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Thomas Sabo, silver autumn

Published on June 23, 2018

Thomas Sabo, collezione autunno inverno 2018

Silver and fantasy mix for Thomas Sabo’s autumn-winter 2018 collection ♦ ︎

When it’s hot, you think of the coolness. When it is summer one thinks of winter. So it should not be surprising if the big jewelry brands prepare themselves months in advance at the change of season. The Sterling Silver Fall-Winter 2018 collection by Thomas Sabo is ready and follows the philosophy mismatch, just a stylistic mix of rings, necklaces and medallions to wear overlapping. The silver elements are intended for a young audience and sometimes remind a piercing.
To align the different pendants can be combined with a mix of silver chains. Among the highlights of the collection there are, however, also necklaces and bracelets inspired by past eras and made by machine in Germany according to an ancient technique of centuries. A somewhat fantasy vein is represented, for example, by the pendant in the shape of a unicorn, by Victorian-inspired jewels with moon and stars. Do not miss the combination of silver with diamonds. “From today, mixing the most different styles is a diktat, and it’s about a new way to wear jewels” is the comment by Susanne Kölbi, Creative Director of Thomas Sabo. The new autumn-winter collection is on sale starting from July 2018. Lavinia Andorno

Anelli della collezione autunno inverno 2018

Anello in argento della linea Sterling silver

Piaget Dancing Nights

Published on June 22, 2018

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Green Aurora Orecchini in oro rosa 18K con 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,81 carati), 1 tormalina verde-blu taglio coussin (circa 3,61 carati), 2 tormaline verdi taglio coussin (circa 2,90 carati) e 82 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,51 carati). Lavorazione a intarsio con legno

The lights of Dancing Nights, theline of high jewelry by Piaget’s Sunlight Escape collection ♦ ︎

The warm morning light, the endless sunrises and the eternal sunsets of the northern countries. But in the Piaget Sunlight Escape collection, which we have already described the Warming Lights and Exalting Sights lines, there is also space for a bright, exciting and overwhelming night. This is the music that accompanies Dancing Nights’ high jewelry, where darkness is more colorful than ever.
The aurora borealis, but also the intermittent lights of an elegant evening, more generous than ever thanks to the jewels expertly elaborated by Piaget with an equally generous use of precious gems. As in the necklace that shows a generous heart formed by a red spinel oval cut from which pink and red spinels, Paraiba tourmaline, spessartite and white opal.

Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), 1 tormaline Paraiba a goccia del Mozambico (circa 4,97 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica — Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica

Emeralds in the form of a kite
For these lines of jewelry, Piaget used the trapezoidal emerald also known as “kite-shaped”. For this distinctive model of the Sunlight Escape collection, all the gems have been carefully selected and cut to create a harmonious whole, a long and scrupulous process that required the collaboration of the best gemmologists for over a year, but which produced an absolutely exceptional result.

Collier Green Borealis, in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo a goccia della Colombia (circa 7,50 carati), 33 smeraldi della Colombia taglio trapezoidale (37,39 carati), 8 diamanti taglio trapezoidale (circa 8,97 carati) e 760 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 17,46 carati). Creazione unica

Imaginative marquetry
More generally, for the Sunlight Escape collection, Piaget underlines also the collaboration with Rose Saneuil, Maître d’Art of marquetry, who has worked for the first time in the creation of three high jewelery creations. Rose Saneuil has developed a surprising combination of straw and wood. Specifically, to make these inlaid creations, he used some fine chaff and wood of European carmine and sycamore trees. Element after element, each small piece was cut to size before being meticulously positioned to create a harmonious whole.

Confronto tra la creazione in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale prima dell’assemblaggio finale

Orecchini Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,53 carati), 1 opale bianco cabochon taglio ovale (circa 4,31 carati), 2 spinelli rosa taglio coussin (circa 2,70 carati), 20 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 20 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 3,20 carati), 16 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 1,28 carati), 24 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 1,92 carati), 58 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 5,38 carati) e 60 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 2,01 carati)

