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Chrysoberyl cat’s eye favorable effects and properties

Chrysoberyl cat’s eye favorable effects and properties
Ancient Indian mages used a chrysoberyl cat’s eye to understand the language of animals. Also, with the help of this mystical stone, they predicted the future. Besides, Indians believed that the cat’s eye brings luck to its owner in financial affairs and helps to win in gambling. Noteworthy, the stone very quickly “remembers” the energy of its owner and removes negative energy from him.
Meanwhile, cat’s eye has a general health effect, able to fight liver diseases, heal blood diseases, strengthen the nervous system and fight depression.
According to Lithotherapists, all minerals that have the effect of a “cat’s eye” act in the same way. But, depending on the color of the stone, these or other therapeutic actions are intensified or diminished. For example, the cat’s eye helps ease attacks with bronchial asthma. Some folk healers believe that these stones are a good tool for treating various diseases of the throat and respiratory system. In the countries of the East, there is an opinion that, by fingering rosary made from a cat’s eye, it is possible to significantly reduce nervous tension.
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Gold plated emerald green rhinestone cocktail ring. Arnold Isaacs Scaasi costume jewellery

Arnold Isaacs Scaasi costume jewellery
Born in 1930, the future fashion and jewelry designer Arnold Isaacs (May 8, 1930 – August 3, 2015) grew up in a furrier’s family. Of course, the boy often helped his father in his workshop. However, Arnold decided to become a designer after his trip to Australia to his aunt, who was a great fashionista.
Isaacs graduated from the School of Design in his native Montreal, and then enrolled in the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture (Syndicate of High Fashion) in Paris. Having worked at Paquin House, he finally moved to New York, at the invitation of the legendary designer Charles James.
Noteworthy, his clients were ex-first ladies Mami Eisenhower, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush, Ivanka Trump and Princess Yasmine Aga Khan. Also, such actresses as Barbara Streisand, Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Deneuve and Joan Crawford. To the admirers of his talent, Arnold dedicated the book “Women I Have Dressed (and Undressed!)”. According to the designer, clothes with jewelry decorations look more interesting.
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Gold coin with the image of the symbol of 2018. Jewellery decorations to meet the Yellow Earth Dog

Jewellery decorations to meet the Yellow Earth Dog
What is the best choice for meeting the main winter holiday – New Year’s Day? According to Chinese horoscope, the new 2018 belongs to the yellow earth dog. However, the very New Year’s day still belongs to the Red Rooster. So, you should respect both signs. Sunny colors and glitter of gold, jewelry and accessories should not be screaming. Meanwhile, the very combination of color and the elements of the future symbol of the year implies their presence, especially on New Year’s Eve. In short, in the priority – jewelry from gold.
First of all, since the color of the dog is yellow, it is worth considering jewelry made of gold or metal, imitating it. About silver, however, also do not forget, especially silver with gilding. Also, quite suitable is costume jewelry. Besides, and products from the fashionable in our time ceramics, performed in the spectrum of yellow-orange scales.

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British artist Andrew Logan mirror glass jewellery

Andrew Logan mirror glass jewellery
Famous modern British artist, sculptor and jewelry designer Andrew Logan creates amazing ornaments from glass. Each decoration is a miniature sculpture, made by hand from a multicolor mirror glass and semi-precious stones, set in resin. According to his ornaments, the favorite motifs of the designer are fauna, flora, planets, celebrities, fashion and gods.
Noteworthy, he is the author of the contest “Alternative Miss World” in London. All glossy magazines featured works by Logan, and Logan himself, because he is the ideal embodiment of the “esthetic” bohemia of the late twentieth century.

Born in Oxford in 1945, he has worked in various media – sculpture, stage design, festivals, interior and jewelry design. An influential artist of international stature, his exhibitions took place across the globe, from Los Angeles (USA) and Monterrey (Mexico), to St Petersburg and Moscow.
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Brooch – textured metal of gold tone, artificial rubies. 1960’s. Masterpieces of Alice Caviness Costume Jewelry

Masterpieces of Alice Caviness Costume Jewelry
American jewelry designer Alice Caviness started making jewelry right after the Second World War. Based in Long Island, New York, her company continued production after her death in 1983.
For the production of jewelry she used high-quality materials and crystals of unusual colors. Labeled “Alice Caviness”, her jewelry pieces are rare and very popular among collectors.
Noteworthy, on the design and production of jewellery worked Caviness herself and Millie Petronzio who worked for Caviness until 1982. However, at that time Millie Petronzio became head designer for Miriam Haskell.
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Marie Antoinette played by MGM Queen, jewellery lover Norma Shearer

MGM Queen jewellery lover Norma Shearer
Hollywood diva Norma Shearer loved and wore lots of jewellery, both in life and in films. Thus, in the Collection of Academy Award winning actress Norma Shearer was a gold, platinum and diamond necklace (est. $150/200,000). Retailed by famed Hollywood jeweler Flato, the necklace is a wonderful example of Flato at his best and most dramatic days. In fact, Shearer bought it around 1941 when both she and the designer were in their heyday. Created by Flato’s talented designer George Headley as a cascade of flowers, diamond-set leaves and a bow, this jewel decorated a 1941 edition of Vogue magazine.
Born in 1902 in Montreal, Norma Shearer grew in the family of a businessman. Since childhood she dreamed of becoming an actress. Already at the age of nine she decided to become an actress. However, her mother was very skeptical, because she understood that her chubby shorty with strabismus will be difficult to get on the screen. But time showed that she was wrong.
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Desk decoration ‘Chamomile’. Gold, diamonds, enamel, quartz. Russian creative jewellery company Sirin

Russian creative jewellery company Sirin
In the heavy post-Soviet 1990s, lots of new jewelry firms, art studios and jewelry workshops appeared in Russia. Many then thought that jewelry production was the right step to financial success. However, it was a misconception that led to the disappearance of many one-day firms.
Nevertheless, founded in the 1990s jewelry company “Sirin” still occupies one of the leading places in the jewelry world. Jewelry by “Sirin” decorates collections of Russian and foreign connoisseurs of jewelry art. Undoubtedly, the talent of the leading artists of Sirin – Tatyana Zharkova and Natalya Nagurnaya, and the skill of the jewelers of the firm became the key to quality and success.
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