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Chapter 2:
SECRETARY OF STATE DIAMOND EAGLE, CIRCA 1890. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, FRANCE. 18KT YELLOW GOLD, SILVER, DIAMONDS, RUBIES, DROP NATURAL SALTWATER PEARL. 3.5" X 1.1" (8.8CM X 2.9CM).

Chapter 2:
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. DICHROIC AND PAINTED GLASS. 3" X 1.6" X 2.6" (7.5CM X 4CM X 6.7CM).

Chapter 3:
ATLAS, 1991. HERVÉ VAN DER STRAETEN, FRANCE. GILDED, HAMMERED BRASS, GLASS CABOCHON. 1.9" X 5" (4.9CM X 12.7CM).

Chapter 3:
FOREIGN MINISTER’S EAGLE, 1997. CHRISTINE HARKINS, USA. MADELEINE ALBRIGHT’S SIGNATURE ENGRAVED ON BACK. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL. 2.6" X 1.4" (6.5CM X 3.5CM).

Chapter 3:
EAGLE CUFF LINKS, 1996. ANN HAND, USA. 18KT YELLOW GOLD–PLATED, STERLING SILVER, RUBIES. 0.7" X 0.6" (1.8CM X 1.5CM).

Chapter 3:
SOLANA’S FLOWER, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, SPAIN. GOSSAMER CLOTH, WIRE. 5.1" X 3.5" (12.9CM X 9CM).

Chapter 3:
PRIMAKOV’S SNOWY SCENE, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, RUSSIA. RHODIUM-PLATED YELLOW BASE METAL, HAND-PAINTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL. 2" X 1.5" (5.2CM X 3.8CM).

Chapter 3:
VÉDRINE’S FRENCH DESIGN, 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, FRANCE. RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, WIRE, CRYSTALS. 2" X 2" (5CM X 5CM).

Chapter 3:
AXWORTHY’S MAPLE LEAF, 1997. ANN HAND, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL. 1.4" X 1.7" (3.6CM X 4.3CM).

Chapter 3:
COOK'S LION, CIRCA 1970. JUDITH LEIBER, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED WHITE BASE METAL. 2.2" X 2.6" (5.7CM X 6.5CM).

Chapter 3:
BUTTERFLY, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. 18KT WHITE GOLD, DIAMONDS. 3.6" X 2.8" (9.2CM X 7CM).

Chapter 3:
PEACE DOVE, CIRCA 1997. CÉCILE ET JEANNE, FRANCE. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL. 2.8" X 1.7" (7.2CM X 4.3CM).

Chapter 3:
NECKLACE OF DOVES, CIRCA 1997. CÉCILE ET JEANNE, FRANCE. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, LAPIS LAZULI. 25.2" (64CM).