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ARTICLES RELATED TO jeweller | | | |  jeweller: Encyclopedia - BoxBoxes are highly variable receptacles. When no shape is described, a typical cuboid box may be expected. Nevertheless, a box may have a horizontal cross-section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed top surfaces, or non-vertical sides. A box normally may be opened by raising, sliding or removing the lid, which may be hinged and/or fastened by a catch, hasp, or lock. Whatever its shape or purpose or the material of which it is fashioned, it is the direct descendant of the chest, one of the most ancient articles of d ...
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - French Blue The Hope Diamond's history can be traced to a blue diamond named "Tavernier Blue," which was originally mined from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India, and was a crudely cut triangle shape of 112 3/16 carats (22.44 g). French merchant traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier purchased it sometime in 1660 or 1661. The Hope Diamond is believed to be stolen from an eye of a sculpted idol of the Hindu god, Shiva .
In 1668, Tavernier sold the diamond to King Louis XIV of France. Sieur Pitau, the court jeweller, cut it and produced a 67 1/8 c ...
See also:Hope Diamond, Hope Diamond - French Blue, Hope Diamond - Hope Family, Hope Diamond - Road to USA, Hope Diamond - Smithsonian years, Hope Diamond - The Curse, Hope Diamond - Popular Culture, Hope Diamond - Books Read more here: » Hope Diamond: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - French Blue |
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Baldwin Locomotive Works - History The Baldwin Locomotive Works had a humble beginning. Matthias W. Baldwin, the founder, was a jeweller and silversmith, who, in 1825, formed a partnership with a machinist, and engaged in the manufacture of bookbinders' tools and cylinders for calico printing. Mr. Baldwin then designed and constructed for his own use a small stationary engine, the workmanship of which was so excellent and its efficiency so great that he was solicited to build others like it for various parties, and ...
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Box - Snuff box But it is as a receptacle for snuff that the box has taken its most distinguished and artistic forms in Western culture. The snuff-box, which is now little more than a charming relic of a disagreeable practice, was throughout the larger part of the 18th century the indispensable companion of every man of birth and breeding. It long survived his sword, and was in frequent use until nearly the middle of the 19th century.
The jeweller, the enameller and the artist bestowed infinite pains upon what was quite as often a delicate bijou as a ...
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - French Blue The Hope Diamond's history can be traced to a blue diamond named the Tavernier Blue, which was originally mined from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India, and was a crudely cut triangle shape of 112 3/16 carats (22.44 g). French merchant traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier purchased it sometime in 1660 or 1661. The Hope Diamond is believed to be stolen from an eye of a sculpted idol of the Hindu god, Shiva .
In 1668, Tavernier sold the diamond to King Louis XIV of France. Sieur Pitau, the court jeweller, cut it and produced a 67 1/8 ...
See also:Hope Diamond, Hope Diamond - French Blue, Hope Diamond - Hope Family, Hope Diamond - Road to USA, Hope Diamond - Smithsonian years, Hope Diamond - The Curse, Hope Diamond - Popular Culture, Hope Diamond - Books Read more here: » Hope Diamond: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - French Blue |
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - Road to USA The diamond was sold for £29,000 to London jewel merchant Adolf Weil, who sold it to US diamond dealer Simon Frankel, who took it to New York. There, it was evaluated to be worth $141,032 (equal to £28,206 at the time). In 1908, Frankel sold the diamond to Salomon Habib in Paris for $400,000. It was presented in an aborted auction on June 24, 1909, alongside other possessions of Habib to settle his debts. Habib sold the Hope Diamond to Paris jewel merchant Rosenau for a sum equal to $80,000. In 1910, Rosenau s ...
See also:Hope Diamond, Hope Diamond - French Blue, Hope Diamond - Hope Family, Hope Diamond - Road to USA, Hope Diamond - Smithsonian years, Hope Diamond - The Curse, Hope Diamond - Popular Culture, Hope Diamond - Books Read more here: » Hope Diamond: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - Road to USA |
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Billy Liar - Film The 1963 film was directed by John Schlesinger and featured Tom Courtenay, who had understudied Albert Finney in the West End play, as Billy and Julie Christie as Liz, one of his three girlfriends. Mona Washbourne played Mrs Fisher, and Wilfred Pickles played Mr Fisher. Rodney Bewes, Finlay Currie and Leonard Rossiter also had roles.
The style of the film is archetypal British New Wave (and "kitchen sink"), being inspired by the earlier French New Wave. Characteristic of the style is a documentary/cinéma vérité feel and the use of real locations (in this case ...
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Box - Shoe box A shoebox is, exactly as its name implies, a cardboard box which holds a pair of shoes. It is commonly acquired when one purchases a pair of shoes. Shoeboxes have long been cherished for their versatility and are commonly used for many tasks around the house, such as holding trading cards, photos, and just about anything else.
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - Hope Family Next the diamond appeared in the gem collection of Henry Philip Hope in 1824, who had it set on a brooch and sometimes lent it to Louisa Beresford, wife of his brother Henry Thomas Hope to host society balls. Henry Philip Hope died in 1839 and his three nephews fought in court for ten years over his inheritance until Henry Hope acquired the gems, including the Hope Diamond. The Hope Diamond was in display in the Great Exhibition of London in 1851 and Paris Exhibition Universelle i ...
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - Smithsonian years The Hope Diamond is part of the National Gem Collection in the Smithsonian Institution, in the National Museum of Natural History. At first, it was placed inside a glass-fronted safe in a gem hall. In 1962, it was lent to an exhibition of French jewellery in Paris and in 1965 to South Africa to the Rand Easter Show. After renovations in 1997 to the gems exhibit were completed, the diamond was moved into its own display room, adjacent to the main gem exhibit, where it rests on a rotating pedestal inside of a cylinder made of 3-inch thick bull ...
See also:Hope Diamond, Hope Diamond - French Blue, Hope Diamond - Hope Family, Hope Diamond - Road to USA, Hope Diamond - Smithsonian years, Hope Diamond - The Curse, Hope Diamond - Popular Culture, Hope Diamond - Books Read more here: » Hope Diamond: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - Smithsonian years |
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| | | | jeweller: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - The Curse First stories about the supposed curse of the Hope Diamond surfaced 1909. In the June 25 issue of The Times an article written by the Paris correspondent listed a number of supposed owners who had come to an ignoble end.
According to legend, Tavernier stole the diamond from a Hindu idol. The diamond was one of the two eyes of the idol, and when the priests noticed it was missing, they placed a curse on whomever owned the diamond. One reason that this is not accepted is that the Hope's sister has not been found. Tavernier suppos ...
See also:Hope Diamond, Hope Diamond - French Blue, Hope Diamond - Hope Family, Hope Diamond - Road to USA, Hope Diamond - Smithsonian years, Hope Diamond - The Curse, Hope Diamond - Popular Culture, Hope Diamond - Books Read more here: » Hope Diamond: Encyclopedia II - Hope Diamond - The Curse |
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