Kaleidoscope effect

Sparkling stars Aventurine

Aventurine (from Italian Avventura – Adventure) fine-grained quartz of brown, gray, yellow, red, green and blue colors with sparkling golden shimmer. Sparkling with stars Aventurine has the effect of aventurescence due to the inclusion of small flakes of hematite, goethite or biotite. In the compounds of quartz are flakes that sparkle and play in the sun, bewitching its brilliance. Any color of aventurine inclusions caused by impurities, so if you liked this stone, you can choose the color – yellow, brown, green, red, cherry, blue and even black. Dark Blue Aventurine is called – “The Night of Cairo” because it really looks like a dark blue southern sky, studded with stars.
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Precious umbrella handles

Archaeologists claim that there were umbrellas in the XI century BC. This very time is considered the invention of the familiar to us and quite mundane object. Some scientists believe the birthplace of umbrella is China, others – Egypt, as in both countries it obviously was considered a symbol of power. In Egypt, umbrellas used only by Pharaoh, and in China – the emperors and those close to them.
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Jewellery Theatre high jewellery. Fairy tales

Jewelry House “Jewellery Theatre”
Organized in 1998 in Moscow, almost immediately, the company announces its entry into the “luxury” market. Everyone familiar with such jewelers as Cartier, Chopard and Tiffany, deservedly consider their decoration the top of jewelry. But not many people know that in Russia there are no less talented jewelers, in particular, “JT – Jewellery Theatre”. Noteworthy, Theatre jewelers work exclusively with precious stones and metals. Among them diamonds, gold, sapphires, emerald, rubies, and more.
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Anti-ageing golden gloves

Initially, the gloves were not a luxury, but rather a necessity. They were made from a variety of inexpensive materials and used by shepherds, peasants and soldiers of different times. With the emergence of social classes, gloves came to symbolize the status of their owner. Gloves of kings and the higher clergy were richly decorated with gold, silver, pearls and precious stones. For mere mortals were available only gloves of deerskin, calf and sheep skin. In the XI-th century the gloves have become part of the liturgical ornaments in the Catholic Church. The bishops, for example, wore gloves, knitted from gold threads. Priests of lower rank wore only white gloves, which, in a special papal decree, symbolized purity.
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Most expensive dresses

Every woman tends to look elegant and stunning. Very often, in order to express their elegance, originality and fine taste, women buy exclusive dresses from the most expensive designers, not regretting about any sums. The creators of dresses, in turn, do not lose time in vain, struggling to create something unique, so that ladies could shine brightest dressed in their creations. Here is the rating of Fifteen Most expensive dresses.
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Top ten largest diamonds

Throughout human history diamonds were the objects of universal admiration and attracted the special attention of notable people. As a status symbol, they decorated royal crowns, or simply sparkled on the ladies’ elegant fingers to the delight of others. Some diamonds are known for rich history, some for their fabulous price, while others have become famous throughout the world for their impressive dimensions. So, the top ten largest diamonds in the world includes Millennium Star, Red Cross, De Beers, Jubilee, Centenary, Spirit of de Grisogono, Cullinan II, Incomparable, Great Star of Africa, and the largest – Golden Jubilee.
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Sakura. Gold, silver, garnet, jade green, clear quartz, chalcedony, patinated. Anna Nova Jewelry house

Jewelry House «Anna Nova» was founded in St. Petersburg in 2004. The main focus of the creative activity of the company was the creation of «Objets de fanasie» – exquisite miniatures of stone and precious metals. The history of these precious “trinkets” has a long tradition, both in Europe and in Russia, where the best of them were made by Carl Faberge. Jewelry House «Anna Nova» aims to continue and develop this kind of jewelry traditions of creativity at the highest level.
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