The magnificence of Opal in High jewellery as seen in Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier
LUXUO managed to catch Adam Sandler's unlikely Oscar candidate and rediscovered the magnificence of high jewellery's most underrated stone - the opal - as captured and crafted into the world's finest jewellery by some of the biggest maisons
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Macro stone Opal mineral in rock
?They say you can see the whole universe in opal, that?s how ? old they are,? says Howard Ratner, a gem dealer played by Adam Sandler in the Netflix hit, Uncut Gems. Through the ages and across cultures, opals have been symbols of good fortune and destiny. In old Arabic legends, opals fell from the heavens in flashes of lightning; the ancient Greeks believed opals bestowed prophetic powers; and the Romans, from which we derive the kaleidoscopic gem?s modern name ? ?Opalus? translates into ?precious stone?. In the movie, real life pro-basketballer Kevin Garnett was so besotted by the opal that he believed it was key to his winning the games. Rare and valuable, opal was prized by royalty and it fascinated aristocrats and their jewellers with its rainbow hues alike. Until the discovery of vast deposits in Australia in the 19th century, the only known source was ?ervenica beyond the Roman frontier in Slovakia.
The magnificence of Opal in High jewellery as seen in Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier
With none two exactly alike, the multi-hued darlings of high jewellery having been gaining...
The post The magnificence of Opal in High jewellery as seen in Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier appeared first on LUXUO.
Macro stone Opal mineral in rock
?They say you can see the whole universe in opal, that?s how ? old they are,? says Howard Ratner, a gem dealer played by Adam Sandler in the Netflix hit, Uncut Gems. Through the ages and across cultures, opals have been symbols of good fortune and destiny. In old Arabic legends, opals fell from the heavens in flashes of lightning; the ancient Greeks believed opals bestowed prophetic powers; and the Romans, from which we derive the kaleidoscopic gem?s modern name ? ?Opalus? translates into ?precious stone?. In the movie, real life pro-basketballer Kevin Garnett was so besotted by the opal that he believed it was key to his winning the games. Rare and valuable, opal was prized by royalty and it fascinated aristocrats and their jewellers with its rainbow hues alike. Until the discovery of vast deposits in Australia in the 19th century, the only known source was ?ervenica beyond the Roman frontier in Slovakia.
The magnificence of Opal in High jewellery as seen in Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier
With none two exactly alike, the multi-hued darlings of high jewellery having been gaining...
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