Collier Blazing Sky, in oro rosa 18K con 1 spinello rosso taglio ovale dell’Africa orientale (circa 9,38 carati), con una tormaline Paraiba a goccia del Mozambico (circa 4,97 carati), 12 spinelli rosa taglio marquise (circa 7,45 carati), 14 granati spessartite taglio marquise (circa 2,24 carati), 32 tormaline Paraiba taglio marquise (circa 4,44 carati), 32 zaffiri rosa taglio marquise (circa 5,96 carati), 36 opali bianchi (circa 175,80 carati), 41 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 6,56 carati) e 225 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 3,15 carati). Creazione unica

Piaget, Exalting Sight

Published on June 21, 2018

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Anello Infinite Blue in oro bianco 18K con 1 tormalina Paraiba del Mozambico taglio fancy (circa 24,73 carati), 28 diamanti taglio rosa forma rotonda (circa 1,42 carati) e 383 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 6,69 carati). Creazione unica

The line of high jewelery by Piaget which is part of the new Sunlight Escape collection ♦

The large Sunlight Escape collection, Piaget’s high jewelery, consists of three lines: Warming Lights, Exalting Sights, and Dancing Nights. Here we talked about the first, Warming Lights. Now we can take a look at Exalting Sights.

Exalting Sight
It celebrates the jewels by celebrating the pleasure of observing them. Here is Exalting Sights that, in Piaget’s intentions, is also a praise to nature. It should not be forgotten that this high-end jewelery line is part of the Sunlight Escape collection, linked to images of elusive, ambiguous, crepuscular lights. Like those of the countries of the North, where in summer the day never sets and in winter the light is fleeting. In Piaget’s gaze there is, therefore, a collier with an abstract graphic design that presents gems with different shades of blue (lapis lazuli, Paraiba tourmaline and aquamarine), which collide with waves of brilliant cut diamonds. Always in a winter atmosphere is conceived the watch in white gold and diamonds is colored by a coarse cut emerald of 1.8 carats and marquise cut emeralds, while two waves of diamonds close around the blue night sea created with lapis lazuli that form the dial of another timepiece. Remember an iceberg ring with brilliant cut diamonds on white gold embellished with a large fancy cabochon cut by 24.73 carats.
Other exceptional pieces of Exalting Sight: an 18.88 carat emerald is the heart of a necklace surrounded by diamonds of various sizes and worked gold. The green also shines in a cascade necklace with drops and satin elements embellished with a 7.50 carat emerald. Another model with brilliant-cut, fancy-cut pavé embraces the neck, displaying a deep blue sapphire.

Collier Emerald Star in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo taglio smeraldo della Colombia (circa 18,88 carati), 4 smeraldi taglio coussin della Colombia (circa 7,85 carati), 28 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 0,76 carati), 4 diamanti taglio princess (circa 0,84 carati), 19 diamanti taglio quadrato (circa 3,68 carati), 26 diamanti taglio esagonale (circa 8,88 carati), 3 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,21 carati) e 698 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 5,75 carati). Creazione unica

Collier Green Borealis trasformabile, in oro bianco 18K con 1 smeraldo a goccia della Colombia (circa 7,50 carati), 33 smeraldi della Colombia taglio trapezoidale (37,39 carati), 8 diamanti taglio trapezoidale (circa 8,97 carati) e 760 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 17,46 carati). Creazione unica

Orologio in oro bianco e diamanti viene colorato da uno smeraldo taglio coussin di 1,8 carati e smeraldi taglio marquise

Anello Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro blu taglio smeraldo dello Sri Lanka (circa 16,01 carati), 7 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 1,10 carati), 5 diamanti taglio princess (circa 0,15 carati), 7 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,93 carati) e 208 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 5,79 carati). Creazione unica

Infinite Blue Collier in oro bianco 18K con 1 acquamarina a goccia (circa 14,52 carati), 10 tormaline Paraiba taglio fancy (circa 67,34 carati), 7 lapislazzuli scolpiti taglio fancy (circa 24,15 carati) e 1.264 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 8,03 carati). Creazione unica

Collier Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro taglio smeraldo dello Sri Lanka (circa 18,07 carati), 12 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 2,76 carati), 6 diamanti taglio quadrato (circa 0,48 carati), 7 diamanti taglio trillion (circa 1,05 carati), 5 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,45 carati), 5 diamanti taglio fancy (circa 1,34 carati) e 1.124 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 90,34 carati). Creazione unica

