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Posted by SarahN
on July 18, 2012, 8:21 pm, in reply to "Re: The expensive jewel gifts from different countries"
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I agree - they are too flashy and not very creative or beautiful or subtle. There is quite a lot of jewelry made with modest and/or semi-precious stones which is exquisite in its workmanship. But perhaps it's the carat count that counts.
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: I was thinking, similarly, that however
: valuable these gems from the Arabian
: monarchies might be, I find the jewelry
: designs banal, unattractive.
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: Surprising given the supreme beauty and
: elegance of architecture, fabrics, rugs,
: metalwork and ceramics, painting and prints,
: etc., in Islamic art.
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: Are the jewelry gifts intended to be
: generic, so they can be mixed or altered?
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: This diamond demi parure makes me think of
: the
: rhinestone jewels sold in the wedding
: stores...
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