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Authors: Madeleine Albright
Chapter 4:
CLUSTER OF GRAPES, CIRCA 1990. BETTINA VON WALHOF, USA. OXIDIZED BASE METAL, RHINESTONES, ARTICULATED LEAVES. 5.3" X 4.3" (13.5CM X 11CM).
Chapter 4:
MUSHROOMS, 2000. © MARY EHLERS, USA. 18KT YELLOW-GOLD PLATING ON COIN SILVER, DIAMOND. 2.4" X 1.3" (6.1CM X 3.2CM).
Chapter 4:
HIGH-HEELED SHOE, CIRCA 2002. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, ENAMEL, RHINESTONES. 4.3" X 2" (11CM X 5CM).
Chapter 4:
SAILING SHIPS, CIRCA 2004. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, FRANCE. 18KT YELLOW GOLD, PLATINUM, DIAMONDS, ENAMEL. BLUE: 1.3" X 1.7" (3.3CM X 4.3CM); ORANGE: 1.1" X 1.7" (2.8CM X 4.2CM); GREEN: 1.7" X 1" (4.2CM X 2.6CM).
Chapter 4:
BEJEWELED MICKEY, 1989. MICKEY MOUSE © DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., USA. LEFT FOOT MARKED DISNEY; RIGHT FOOT MARKED CEBULLY, GERMANY. PAINTED RUBBER WITH SIMULATED PEARL, RHINESTONES, BELLS. 3.9" X 3" (10CM X 7.5CM).
Chapter 4:
GRASSHOPPER, 2001. LANDAU, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, GLASS CABOCHONS, RHINESTONES, ENAMEL. 3.3" X 1.2" (8.3CM X 3CM).
Chapter 4:
CICADA, 1995. IRADJ MOINI, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, OBSIDIAN, ONYX, DIOPSIDE CABOCHONS, TURQUOISE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, GLASS CABOCHONS. 2.6" X 2" (6.7CM X 5CM).
Chapter 4:
FLY WITH PEARL, 1997. IRADJ MOINI, USA. RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, BAROQUE SIMULATED PEARL, GLASS CABOCHONS, CRYSTALS. 2.1" X 1.7" (5.3CM X 4.3CM).
Chapter 4:
GREEN LADYBUG, CIRCA 1970. © SANDOR CO., USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, ENAMEL. 1.2" X 0.9" (3CM X 2.3CM).
Chapter 4:
TWO BLUE HORSEFLIES, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, ACQUIRED IN FRANCE. BLACKENED AND OXIDIZED–COPPERTONE BASE METAL, ENAMEL, CRYSTALS. 1.9" X 0.7" (4.8CM X 1.8CM).
Chapter 4:
GREEN, PURPLE, AND BLUE BEETLE, 1970. KENNETH JAY LANE, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED WHITE BASE METAL, GLASS. 1.9" X 1.6" (4.9CM X 4.1CM).
Chapter 4:
CO
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, 2008.
STEFANIE RAHMSTORF, GERMANY. STAMPED WITH A SPECIFICALLY-NUMBERED TON OF CO
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TO BE RETIRED. STERLING SILVER, SALTWATER CULTURED PEARLS. 1.3" X 1.3" (3.2CM X 3.2CM).
Chapter 4:
POLAR BEAR, 2000. LEA STEIN, FRANCE. CELLULOSE ACETATE LAMINATE. 3" X 1.9" (7.5CM X 4.8CM).
