The Singapore jewellery collector with Elizabeth Taylor's lion head bracelet
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The Singapore jewellery collector with Elizabeth Taylor's king of beasts caput bracelet
The jewels that individual banker Serene Chua owns are more than than just accessories – they are future heirlooms for her niggling girls.
Individual banker Serene Chua's fascination with jewels and jewellery began at a immature age. (Photo: Threesixzero Productions)
thirteen May 2022 12:02PM (Updated: 04 Jul 2022 10:03AM)
The allure of shining diamonds and precious jewellery is something few women tin resist. Private banker and restauranteur Serene Chua agrees – she admits to having a long-term fascination with cute gems and sparkly bling.
Jewellery to her is not only a form of adornment – it is besides a manner of self-expression. "Growing upward, I was very introverted and painfully shy. So, because of my shyness, my personality really came out through other things, like my creativity…I've got an appreciation for beauty and things that are shiny. That somewhen evolved into collecting jewellery," said Chua.
Her passion for jewels began when she was but a little daughter: "When I was shopping with my mother, I would always exist on the picket for very interesting items. Something shimmery – a shimmery necklace, maybe beaded or [with] some pearls."
Certainly, with the passing of time, Chua's tastes in jewellery take widened far across her babyhood desires, although that piffling girl will ever be a role of her. "My favourites are actually flora and brute, and I also take a matter for hearts. And then flowers, because they're very feminine; they represent growth and something that's blossoming. And then for hearts, you know, they are very girly. I think it's that little daughter in me that just cannot abound up," she revealed.
Just there's too a strong and contained side to her personality, reflected in the animals she favours in the designs of her jewellery collection, such as the panther and the panthera leo. One of the most special pieces that Chua owns is a gold bracelet in the shape of a lion's caput with diamond eyes, which actually came from Elizabeth Taylor's personal jewellery collection.
"I happened to become quite lucky. I day, when I was merely window-shopping, I happened to walk into the boutique. I enquired about the heritage drove. When I first laid eyes on information technology, it was just love at get-go sight," Chua recounted how she constitute and acquired the spectacular piece of jewellery.
Needless to say, the origins of this exquisite bracelet were reason enough for Chua to brand it her own to admire and enjoy, but what else does she look for when selecting precious jewellery?
Chua'southward respond to this strikes a good balance between sense and sensibility: "It'south an emotional connection – does information technology speak to me? Also things similar 'is there a story behind the cosmos'? 'Is it ane-of-a-kind'? 'Is it a piece that transcends time'? I retrieve it is important that since I volition exist passing it on to my daughters, I actually hope they'll feel the aforementioned way – the same kind of excitement and joy. Especially knowing that I picked out every single piece with them in mind."
Adapted from the series Remarkable Living. Lookout full episodes on CNA, every Sunday at 7pm.
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