Le Gemmologue

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A delicious note

Oct 28, 2015

We had an absolutely prolific drawer. She drew all the time, everywhere, even on restaurant tablecloths, on the back of checkout receipts…

I once presented a client with sketches that had been drawn on grocery notes. I admit that it may look a bit messy, but our client found it “delicious” in his words. And he ordered the ring. So there you go.

E., Jeweler.

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