Getting bored of one’s diamonds is a possibility that cannot be ignored. And that’s the reason why it is advisable to also own a few pearls for some variety. Even brands like Louis Vuitton have been paying special attention to this idea. In fact, it has launched a very exquisite mechanical pearl collection that will match with the style of the modern woman of today.

We are quite impressed with the way the collection introduces the bicycle chain style to the pearls without marring their charm and beauty. In fact, it is this unique marriage of the most unlikely patterns that makes this jewelry line so much appealing.

You can choose between a stunning bracelet (made from 11 Swarovski glass pearls), an elegant choker necklace or a very stylish hairpin. The bracelet is accompanied by a lacquered black pearl set in a steel and gold brass chain. The choke necklace has been made from 22 Swarovski glass pearls with an LV engraved soft padlock. The hairpin too grabs attention owing to its large resin pearl.

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Sag Harbour’s Sen is garnering a lot of interest these days thanks to the exclusive Cointreau Pearls that it’s offering on the menus. The pearls, we are told, are made only with a special kit designed by French mixologist Fernando Castellon and there are only 20 of these so far in the US. So, you can well imagine the popularity pertaining to its exclusivity.

They call this process of making the booze pearls ’spherification’. It was specially designed for Cointreau keeping in mind its unique natural sugar content and pH level. The result is often referred to as Cointreau caviar, which is what the pearls remind you of. Also, no chemicals are used for this little magic in your cocktail and so no tastes are altered. Only Evian and a sphere gel are used.

So all that they do is drop the formula in a calcite bath and later kept in water where the pearls get harder. The longer they sit in water, the harder they get. An amazing innovation, the booze pearls look spectacular floating in champagne and sinking gracefully in pomegranate martinis.

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Update: Umm Kulthoum’s antique necklace fetched $1.3 mn, almost 10 times of its pre-estimated sales amount at Christie’s auction house.
An antique necklace embedded with around 1,888 pearls, a pricey possession of Egyptian Singer Umm Kulthoum is all set to go under hammer in Dubai on 29 April. The necklace was once gifted to Kultham by Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late president of the United Arab Emirates and is anticipated to fetch $80,000-$120,000 during the Jewels and Watches auction in Dubai.

Christie’s spokeswoman Clare Roberts said Umm Kulthoum received this nine-row necklace from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in 1970s. Born in 1904, Umm learnt singing from her father and debuted her first footage in the mid-1920s and by 1930s; she reached the top of Cairo’s composition panorama.

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Melted down is not a painting but an antique bowl that have reached the auction block. This gold Ming Dynasty bowl is anticipated to sell off for $30,000, which is almost two-fold of its estimated price around four years ago. Sotheby’s disclosed that at a scheduled Hong Kong auction on 11 April, this masterpiece w would be inviting bids not less than HK$60 million ($7.7 million). Emblazoned with dragons and fitted pearls, turquoise, rubies and sapphires, the three-legged vessel is bejeweled with 1.3 kilograms of 18K gold, which makes it the highlight of Sotheby’s auction amongst 25 other gold and precious-metal objects. Total auction value expected to be generated from this New York-based auction is d HK$100 million.

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