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    Re: Peridots Archived Message

    Posted by Barbara D. on August 17, 2012, 1:58 am, in reply to "Re: Peridots"

    These peridots (IIRC from the French Crown Jewels, I might be wrong, but they have royal provenance) were sold at Christie's Geneva for $ 159'000.00 in Mai 2012. They belonged to the philantropist Lily Safra and were auctioned in the "Jewels for Hope" auction. The whole proceed (more than $ 37 Mio.!!) went to charities! .


    Picture from The Jewellery Editor


    If these jewels look familiar to you, the brooch is pictured on the dustjacket of the wonderful book "Understanding Jewellery" by Daniela Mascetti & David Bennet.


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    : I thought it may be the case. Thanks for
    : including that one picture of peridots,
    : Nellie! So we will wait for a banner
    : showing September sapphires, then, cuz many
    : royals certainly wear/wore them in the
    : jewelry!
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    : I don't think there is much to display for
    : royals.
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    : It's the middle of August now. I was waiting
    : to see for a while if anyone would plan to
    : put up a new banner to showcase the
    : peridot...the birthstone of this month....or
    : does that mean there's hardly any picture of
    : any royal wearing peridot jewelry? Just
    : curious.
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