{"id":10617,"date":"2021-08-18T15:15:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T09:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=10617"},"modified":"2021-08-18T16:54:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T11:24:14","slug":"understanding-jewellery-averted-diamond-disasters-mineral-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/understanding-jewellery-averted-diamond-disasters-mineral-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Jewellery, Averted Diamond Disasters, &#038; Mineral Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Our international correspondent<\/em><strong> Richa Goyal Sikri<\/strong><em>\u00a0conducts a video interview with <\/em><strong>David Bennett<\/strong><em> and <\/em><strong>Daniela Mascetti<\/strong><em> on the launch of their digital learning platform <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.understanding-jewellery.com\"><em>www.understanding-jewellery.com<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Bennett<\/strong>, former Worldwide Chairman of Sotheby&#8217;s Jewellery Division, and <strong>Daniela Mascetti,<\/strong> former Chairman Jewellery for Sotheby&#8217;s Europe, are no strangers to the world of rare gemstones and collectable jewels. They have both enjoyed illustrious careers spanning over four decades, with numerous record-breaking jewellery auctions and iconic research projects under their belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1989, they collaborated on a book titled <em>Understanding Jewellery,<\/em> which many consider a &#8216;500-page bible&#8217; on Western jewellery history, followed by <em>Celebrating Jewellery<\/em> in 2012. They are now working on a third book, <em>Understanding Jewellery &#8211; the 20th century<\/em>, slated for a November 2021 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Richa <\/strong>catches up with David and Daniela in an exclusive interview to discuss their latest project,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.understanding-jewellery.com\/\">www.understanding-jewellery.com<\/a>, their selection criteria, delightful stories from the past and their plans for the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube alignwide wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richa Goyal Sikri interviews David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti for Solitaire International\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c5XRsHyDAbM?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;playsinline=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Part 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube alignwide wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richa Goyal Sikri interviews David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti for Solitaire International (Part 2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6x77JB0V-Go?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;playsinline=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Part 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our international correspondent Richa Goyal Sikri\u00a0conducts a video interview with David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti on the launch of their digital learning platform www.understanding-jewellery.com David Bennett, former Worldwide Chairman of Sotheby&#8217;s Jewellery Division, and Daniela Mascetti, former Chairman Jewellery for Sotheby&#8217;s Europe, are no strangers to the world of rare gemstones and collectable jewels. 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