Classic jewellery - from history to encore en vogue

"...Fine jewels have always held a mystical quality from ancient Egypt where jewelry was supposed to protect wearers from misfortune, even after death, evidenced by the great tombs such as Tutankhamun to the 44.5 carat blue Hope Diamond, notorious for the bad luck it supposedly brought its owners. Despite the good or bad fortune they bring, gorgeous jewels have always held the power to make any woman feel like a queen.
In fact it was the French mistress of Charles VII, Agnes Sorel, who was the first non-royal to dare to wear diamonds in public in 1437. She commissioned jeweler Jacques Coeur to string the diamonds together into the first diamond necklace. Since that time women have been fascinated with classic jewelry fashion. However as Morton R. Sarett points out in "The Jewelry In Your Life", "A king, queen, courtesan, dictator, patron or celebrity can always influence fashion momentarily but the real strength of gems and jewelry lies in their everlasting beauty..."

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Courtesy - hamptons.com