Manchette Blue Ice in oro bianco 18K con 1 zaffiro blu taglio smeraldo (circa 31,70 carati), 16 diamanti taglio baguette (circa 4,89 carati), 8 diamanti taglio fancy (circa 2,36 carati), 3 diamanti taglio triangolare (circa 0,36 carati) e 992 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 58,71 carati). Creazione unica

Orologio con diamanti che si chiudono intorno a un quadrante creato con i lapislazzuli

Messika to the rhythm of Beyoncé

Published on June 21, 2018

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Beyoncé con il collier di diamanti, per oltre 100 carati

Messika to the rhythm of music, with Beyoncé wearing a sparkling diamond necklace ♦ ︎

It is not true that diamonds only appeal to those with a classic taste, starting with clothing. It’s testified by Beyoncé, who wore jewelry from the Parisian Maison Messika in the video of Everything is in Love, the first with her husband Jay-Z. He, the rapper, not to be outdone, wore a huge gold chain with pendant, under a jacket worn to his skin.
Beyoncé, however, after being photographed for the first time in 2014 with the ring of Glam’Azone in front of the enigmatic Gioconda, she has remained faithful to the Parisian jewelry house. In the video Beyoncé wore the Persian Drops set: a cascade of over 100 carats of diamonds. Perhaps a suggestion to her husband in view of her next birthday. The combination between Beyoncé and Messika has lasted for the last four years: the brand has proudly observed that the singer wears her jewels both on stage and off stage.

Beyoncé e Jay-Z nel clip «Everything is Love»

Lotus for wrist

Published on June 21, 2018

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Lotus Style bijoux: simple bracelets with colored metal trim ♦ ︎

Jewels, bijoux, accessories: the difference is subtle in some cases. Thin like the bracelets of Lotus Style, extension of the most famous brand for the production of watches. The proposed jewelry are exclusively bracelets to wear in your free time, with casual clothing, It is a series of bracelets with a cord base and some metallic details with pink gold finish, covered with cubic zirconia. A cord knot has the function of closing the bracelet, which combines the classic shades of white, black and brown alongside the colored versions, water green, pink and purple. A second version adorns the cord base with a steel plate covered with two rows of cubic zirconia. The Ip gold-pink finish gives off the light with the colored cord.

Bracciale Lotus Style colorazione azzurro

Bracciale Lotus Style con cubic zirconia

Sunlight Escape, high jewelery by Piaget

Published on June 20, 2018

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confronto tra il collier in fase di realizzazione e il disegno originale

Sunlight Escape, a new large collection of fine jewelry from Piaget. First part ♦ ︎

Let’s start from here: Piaget owns the largest jewelery workshop in Geneva. Thus, when the Swiss Maison presents its collections of fine jewelry, also the expectation is high. As high as the sun shining in the sky and suggesting the theme of the new collection of fine jewelry. in 2017 the super jewelry collection was called Sunlight Journey. In 2018 here is Sunlight Escape. Rays of the sun, light, brilliance. But also sunset, fugitive light, bright night. In short, around the concept you can embroider and, above all, create a high-end jewelry that is at the top of the world rankings. Sunlight Escape, in its radiant ambiguity, is embodied in the Piaget collection in a series of exceptional jewels and jewelry-watches.
The Sunlight Escape collection consists, in fact, of three lines of jewelry: Warming Lights, Exalting Sights, and Dancing Nights. From Piaget the three lines are defined as follows: Warming Lights, light captured and diffused through shapes and materials such as pink and yellow gold and diamonds. Exalting Sights focus on what is truly spectacular through the unique skills of the Maison Piaget. Dancing Nights, a whirlwind of asymmetric forms united in a fascinating fluid movement. Processing and result are of each of the three deserves its own space. In this page, so, let’s look at the first one, Warming Lights, and will consider the other two separately.
Warming Lights
This line, part of Sunlight Escape, is made up of jewels reminiscent of the warm color of the first lights: pink gold, yellow and white diamonds, which capture light and transform it through a multitude of reflections and refractions. They are part of Warming Lights a necklace brilliantly shows dozens of strips engraved in rose gold decorated with marquise cut diamonds. Like a sun, there is a central stone, a 6.02 carat emerald, which shines bright green. A rose gold bracelet with an inlaid motif of feathers and gold leaves is also part of Warming Lights. Then there is a ring with brilliant cut diamonds and a large cut diamond of 2.3 carat cushion. Also part of this line is a watch with diamonds and white gold, complemented by a rose cut and brilliant cut diamond bracelet , “Similar to small drops of snow just melted”.

