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Take this cabinet, for example, as a statement of wealth, it' s the 18thcentury equivalent of a Ferrari in your drive. And these decorations are made from pietra dura. In Italian, that means " hard stone". It' s one of George' s favourites. And it' s exactly that. Brightlycoloured stones carefully crafted into threedimensional fruit so ripe and juicy, you can almost taste them. And the story behind it is even more fascinating. It once belonged to a famous French opera singer, MarieJosephine Laguerre. She must have been a great beauty, because she had an unending stream of wealthy lovers, and she would ask for, and get, the most fabulous presents. She died at the age of 28. She had indulged in every excess. She was no doubt exhausted. |
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bǐ rú, zhè gè guì zi, zuò wéi cái fù de xiàng zhēng, jiù hǎo bǐ shì 18 shì jì de fǎ lā lì. zhèi xiē zhuāng shì shì yòng pietra dura zhì zuò de, yì dà lì yǔ de yì sī shì" yìng shí". zhè shì qiáo zhì zuì xǐ huān de zhuāng shì zhī yī, jiù shì zhè gè. sè cǎi xiān míng de shí tou, bèi xiǎo xīn yì yì dì xiāng qiàn chéng lì tǐ de shuǐ guǒ, chéng shú duō zhī de yàng zi, jī hū kě yǐ pǐn cháng, zhè bèi hòu de gù shì yě hé yǐn rén rù shèng. zhè gè guì zi céng jīng shǔ yú fǎ guó yī wèi zhù míng de xì jù gē chàng jiā, mǎ lì yuē sè fēn lā gài ěr. tā yí dìng shì yī wèi luò luò dà fāng de měi rén, yīn wèi tā dé dào le yī wèi fù wēng chán mián de ài. tā kě yǐ yāo qiú dé dào zuì hǎo de lǐ wù, qù shì shí nián jǐn 28 suì. tā shēng qián fàng zòng de shēng huó yǐ jīng hào jìn le tā de jīng lì. |