Tag: Jewelry
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Interesting facts about jewellery
Jewellery or jewelry consists of objects of personal adornment prized for the craftsmanship going into their creation and generally for the value of their components as well. The word “jewelry” is derived from the word jewel, which was Anglicized from the Old French jouel around the thirteenth century and traces back to the Latin word […]
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Interesting facts about Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co. better known as Tiffany or Tiffany’s is an American luxury jewelry and specialty retailer headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in Brooklyn, as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium”, the store initially sold a wide variety of stationery items, and operated as […]
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Interesting facts about Faberge eggs
A Fabergé egg is one of a limited number of jeweled eggs created by Peter Carl Fabergé and his company between 1885 and 1917. After being commissioned to create an Easter egg for the royal family of Russia in 1885, the Imperials liked the result so much that further eggs were commissioned each year. Fabergé […]