Orecchini Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,86 carati), 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 1,77 carati), 16 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 1,84 carati), 28 smeraldi taglio rotondo (circa 1,96 carati), 12 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 1,62 carati) e 58 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 0,94 carati)

Anello Midnight Sun in oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 5,43 carati), 12 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 0,72 carati), 8 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 0,03 carati) e 52 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,20 carati)

Piaget, orologio in oro bianco e diamanti — Piaget, Orologio Mirror of Lights. Cassa in oro bianco 18K con 24 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,8 carati). Quadrante bianco in madreperla
Movimento al quarzo di Manifattura Piaget. Bracciale in oro bianco 18K, con 636 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 6,48 carati), 5 diamanti taglio rosa (5,84 carati), 21 diamanti taglio ovale (circa 10,95 carati).
Creazione unica

Piaget, collier della collezione Sunlight Escape — Piaget, collier Midnight Sun. Oro rosa 18K con 1 smeraldo della Colombia taglio smeraldo (circa 6,02 carati), 35 smeraldi taglio marquise (circa 4,43 carati), 119 smeraldi taglio rotondo (circa 15,47 carati), 42 diamanti taglio marquise (circa 4,67 carati) e 219 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 4,69 carati). Creazione unica

Bracciale della collezione Sunlight Escape — Manchette Golden Sunlight in oro rosa 18K con 771 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 13,32 carati)
lavorazione a intarsio con piume e foglia d’oro. Creazione unica

Anello della collezione Sunlight Escape — Anello Golden Sunlight in oro rosa 18K con 1 diamante taglio smeraldo (E-VVS2, circa 2,30 carati) e 212 diamanti taglio brillante (circa 1,26 carati)

The gem setting
Piaget, rightly, puts the accent on the goldsmith technique used for these jewels. The setting of the gem, explains Piaget, for example, is a demanding technique that requires patience, precision and dexterity. The task must be carried out perfectly to ensure that the setting of the precious stone is strong and stable. “An art form in the true sense of the term implies transcending techniques to create an absolute impression of brilliance”. A particularly refined technique is the “serti descendu” or “reduction setting”, which provides a particular shine to the stone. With infinite care, those who place the jewel fix the stone inside the chisel claws, before cutting them back to offer a clear view of the stone. Applied to the diamond contour of each rose cut diamond, it provides a halo of light that captures and projects the sheer beauty of jewelry.
Feather marquetry
“In its incomparable delicacy and harmony, there is something transcendental in the work of the feather artist, Nelly Saunier,” explains Piaget. Winner of the Prix Liliane Bettencourt for the Intelligence de la Main, she was a natural choice for Piaget to collaborate on Sunlight Escape. For this collection of fine jewelry Nelly Saunier has created a series of four exceptional creations in the form of earrings and hoses that evoke a snowy landscape illuminated by the penetrating rays of the sun. As only a Maître d’Art can do, Nelly Saunier brings together the art of feathers and the art of gold. A composition of pure white feathers is brilliantly contrasted with rose gold leaves, creating the sparkling effect of the icy snow that shines in the warm rays of the sun.

The Palace decoration
The Palace decoration is an engraving technique inspired by the Haute Couture and which provides a handmade guilloché process with veins that give the surface the appearance of raw silk. The result is, in fact, similar to a fabric with an inimitable radiance capable of accentuating the brilliance of precious stones. This engraving process is a traditional Piaget technique for which the Maison has been famous for a long time. With the combination of diamond polishing and setting, these High Jewelry creations move the boundaries of skills and creativity. An essential element of the Sunlight Escape collection, the Midnight Sun necklace shows the Palace decoration in all its splendor with marquise cut diamonds that naturally guide the gaze towards the deep intensity of the green of a large central emerald.

