The history: In the 1930s, Duke Fulco di Verdura pioneered a new concept in precious jewelry with his bold and colorful, Byzantine-inspired Maltese cross brooches that he christened the “Theodora” and ...

Can’t repeat the past? Why if you’re Chanel you can! And if your namesake and founder played a key role in creating one of the icons of 20th century jewelry design, why shouldn’t you? Jewelry insider ...

Most fire apparatus, and many shirts, uniforms and badges worn by firefighters, bear the shape of the eight-pointed Maltese Cross with its familiar red circle and four sides. Every fire department’s ...

"The Maltese cross is a symbol known around the world for a fire department, and by placing the Maltese cross here at the fire station, people from different areas or around the world know that this ...