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Published January 13, 2009
As
of tomorrow, you've got one month to find just the right Valentine's Day gift.
Should be plenty of time, since you don't plan to do any shopping at all—at least, not outside your
office. The women of Burns Keith will come to you.
Just call them up, tell them roughly what kind of jewels you're after, and they'll show up after your
conference call with about a dozen rings, necklaces or pairs of earrings...in the style, and at the price
point, you've discussed. (No traffic, no pushy salesmen, no retail markup—all in all, pretty
win-win.)
The sisters who founded it have put time in at Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams, so you can be sure they
know how to find the good stuff. And, assuming you like what's on your desk more than those files you're
ignoring, they'll box it up and wrap it too.
They focus on antique, estate and contemporary pieces starting in the four-figure range—or if you're
in the market for, say, a custom engagement ring, they'll bring in some stones for you to examine, and then
they'll get to work.
While you...keep working.