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Frank’s Files: Quintessentially American Jewels

New York | April 2016

One of the best things about a jewellery collection is that it reflects its owner’s style and the time in which she lived. Ahead of Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale in New York on 19 April, Frank Everett shares highlights from The Collection of Mamdouha & Elmer Bobst, which is a trove of dazzling mid-century jewels.

Magnificent Jewels

19 April 2016 | 2:00 PM EDT | New York

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