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  2. A golden-hued diamond brooch, similar to one worn by the late Queen Elizabeth, is expected to be sold for around $6 million at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva this week. The "Allnatt" diamond ...

  3. Dragonesque brooch - Wikipedia

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    The dragonesque brooch is a distinctive type of Romano-British brooch made in Roman Britain between about 75 and 175 AD. [1] They have been found in graves and elsewhere, in recent years especially by metal-detectors, and were evidently a fairly affordable style; over 200 examples are now known. [ 2 ]

  4. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.

  5. Tara Brooch - Wikipedia

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    The Tara brooch was likely made for a High King of Ireland or a dignitary or cleric, probably from the Kingdom of Brega, a branch of the Uí Néills, who ruled over much of today's Leinster. The owner would have worn it on ceremonial occasions. [7] [8] Gilt and silver zoomorphic brooches were status symbols in Early Medieval Ireland

  6. Hooker Emerald Brooch - Wikipedia

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    In 1977, Hooker donated the brooch, then valued at US$500,000, to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. [6] The brooch was the first gift by Hooker to the museum, and was followed by the donation of the Hooker Starburst Diamonds, [7] and by a cash donation of $5,000,000 towards the construction of a new gallery for the display of gems ...

  7. Jewels of Elizabeth II - Wikipedia

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    The brooch was given to Elizabeth II by Annie Allum, wife of John Allum, Mayor of Auckland, during her 1953 visit to New Zealand, [106] [68] as a Christmas present "from the women of Auckland". [106] It is "bejewelled with round brilliant and baguette shaped diamonds", having been designed to form the shape of a fern, an emblem of New Zealand ...

  8. Brooch - Wikipedia

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    Wing Brooch, 2nd century AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art. A brooch (/ ˈ b r oʊ tʃ /, also US: / ˈ b r uː tʃ / [1]) is a decorative jewellery item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material.

  9. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/June 2006 ...

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    I'm looking to permanently enlarge the text in web pages in Firefox, as the native resolution on this new monitor is too honking fine for me to comfortably read a lot of sites (such as the left column here).

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