Read a fantastic article from fashiontribes.com about the Verdura cuff. In the article it states that Coco Chanel commissioned Verdura to create pieces from the jewels she received from her many lovers. He created the maltese cuff. Verdura jewelry was worn by Greta Garbo, Duchess of Windsor, Doris Duke and Marlene Dietrich. Today the Verdura cuff retails for $12,500. Everything I know about the Verdura cuff comes from this article written by Leslie Scott on fashiontribes.com(which is an amazing fashion site!) and cavewoman.