Art history jewels

August 20 2018

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Picture: via Two Nerdy History Girls

Here's an interesting blog post by Loretta Chase & Susan Holloway Scott, looking into the history of some famous pearl earrings worn by English Queens, including Henrietta Maria (below). They now belong to a private collector, having last been sold at Christie's in New York in 1979 for $253,000. 

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