Over the last few years Willem and I have been in contact with May and Ronaldo Schinasi, in France. They lived in Afghanistan from the 1950’s to the late 1970’s and were close to both the commercial world and the then royal court. May was fascinated by the range of jewellery that was then available, especially the Turkmen jewellery. The last emir of Bukhara in the 19….….. sent his household (people and objects) to Afghanistan, including boxes of Turkmen jewellery. May was able to purchase a number of very beautiful items, including a range of rings, which she enjoyed wearing. A total of 27 items of jewellery, ranging from rings with attached thimbles to large bridal headwear, were on display in the TRC’s recent exhibition about dress and accessories in Central Asia (the exhibition was called ‘Dressing the `Stans’ and was staged in 2017). We have just heard that the Schinasi’s have very kindly agreed to donate all these items to the TRC! All of the pieces will shortly be online so that you can enjoy seeing them. With many thanks to May and Ronaldo Schinasi