Piaget, gem setting. Confronto durante la fase di realizzazione con il disegno originale

Rivière’s savoir faire

Published on June 20, 2018

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Rivière, orecchini della collezione Savoir Faire

Other jewels from the Savoie Faire collection by Rivière, which presented new pieces with diamonds and sapphires at Couture Show ♦ ︎

Savoir Faire is a French expression that indicates the ability to know how to move, compare and speak in every circumstance. Especially when it comes to relationships between two people. In short, savoir faire is essential to meet the partner’s desire. The Roman Maison Rivière has dedicated to this way of saying a rather large collection of jewels. As happens when the choice meets the taste of the public, other pieces are added to the collection over time. In 2018, in particular, were presented a pair of earrings with gold fringe, a necklace in the same style, and three bracelets that are added to the many variations of the collection: all the pieces use gold, small diamonds to follow the perimeter of the jewels and pearls of different colors.
The combination between the pastel color of pearls and gold is a constant by Rivière. Which, however, does not stop there. At the Couture Show in Las Vegas, for example, the Maison presented new jewelry with the classic combination of diamonds and blue sapphires, jewels that perhaps have a greater impact on the American public. This is also a demonstration of savoir faire. Alessia Mongrando

Bracciale in oro bianco, diamanti e perla

Bracciale in oro giallo, diamanti e perla

Anello in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini pendenti in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri

Orecchini in oro rodiato, diamanti e zaffiri

The jewels of the Borbone-Parma dynasty

Published on June 19, 2018

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Pendente con diamanti e perla naturale di eccezionali dimensioni (26 x 18 millimetri) appartenuto alla regina Maria Antonietta

The jewels of the Bourbon-Parma dynasty and Marie Antoinette Queen of France at auction with Sotheby’s ♦ ︎

From the court of Versailles (and subsequent guillotine) to Sotheby’s auction: it is the long journey of the jewels that belonged to Marie Antoinette (necklaces and earrings), the Queen of France executed by Robespierre and partners with her husband, King Louis XVI, during the French Revolution. The jewels will be auctioned on 12 November in Geneva at Sotheby’s, in a sale called Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family. A dynasty which, as they explain to Sotheby’s, has been central to the history of Europe thanks to the interweaving of family ties, from France to Austria, from Spain to Italy.
In total, a hundred batches will be put up for sale, “all coming from the same family, the Borbone-Parma,” Daniela Mascetti, vice president for Sotheby’s High Jewelery in Europe, explained in a preview. “It is one of the most important collections of jewels ever appeared on the market”. It is good to meditate on the words of Daniela Mascetti. First, because it is a world authority on the subject. Secondly, because authority combines authority. Third, because Daniela Mascetti is able to temper the passion with the necessary scrupulosity, especially in cases like these, in which to establish estimates and values is very difficult. “How important is the origin of a jewel compared to its invoice? Difficult to establish it. But it weighs a lot, “explains Sotheby’s expert at gioiellis.com. “Just think of a case like that of the jewels that belonged to Wallis Simpson in the eighties. An estimate of around 5 million at auction has reached 30 million”.
In short, the Sotheby’s auction of 12 November promises sparks. Also because the jewels of noble origin are many and for some Sotheby’s is still at work. In fact, before presenting them at auction, the intricate family path of jewels is the object, as in the detective films, of a detective work by the team of Daniela Mascetti. We are sure, therefore, that the pendant of diamonds with a natural pearl of exceptional dimensions (26 mm x 18 mm), estimated at a starting price of 1-2 million dollars, is placed on the décolleté of Marie Antoinette, as well as the necklace of 119 natural pearls. And that the pair of earrings estimated at 30,000-50,000 dollars was first transported to Belgium along with other jewels to steal from the revolutionaries, then passed to the cousin of Marie Antoinette, the emperor of Austria, who then handed them over to the sister of Queen of France, Maria Teresa, imprisoned and released three years after the Republican government.
Maria Teresa, called Madame Royale, then left part of her jewelry to her niece Luisa di Francia, Duchess of Parma, up to Roberto I, the last duke of Parma. For example, it was intended for Luisa di Francia (1819-1864), nephew of Charles X, king of France, and mother of Robert I, an extraordinary set consisting of 95 diamonds, five of which belonged to Marie Antoinette. Also in the same collection are pieces such as the pin in the shape of a bow in diamonds and Burmese ruby of 6.89 carats and a ring with fancy orange-pink diamond (unusual for the time) given by his father to the Archduchess Maria Anna d ‘ Austria on the occasion of the birth of the child. The sale will also include a diamond tiara offered by Emperor Franz Joseph (1830-1916) to his niece, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882-1940) for her marriage in 1902 with Elia di Borbone, Duke of Parma ( 1880-1959), a brooch in yellow gold received by the princess Maria Pia di Borbone-Due Sicilie on the occasion of the marriage of Roberto I, and a pair of earrings “en girandole” in diamonds belonging to the duke of Parma. Difficult to remember an auction with more blue blood.

