Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
The Kiani Crown is heavy and ungainly looking by comparison. It is built around a tall, round-topped hat made of stiff cloth. The diamond rings gems are either sewn directly to the cloth or are mounted on metal plates which are sewn to the crown. Almost 1800 matched natural pearls ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
One group of treasures acquired by the family through right of rule came from the Holy Roman Empire. Starting with the crowning of Charlemagne in A.D. 800, this empire managed to exist for centuries through a succession of difficulties and wars. In 1438 the succession passed to Albrecht II of ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
The Crown Jewels of Iran, already mentioned, are another collection of enormous value surviving relatively intact to our times. Remarkably, they were practically unknown to the world until this decade. In 1961 they were opened to public diamond engagement ring exhibition for the first time at the Bank Markazi in ...
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
Reading about or visiting the marvelous collections of state gems and crown jewels around the world, one might easily get the false impression that all the most important gems, all the famous crowns and regal jewelry that survived were locked up in national treasuries and museums diamond ring. To the ...
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