THESE STONES AIN'T ROLLING

RATHER, THEY ARE SET IN STYLE.  HIGH STYLE, THAT IS.  THE HIGHEST! VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS!

WHAT A DAZZLING AND BREATHTAKING EXHIBIT THE SMITHSONIAN / COOPER-HEWITT PRESENTS.  THE JEWELRY WAS AND IS MADE FOR THE DEEPEST OF POCKETS - -PRINCESS DIANA, PRINCESS OF MONOCO, GRETA GARBO, ELIZABETH TAYLOR.

THE Interior Design BUZZ PHRASE " JEWEL  TONES" UNDOUBTEDLY DREW INSPIRATION FROM HERE.  SAPPHIRES, RUBIES, EMERALDS & DIAMONDS, ALL COMBINED INTO MAGICAL ONE-OF-A-KIND TREASURES.

OH, DESIGNERS - -WHAT ONE COULD DO IN A POWDER ROOM OR DRESSING ROOM WITH THIS IN MIND!