The Jewellery Archive

Russian silent movie star Alla Nazimova is pictured here adorned in pearls in the 1923 film, Salomé, directed by Charles Bryant.

Wearing gold tasseled earrings by Cartier, a model ponders her crossword puzzle. She's photographed by Richard Rutledge for Vogue magazine in 1947.

Claudia Schiffer wears sapphire jewellery, photographed by Walter Chin for Vogue Italia in 1991.