind bio decorations you probably never heard of. Made by Susan McLeary necklaces, tiaras, bracelets, earrings, rings, or whatever it is, all is made of living flowers and plants, succulents in particularly. Some of these creative pieces are still growing, becoming bigger each day! In fact, her succulent jewellery is grown in a greenhouse specifically for the jewelry. Then they are attached to the accessories and can be worn up to 4 weeks, before they begin growing. Later, you can separate the plant from the base and put it into the pot. The life of a plant will continue whether it is a jewel or a pot flower, and the jewellery piece can be worn without a plant. Susan creates her floral jewellery in the design studio “Passion Flower”, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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