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Madeline Albright's Brooch Collection To Go On Display

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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is famous for the many brooches she wore while traveling around the world on her government duties. Now more than 200 of her favorite pieces are going on display at the Museum of Art and Design in New York City this September. Albright often used her jewelry to express her mood. Newsday reports that one of the pieces on display will be the golden snake pin she wore to a meeting on Iraq after Saddam Hussein's government called her a serpent.

"Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection" showcases Albright's diverse collection and the messages they send. Some of her pieces are patriotic including flags, eagles and the Statue of Liberty. Others are more whimsical portraying on flora and fauna. The collection is not particularly valuable but it is an interesting record of a diplomatic career as expressed in jewelry.

The exhibition runs from Sept. 30 though Jan. 31, 2010 and will travel to other cities. There will also be a book, "Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box," written by Albright.

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Jewelry for the Obama Inauguration

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Diamond and Pink Sapphire Cherry Blossom Brooch

The 2009 Presidential Inauguration is inspiring special commemorative clothing and jewelry all over the world. We found two jewelers in/near Washington D.C. whose pieces are truly extraordinary: Ginger and Chas Schwartz & Son.

Featured in our gallery are cherry blossom items, like the pink sapphire and diamond Cherry Blossom Brooch you see here ($36,000), silver and gold monuments, and a $10,000 diamond Obama necklace or brooch certain to create some real Obama Drama.

The designers include Chas Schwartz & Son as well as Suzanne Somersall and R-Nichols, both available from Ginger (in Bethesda, MD and Winter Park, FL). If you've never bought inauguration commemorative jewelry before, perhaps 2009 is the year for a change.

Gallery: Inauguration Jewelry

pink sapphire and diamond Cherry Blossom Brooch from Oscar Heyman at Chas. Schwartz & Son

Sterling silver cherry blossom drop earrings

Sterling silver cherry blossom charm necklace

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Lucite Flower Pins

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All things 80s are back, including broaches and pins. But whether you're following the trends or not, these lucite flower pins make a perfect Mother's Day gift. They come from New York designer Alexis Bittar, whose jewelry regularly appears in Vogue, Elle, and other fashion magazines. The hand-crafted pins measure about 2.25 by 2.25 inches, come in three different colors, and can purchased via the Museum of Modern Art's online store. Price: $145 ($130 for MoMa members).

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Mark Patterson Intensity Jewelry

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Jeweler Mark Patterson's Intensity collection uses the color of brilliant gemstones in a unique way. Brilliant pink or blue sapphires are set according to their varying shades so that the color seems to fade across the designs, from bright to the pale fire of diamonds. The sapphire and diamond ring shown here is done in18K white gold with twelve diamonds weighing .40 carat fading toward 2.90 carats of blue sapphires. It sells for $4,525.

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