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Everything You Need to Know About The ‘Imposter’ Spinel Gemstone

Until the late 18th century, all red gemstones were simply called rubies. It was only with advances in crystallography and chemistry that spinel was differentiated from true ruby.

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Famous Jewelry in Movies: When Hollywood's Greatest Gems Stole the Show
Famous Jewelry in Movies: When Hollywood's Gr...

From stolen treasures to love tokens, jewelry in film often shapes stori...

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The Tiffany Girls: The Women Artists Behind Tiffany Studios' Masterpieces
The Tiffany Girls: The Women Artists Behind T...

The story of Tiffany Studios is often framed as the vision of one man—Lo...

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Blue is the Rarest Color: How Blue Went from an Ancient Luxury to Essential
Blue is the Rarest Color: How Blue Went from ...

The color blue seems to be everywhere you look, but it might be surprisi...

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The True Stories Behind Gilded Age Characters: Meet the Real Astors, Vanderbilts and Russells
The True Stories Behind Gilded Age Characters...

HBO’s The Gilded Age captivates viewers with its depiction of Manhattan’...

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The Bunny Brooch That Broke the Law: Raymond Yard's Spirited Statement
The Bunny Brooch That Broke the Law: Raymond ...

How did America’s elite reveal themselves to be scofflaws in Prohibition...

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Treasures of Tiffany: Icons of American Design
Treasures of Tiffany: Icons of American Design

"Beauty is what nature has lavished upon us as a supreme gift." —Louis C...

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Ancient Artifacts Are Reimagined as Modern Jewels in Rebecca Rau’s THEN & NOW Collection
Ancient Artifacts Are Reimagined as Modern Je...

  In a world that moves ever faster, true craftsmanship invites us...

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The World's Most Legendary Gem Mines: Where Earth's Greatest Treasures Were Born
The World's Most Legendary Gem Mines: Where E...

Every legendary gemstone begins its journey in Earth's most extraordinar...

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Renoir Drawing To Take Center Stage at The Morgan Library & Museum
Renoir Drawing To Take Center Stage at The Mo...

    For over a century, the world has celebrated Pierre-Auguste Re...

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The Acanthus Leaf - From Ancient Greece to Modern Art
The Acanthus Leaf - From Ancient Greece to Mo...

We all know that trends tend to come and go in a cyclical manner. Whethe...

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