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From war to peace: Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewelery

  • January 11, 2025
From war to peace: Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewelery
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PHNOM PENH, March 30 (Reuters) – Every week, Cambodian goldsmith Thoeun Chantha turns about five kg of brass casings of AK-47 and M-16 bullets into jewelery. For more than two decades, the 42-year-old, whose father was killed during Cambodia’s years of war, has run a workshop to turn symbols of violence into what he calls wearable pieces of art. “I’m a victim of the war as a Cambodian who lost family members in it and now the world is at war too,” he said. [1/5] Jewelry made from bullet shells are displayed at Angkor Bullet Jewelry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,…
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A new jewelry shop is being planned for downtown Dexter

  • August 31, 2024
A new jewelry shop is being planned for downtown Dexter
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Downtown Dexter is getting a new jewelry shop in the building that used to be part of the Hotel Hickman BBQ. The Sun Times News (STN) asked Michelle Aniol, Community Development Manager for the City of Dexter, about this new business. Aniol said there is a new jewelry store that will be opening in the near future, but it is not part of the Hickman Hotel. Along with selling his ownership of the Hotel Hickman BBQ business to a local resident, Scott Thomas, around that same time, sold 8054 Main Street, which was the location of his retail store. The…
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Police investigating apparent break-in at Boston jewelry store – Boston News, Weather, Sports

  • July 6, 2023
Police investigating apparent break-in at Boston jewelry store – Boston News, Weather, Sports
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BOSTON (WHDH) – The front window of a jewelry store in Downtown Crossing was smashed early Sunday morning during a breaking and entering, police said. Around 1:23 am, a security guard reported hearing the glass of the front window and a display case shatter and called police. A small, red sedan may have been observed fleeing the scene, officials said. Overnight, the store was surrounded by shattered glass and crime scene tape. Within the store, jewelry cases were covered with cloth, and one case was empty. It is unclear if that is related to the smashed window. Employees will take…
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Police Seize $123K Worth Of Suspected Stolen Jewelry In Abbotsford

  • June 10, 2023
Police Seize 3K Worth Of Suspected Stolen Jewelry In Abbotsford
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Police in Abbotsford seized $123,000 in suspected stolen jewelry, bags of suspected drugs and $6,000 in cash after stopping a vehicle early Friday morning (June 9). (PPE photo) Police seize $123K worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford Expected several charges after two people stopped in the vehicle early Friday morning Several charges are anticipated in relation to the seizure of $123,000 worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford, as well as suspected drugs and $6,000 in cash. The Abbotsford Police Department (APD) said the items were discovered…
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IVE’s Wonyoung Looks Healthier And More Gorgeous Than Ever At A Fred Jewelry Event

  • June 5, 2023
IVE’s Wonyoung Looks Healthier And More Gorgeous Than Ever At A Fred Jewelry Event
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“It’s nice to see how she gained some weight…” 5 days ago IVE‘s wonyoung attended a brand event for Fred Jewelry on May 31, 2023. Wonyoung has been the ambassador for the high-end jewelry brand since 2022. She is the first South Korean to be minted as their ambassador. The star was flanked by bodyguards as she approached the event hall. Dressed in a one-shoulder white top and matching long pants, she looked elegant yet age-appropriate. Her makeup was kept super simple, emphasizing her flawless skin. Her hair was pulled back into a sleek ponytail, with her bangs slicked across…
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The First Auction of Late Billionaire Heidi Horten’s Controversial Jewelry Proves Wildly Successful, Raising in $156 Million

  • May 14, 2023
The First Auction of Late Billionaire Heidi Horten’s Controversial Jewelry Proves Wildly Successful, Raising in 6 Million
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Christie’s initial sale of roughly 100 rare jewels from the collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten soared above expectations, netting the auction house $156 million in Geneva yesterday. The results came despite the outrage in the days and weeks leading up to the sale over the source of the massive wealth accumulated by her husband, Helmut Horten, who passed away in 1987. According to research identified by my colleague Katya Kazakina and reported in the lead up to the sale, “Horten was intensively involved in the takeover of Jewish companies and profited from the situation of the Jewish…
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World’s most valuable private jewelery collection goes on display in London | Art and design

  • April 22, 2023
World’s most valuable private jewelery collection goes on display in London | Art and design
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The world’s most valuable private jewelery collection will go on display in London from Saturday before what is expected to be a record-breaking £120m charity auction. The more than 700 items of jewelery collected by the late Austrian billionaire art collector Heidi Horten is on a world tour, taking in New York, Singapore, Taipei and London, in the run-up to a four-part auction at Christie’s in Geneva next month and online. Some of the top pieces will be on public display at its St James’ auction room in central London from Saturday to Wednesday. The collection includes a white gold…