Spilla a fiocco in diamanti e rubino birmano da 6,89 carati, appartenuta a Maria Anna d'Austria — Spilla a fiocco in diamanti e rubino birmano da 6,89 carati, appartenuta a Maria Anna d’Austria

Tiara di diamanti donata dall'imperatore Francesco Giuseppe a sua nipote, arciduchessa Maria Anna d'Austria — Tiara di diamanti donata dall’imperatore Francesco Giuseppe a sua nipote, arciduchessa Maria Anna d’Austria in occasione del matrimonio

Spilla con pendente in oro giallo e diamanti ricevuta dalla principessa Maria Pia Borbone-Due Sicilie in occasione del suo matrimonio con Roberto I

Goodbye Jck, VicenzaOro goes to the Couture Show

Published on June 18, 2018

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VicenzaOro moves in Las Vegas: leaves Jck and makes an agreement for the Couture Show ♦ ︎

Bye bye Jck. VicenzaOro has planned a move to Las Vegas. A few hundred meters, but for Italian companies that in recent years have landed at Jck Las Vegas, a traditional fair dedicated to jewelry organized in the capital of Nevada, it is a radical change. Italian Exhibition Group, the fair company that organizes VicenzaOro, has in fact decided to move the center of gravity in the Couture Show, a fair always organized in Las Vegas during the same period. The Couture Show is considered more exclusive and is the event with the participation of top designers and Maison. Ieg has thus made an agreement with Emerald Expositions, the organizer of the prestigious annual show, which also includes a contest with prizes. Ieg, among other things, has recently acquired 51% of Fb international, a company specializing in preparation of booths of fairs in North America.
In addition, at the same time as Couture, the Emerald Expositions will also host the new Premier show in Las Vegas during the Las Vegas Market Week, involving established jewelery and watch makers at the Las Vegas Convention Center along with the Las Vegas Antique Jewelery & Watch Show and Agta Gemfair Las Vegas. It is worth remembering that Italian jewelery companies have exported over 1 billion 170 million euro in 2017, with a growth of 15.8% compared to 2016.
«The partnership with a trade fair organizer of the caliber of Emerald Expositions makes us proud and effectively confirms the project to strengthen our presence in the jewelery segment at an international level and, in particular, in the United States, the primary market for the export of Made in Italy Italy », is the commentary by Marco Carniello, director of Ieg Jewelery & Fashion division.

La consegna del Couture Design Awards per la categoria Best in Haute Couture (da Instagram)

Wynn, Las Vegas, dove si svolge il Couture Show

Antonini on the sugar loaf

Published on June 18, 2018

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Antonini, anello Extraordinaire con smeraldo taglio pan di zucchero

A few more pieces of Antonini’s Extraordinaire line presented at the Couture Show in Las Vegas ♦ ︎

New unique pieces by Antonini. They are jewels of the Extraordinaire line, which the Milanese Maison has also presented this year at the Couture Show in Las Vegas. The extra pieces at the most important event organized in the USA, high-end jewelry made to measure of the selected stones, are now a classic for the brand of creative director Sergio Antonini. Even if unique pieces, however, the new rings and necklaces do not deviate from what is the stylistic signature, with pavé with stones of irregular size, as in the tested Etna or Matera collections. In addition, however, extraordinaire stones are used, such as the large sugar loaf-cut emerald. Extra pieces also three necklaces with pearls in white or yellow gold, earrings and ring always with emerald set in the center, with oval cut or cushion. Lavinia Andorno

Anello in oro giallo, pavé di diamanti, smeraldo

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi

Masterpiece London is coming

Published on June 16, 2018

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Cindy Chao, spilla in titanio con rubini e smalto, 2018

On the Thames the high jewelery returns with Masterpiece London 2018. Here are the news ♦ ︎

