Text: Natalia Orlova-Obolenskaya A HISTORY SHOULD STAND BEYOND A PRECIOUS STONE. AND BETTER ALL - THE HISTORY OF GREAT PASSION. THEN JEWELERY - AND EVERY ANTIQUE KNOWS THIS, IMMEDIATELY WILL RECOGNIZE THE PRICE. HISTORY OF STONES TODAY, AS AND ALWAYS, CREATE STARS.
In the novel with a stone at different times, all the most talented and beautiful representatives of show business, cinema and the world of art were noticed. Even the “Queen of Italian prima donnas,” one of the greatest opera singers, Maria Callas, did not escape the attraction of stones. Rumor has it that her virtuoso coloratura became softer at the sight of Onassis with luxurious bouquets and boxes. But the emeralds, diamonds and rubies that made up the Callas treasury were donated to her by her millionaire husband Giovanni Batista Meneghini. It was they who became the subject of bargaining at Sotheby's in Geneva and went for $ 1.8 million, almost three times exceeding the expectations of the organizers. By the way, for personal letters and photographs of Kallas to Onassis two years earlier only $ 20 thousand was earned. And this means that in the case of stars, the proverb about "a word worth its weight in gold" is no longer valid ...
Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor knew the price of stones. But the first only complained that she wears jewelry only in the frame! And she left the world with only a string of white pearls from Mikimoto, which her husband gave to her during her honeymoon, the legendary baseball player Joe Di Maggio. But Liz has collected an impressive collection! Behind each decoration there was either a story of passion or a scandal. As in the case of La Peligrina, donated by Tim Burton: the "bloody pearl" was lost and miraculously saved from the mouth of her dog.
