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High jewellery
High jewellery
their origin and original ownership, are not subject to the fleeting trends of fashions. The history of high jewellery began 25000 years ago with the finding of a necklace in the prehistoric Cave in Monaco inside the Jardin Exotique de Monaco, which gave way to the first non-functional but exclusively ornamental use of an object. In the early societies, jewels were worn primarily to protect oneself from bad luck and from diseases, for their supposedly magic properties, such as symbols of fertility, richness and love. Later, they become connected with the personality of the
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Collana con orecchini in parure, caratterizzata da maglie di diamanti rotondi taglio brillante incastonati a lunetta.
Necklace with matching earrings, characterised by links of round bezel-set brilliant-cut diamonds.
