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Christian lacroix brooch. Sacred Heart Jewellery

Sacred Heart Jewellery
The cult of the Sacred Heart as the center of all spiritual in man developed in the XIII century. The heart has been synonymous to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in connection with which a wound on the body of Christ at the crucifixion moved from the right to the left side of the body. And Mary’s heart was displayed as pierced by seven swords of sorrow. She devoted herself and her country to the veneration of his heart, and established a Sacred Heart feast day.
It is understandable why the attention to the Heart of Christ arose at this time. In the XII century the widespread cult of veneration of the sacred humanity of Christ was accompanied by a strong interest to the events of his earthly life, the places related to these events, His suffering and the instruments of these sufferings.
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Yellow gold, diamond wedding ring. Symbolic Claddagh ring

Symbolic Claddagh ring
The iconic Irish ring depicts two hands holding a crowned heart. Each element of this Celtic design symbolizes love (the heart), friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown). Noteworthy, among Irish jewelry Claddagh Ring is the most famous.
The ‘Claddagh’ takes its name from the Irish village. Traditionally, it is given as a sign of friendship, and as a wedding ring. One of the stories associated with the ring goes as follows:
A young man Richard Joyce, a native of County Galway left his home to find work abroad. It happened back in the seventeenth century. The ship on which he traveled was attacked by Algerian pirates, and Joyce was taken into slavery. On the eastern market he was sold to one Moorish goldsmith, from whom Joyce learned to make jewelry.
However, at the request of the British Royal Government, all English slaves were freed. Ireland was then a British colony, and Joyce was also a British citizen. The jeweler loved the talented guy and even offered him to marry his daughter. But Joyce declined, because at home he had a bride, missing whom he created a golden ring in the form of two hands holding a heart with a crown. Having returned home, he gave the ring to his faithful friend, who was still waiting for him all these years. They married and settled in the village of Claddagh. Richard Joyce worked as a jeweler.
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A branch of lilac. Silver, enamel, art glass. Jeweler Vladimir Salomatin

Born 1 January 1942 in the Rostov region, Vladimir Salomatin is a talented Russian artist, sculptor and jeweler. He graduated from Irkutsk Aviation Technical College of Civil Aviation in 1962 and flew to Riga (then USSR) in 1983. From 1965 to 1969 he studied and successfully graduated from Academy of Arts of the Latvian SSR, drawing classes. From 1983 to 1990 Salomatin worked as a a jeweler-designer in a Creative Center Dailrade, which produced folk art works, souvenirs of metal, wood and amber.
Vladimir Salomatin exhibited his art works at regional and national exhibitions of applied art. In 1988 he was awarded the title People’s craftsman.
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Poseidon brooch. 18 K gold, platinum, baroque pearl, enamel, diamond. Jewellery designer David Webb

Jewellery designer David Webb
American self-taught jewellery designer David Webb has become the quintessential Jeweler and an iconic figure in the world of high fashion and jewelry art of the XX century. Born in North Carolina in 1925, he is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house David Webb. According to Webb, he began to think about creating jewelry in childhood.
The boy, who was then living in the American town of Asheville, often visited his uncle – a talented jeweler who owned a large studio. Even then, the young Webb became interested in the secrets of stone cutting that fascinated him with its magnificence and mysteriously flickering facets. Uncle taught his curious nephew David some of the secrets of jewelry that fascinated Webb more and more.
Aged 17, he was the first time in New York – a city of contrasts, that won the novice jeweler by its beauty and grandeur. Webb decided to stay in New York. For a long time, he worked in this city as a goldsmith and jewelry designer, and achieved considerable success.
Godsend for Webb was a meeting with Antoinette Quilleret, French wealthy lady, and a fan of luxury jewelry. She could see in a young jeweler talented and original master with a great future. In 1948, with a helping hand of Antoinette was founded David Webb, head office on 57th Street to Madison Avenue.
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Labrador retriever with a fully articulated torso, ears, paws and tail. 18 karat gold, Blackened gold, colored diamond, diamond, citrine, ruby Brooch, the collar removes for wear as a ring. Rene Boivin jewellery

Rene Boivin Jewellery House
The work of Rene Boivin is a whole chapter in the history of jewelry, bright and beautiful. Many of RB works are made on individual projects for specific customers and clients. The history of Rene Boivin lasted for about a century, from 1890 to the 1990s. Rene himself (1864-1917) was a hereditary jeweler, studied from his father, who was a silversmith.
In 1893 Rene Boivin married Jeanne Poiret, older sister of Paul Poiret, who became one of the most famous and influential fashion designers of Paris. Jeanne Boivin became the first woman major jewelry designer in the XX century. The couple was ambitious, hard-working, and worked together well. Thanks to family connections Renee quickly got into the world of high fashion, found his client. Decoration by Rene Boivin acquired its trademark features, becoming elegant, rich, and sophisticated. Their designs are innovative and bold, they absorb all avant-garde trends of the time – Cubism, Art Deco.
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Venetti Brooch. Tree of Life jewelry symbolism

Tree of Life jewelry symbolism
Undoubtedly, it is a must-have jewelry. According to belief, the entire universe is precisely the Tree of Life. Slavic and Scandinavian legends saw the Tree of Life as a huge, thick trunk with three large branches. Number three in the magical sense is a symbol of direction. It’s like a cross of three roads, giving to us to choose our road – destiny.
Noteworthy, each branch has its own definition. At the top of the tree always hear melodic songs of the birds nesting there. The birds are sent down to us as God’s helpers, to observe what is happening in the world from above.
In the middle of the tree – constantly working bees, producing therapeutic honey, silkworms spin silk thread, woodpecker carefully picks out the parasites from the bark of a mighty tree. Beneath them, at the base of the tree above the ground – crawling all sorts of different creeping reptiles in minute attempts to climb the tree. These creatures do not have right to live in a tree, and there is no place for them on it.
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Pair of Platinum, Diamond and Colored Stone ‘Pansy’. Signed HB Heyman Brothers jewellery

Signed HB Heyman Brothers jewellery
The history of Oscar Heyman & Bros., Inc. began in 1912 in New York at 58 W 40th St. New York City. Emigrants from Russia, the family consisted of nine siblings. They moved to New York in 1906. Two brothers, Oscar and Nathan, had apprenticed at a Faberge factory, while another brother was an accomplished toolmaker. Together, they launched Oscar Heyman & Brothers jewelry company in 1912. The brothers were master platinum-smiths who utilized only the finest diamonds and colored gems.
Noteworthy, in the 1930-40s the company produced top tier jewelry for such iconic brands as Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and others. Flower brooches became the company’s hallmark. The marking includes “HB”, or “OHB” (Oscar Heyman Brothers). Yet, unstamped pieces require specialists’ authentication.
Traditionally, the jewelers used the old world techniques of tool making, fine platinum and gold metal-smithing.
Incorporated in 1912, the company is still active.
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