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The 1890s saw a renaissance in Barcelona, the Catalonian city becoming a centre for avant-garde art with its own version of Art Nouveau, which was turned Modernisme. At around the same time, a jeweller named Lluis Masriera – the creator of these jewels – was about to burst onto the scene. The third generation of a family of jewellers – his grandfather, Josep, had founded the business in 1839 – Masriera was truly gifted.

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by Christopher Proudlove©A week in some far off foreign destination beckons. But just as important as cancelling the milk and ordering the foreign currency is finding a good guide book – it can make the difference between a holiday that is good and one that’s great. If there’s room in your suitcase for another guide [...]

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by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português Punch the name Lea Stein into eBay and there are currently 188 of the Paris designer’s funky celluloid brooches up for sale. And that’s part of the problem. Can they really all be real? The problem with eBay is that you’re on your own [...]

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