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Winston's father Jacob started a small jewelry business. He and Winston's mother were Jewish immigrants to the United States from the Russian Empire. [10] While growing up, Harry worked in his father's shop. When he was twelve years old, he recognized a two-carat emerald in a pawn shop, bought it for 25 cents, and sold it two days later for ...
Designed by Jacques Timey, the necklace features a coveted Golconda stone. A Harry Winston Necklace With a Giant 38-Carat Diamond Could Be Yours for $7.5 Million Skip to main content
The necklace formed part of Winston's "Court of Jewels", a nationally touring exhibition of jewels and jewelry including the Hope Diamond and the Star of the East. In 1955, Winston sold the necklace to Cora Hubbard Williams of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Williams held the necklace until 1972, when she bequeathed it to the Smithsonian Institution.
A patient at a mental institution does a role reversal by imprisoning the doctors. At Norton Sanatorium, patient Sarah Sanders (Kay) entertains Dr. Howard Fenwick (Milland) with her past life in entertainment when attendant Andrew (Leeds) mentions the arrival of Howard's wife Ruth (LaRoche), who is surprised at the role that patient Howard is playing at the institution.
Ambaji Venkatesh Shinde (22 December 1917 [1] – 8 April 2003) was a prominent jewelry designer in New York. [2]Ambaji Shinde, Jewelry Designer. The book "Harry Winston The Ultimate Jeweler" published in 1984 acknowledges Ambaji Venkatesh Shinde as "one of the most talented designers in the world today."
Evalyn McLean (née Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly being an owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$180,000 from Pierre Cartier), as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East.
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The necklace was designed to fit Taylor's neck allowing the diamond to cover her tracheotomy scar resulting from her bout with near fatal pneumonia in 1961. [3] In 1980, Robert Mouawad, subsequent owner of the Taylor Burton diamond, had it recut to 68.0 carats (13.60 g).