In Pursuit of Rare

In Pursuit of Rare

The stories of the master makers who deal in the most precious things on earth.

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The Italian craftsman who makes umbrellas for actors and popes

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Dream Planet ring by Wallace Chan

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Master jeweler invents 'unbreakable' porcelain

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A remote fine-dining experience in the Faroe Islands

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Japan's 38-guest luxury floating hotel

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'Panthéon de la Guerre': The colossal war painting that time forgot

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Inside the world's largest underwater restaurant

Corsage Brooch or Aigrette, Paris, ca. 1905. Gold, platinum, diamonds, enamel.
This beautiful corsage brooch reminds that the motif of a peacock signified the exotic in European jewelry. It was made by the Parisian jewelers Mellerio dits Meller, in business since 1613, and featured an extraordinary total of 1,742 graduated rose diamonds set in the wings and the tail. The Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala was a polymath who loved France and visited regularly, buying this piece in 1905 while in Paris, before later presenting it to his young Spanish wife, Anita Delgado.

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Qatari royal showcases rare Indian jewel collection

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These vintage cars are hiding cutting-edge secrets

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Abandoned for 20 years, this Russian ghost town now hosts a unique performance

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