Princess Laudomia Hercolani wearing an exquisite diamond necklace, photographed by Richard Avedon for Harpers Bazaar, 1961. This elegant Italian beauty was a member of the so called 'black aristocracy' who trace their ancestry back to the papal courts. In 1964, Milton Gendel wrote of her in Vogue America: "On first sight she is instantly unlike other people… The essence of her beauty is that its immediate effect is sustained and enhanced by the personality so happily housed in the flesh". #objet_d_emotion…#valerydemure#jewellery#fashionjewelry#finejewellery#contemporarydesign#jewelry#finejewelry#art#modernart#sculpture#luxury#objetdemotion#handmade#instagood#designerjewellery#fashionjewellery#fineart#jewellerycollector#jewelrycollector#preciousstone#diamonds#silver#abstractart#jewel#jewels#artisan#abstract#craftsmanship#gold