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| The Old PretenderIn this painting of the marriage of Prince James Stuart (The Old Pretender), by Agostino Masucci, the diamond wedding ring of his parents, Mary of Modena and James II of England, is placed on the finger of the new bride, the Polish princess Clementina Sobieska, at Montefiascone, Italy, in 1719. |
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The Goldsmith's Workshopby Alessandro Fei, called Il Barbiere (the Barber).From a series of paintings in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, showing various aspects of the manufacture of precious objects. A small tray, in front of the craftsman with the glasses in the foreground, contains gold and diamond rings. |
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