Women have been given jewels as tokens of love since the Stone Age. The precious stones with which Cleopatra dazzled Mark Antony must still exist, somewhere, today, and every few years one of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewels comes to auction, a sparkling reminder of a love that rocked the nation.
Now, one of his gifts, a gold, diamond and emerald Barquerolles Lion necklace, will form the centrepiece of a new Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition opening next week in Milan.Designed in 1971, the necklace was inspired by Venetian door knockers, and depicts the head of a lion with a glittering mane that forms the collar.
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