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From the diamond aigrettes adored by Marie Antoinette to the opulent coral and cameo parures preferred by Pauline Bonaparte, from the micromosaic masterpieces of the Grand Tour to the sentimental jewellery of Queen Victoria or the diamond ring bearing the monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph, to the sinuous lines of Art Nouveau brooches, the sophistication of Art Déco bracelets, the platinum and diamond splendour of the Mode Blanche and the delicacy of the 1950s bouquets crafted by the great jewellers, this volume celebrates three centuries of high jewellery, from 1750 to 1950, enshrined in the precious jewellery case of the Pennisi collection. A journey through time and style, fashions and trends, rare materials and age-old techniques, in the company of extraordinary jewellers and legendary women, guiding us to these incomparably beautiful masterpieces of the goldsmith’s art.

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Italian scholar, curator and author, Alba Cappellieri is a Full Professor and Head of Jewellery and Fashion Accessories Programs at the Politecnico di Milano, where she also serves as Director of the International Master in Jewelry & FashionAccessories: Creativity, Management, Communication. She is a member of the Scientific Committee of the École Van Cleef & Arpels in Paris, of the Gijs Bakker Foundation in Amsterdam, of the Altagamma Awards in Milan, of the Fondazione Cologni in Milan, of the De Beers New Talents Awards in Gaborone. From 2013 to 2016 she taught Design Driven Innovation at the Stanford University. In 2017 she was appointed Ambassador of the Italian Design in Osaka, in 2018 in Sydney, in 2019 in Baku, in 2020 in Miami, in 2021 in Rabat, in 2022 in Hamburg, in 2023 in Cyprus. In 2014 she was the founder and director of the Jewellery Museum in Vicenza.

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