From 28 June to 4 July 2018, the capital of high jewelery and, more generally, antiques, is Londa. In fact, over the years the Masterpiece London fair has established itself as one of the most important events for works of art, design, furniture and jewelery, from antiquity to the present day. There are 160 international exhibitors. As for jewelry, for example, in this edition there are designers including the Italian Fabio Salini, with a new collection made of carbon fiber, which presents for the first time at the fair. But also Taiwanese designer Cindy Chao and Moussaieff are present at Masterpiece London. There are also period jewelry from Maison such as Cartier, Boucheron and Fabergé offered by specialists such as SJ Phillips, Hancocks, Véronique Bamps and Epoque Fine Jewels. Van Cleef & Arpels, Verdura / Herz-Belperron and Grima also present both their traditional collections and unique contemporary pieces. Giulia Netrese

Boghossian, bracciale con diamanti e perle naturali

Spilla in oro con smalto, brillanti, granati, circa 1850

Paolo Salini, orecchini in oro, zaffiri, diamanti neri, onice

Damiani pink with D.Icon

Published on June 14, 2018

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An extra pink ring in Damiani’s D.Icon collection. Here are pictures and prices ♦ ︎

Damiani expands the D.Icon family, the collection of the Piedmontese brand that uses the marriage between gold and ceramics, to which are added small diamonds. The novelty is represented by the D.Icon, with candy pink color ring, a delicate and very feminine nuance. The whole collection plays on softness, with very rounded shapes and rather soft tones. There is another reason for using such a design: the shape is designed to also evoke the Damiani letter D.
The range of the D.Icon collection includes necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings, and is one of the most popular lines of the Maison of Valenza. Over the years, the D.Icon jewelery line has expanded from the classic black and white to the most trendy shades such as cappuccino and sugar paper. And now, here is the pink color. Prices: rings 2090 euros, earrings 1490 euros, necklaces 1540 (heart pendant), or 2490 (ring pendant). Lavinia Andorno

Damiani, anello della collezione D.Icon

Collana e ciondolo in ceramica nera e diamanti

Collana e ciondolo anello in ceramica nera e diamanti

Anello con ceramica nera, oro bianco, diamanti

Anello carta da zucchero, oro rosa, diamanti

Bracciale in ceramica bianca, oro e diamanti della collezione D.Icon

Orecchini in ceramica bianca, oro e diamanti della collezione D.Icon

The golden thread of Carolina Bucci

Published on June 14, 2018

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Carolina Bucci, dettaglio della sciarpa arcobaleno

The soft golden fabrics by Carolina Bucci, flexible jewels made with the ancient Florentine handicraft tradition ♦ ︎

There is a Penelope in the jewelry store. And she is Italian. We have already talked about Carolina Bucci other times, but today we want to emphasize an aspect of her jewelery production: gold fabrics. With a scarf-necklace in gold of different colors Carolina Bucci has won one of the Couture Awards 2018. And so the award has also put the spotlight on the production of gold threads of the designer, who is based in London, but comes from a family of jewelers of Florence. And the Florentine technique of working on warp and weft is at the base of the work of Tuscan artisans who make fabrics, not only with 18-karat gold, but also with silk. A mix that it allows to make bracelets, necklaces, but also earrings of different consistency and always soft.
The jewels are therefore yellow, white, pink, black or brown and can often be worn in different ways: wrapped around the wrist or neck. In some cases the mesh can be ordered in the desired length and width. Everything is made by hand, with a result that seems to have emerged from the fifteenth-century paintings in flowery Gothic style, where gold was added to the brilliant colors of the painter. Giulia Netrese

Collana-sciarpa Arcobaleno, con oro di diversi colori

Carolina Bucci, premio Best in Gold ai Couture Awards 2018

Bracciale in oro rosa e marrone intrecciato

Bracciale in oro bianco e nero intrecciato

Bracciale in oro giallo e marrone intrecciato

Girocollo in oro rosa e seta azzurra, con borchie a forma di stella con zaffiri

Girocollo in oro bianco e seta azzurra, con dieci borchie con madreperla e oro annerito

Christie’s sold Rockefeller’s jewels

Published on June 13, 2018

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Collana che fa parte di una suite firmata Van Cleef & Arpels, in diamanti e peridoti. Parte della collezione Rockefeller

The collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller sold by Christie’s for 3.1 million dollars in New York ♦ ︎

The total budget indicates a sale of jewelry for 20 million dollars (about 17 million euros). Who knows if he would have satisfied David Rockefeller, the legendary American banker, who passed away last year, who together with his wife Peggy had collected a lot of the pieces auctioned by Christie’s in New York. The sale totaled 89% of lots sold, 95% by value. The highest price was obtained by a 20.47 carat diamond ring, sold for 2.6 million dollars. A sapphire of Kashmir and a 5-carat diamond ring, by Raymond Yard, part of the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, made 372,000 dollars. But overall, the Peggy and David Rockefeller collection sold jewels for 3.1 million. It should be noted that the proceeds from the sale of jewelry will not increase the current account of the family, but will be donated to charity.
Among the other particularly popular pieces, a diamond necklace with fringes, sold for 1.5 million and the Berlin ruby, ring with oval heated ruby, weighing about 4.59 carats, flanked on both sides by a diamond, sold for 1.1 million (from a maximum estimate of 600,000 dollars). The impressive suite of jewelry signed by Van Cleef & Arpels consisting of ring necklace, bracelet and earrings with peridots and diamonds, starting at $ 80,000, has reached up to 348,000. Federico Graglia

Anello con diamante da 20,47 carati di di tipo IIa. I diamanti di tipo IIa sono il tipo di diamante più chimicamente puro e spesso hanno una trasparenza ottica eccezionale

Bracciale e spilla con zaffiri e diamanti di Jean Schlumberger per Tiffany

Bracciale firmato Raymond Yard con rubini e diamanti parte della collezione Rockefeller

Collana in oro di Van Cleef & Arpels con elementi a forma di conchiglia

Il Berlin Ruby, anello con rubino di 4,59 carati e diamanti

Tiffany like Apple

Published on June 13, 2018

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Tiffany inaugurates an Apple-style store in London. Is it a turning point for the US brand? ♦ ︎

Tiffany like Apple? The comparison is obviously risky. Yet the great American Maison is willing to take a new path and open a think different with the Millenials. Or at least it tries. The novelty is a new store that in the heart of London, at James Street, is proposed as something new for the world of jewelry. According to Tiffany, the shop, active starting in July, presents itself as a place to create and play. In short, an interactive approach with customers. A road traveled by Apple, in the technological field, with its Stores where to experiment the products of the company founded by Steve Jobs. In this case, however, the innovation will have the brand of Alessandro Bogliolo, CEO of Tiffany since the summer 2017.
According to marketing experts, the main problem of the Maison, in fact, would be precisely that of the relationship with the younger public, which is less affected by the charm of the historic brand. Whether it’s true or not, the London experiment could open a new path, as space will invite visitors to explore, customize, create their own style. In short, a more informal jewelry store that does not intimidate.
The boutique will also include Tiffany Blue packaging with the brand’s Everyday Objects accessories, #MakeItTiffany personalization and a fragrance vending machine. The store will also be promoted with events, style sessions, performances, installations and animations. Federico Graglia

Tiffany, Fifth Avenue, New York, in occasione del lancio della collezione Paper Flowers

Audrey Hepburn in «Colazione da Tiffany»

Anello aperto della collezione Tiffany Paper Flowers

Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e tanzaniti

The great scam of Nirav Modi

Published on June 12, 2018

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Nirav Modi fled to London seeking asylum in Britain. The biggest scam ($ 2.2 billion) linked to the jewelery world ♦ ︎

When summer comes, you can read more books with thriller stories. But sometimes you do not need to buy a book, just read the news. Which, in this case, concern the world of jewelry. And we do not talk about the usual theft in a jewelery store or in a house. This booty is much higher: 1.77 billion dollars, maybe 2.2. Other than Ocean Eleven or similar. And the most shocking aspect is that the alleged perpetrator is not just any robber, but one of the stars of fine jewelry: Nirav Modi.
Indian billionaire with a passion for diamonds, stones thats he knows well why he has lived many years in Antwerp, in order to follow the family’s trade, he has created one of the most exclusive high jewelery Maison. But at the beginning of 2018 he was the protagonist of a clamorous case of fraud. Now he claims political asylum in the United Kingdom, to escape the trial in India. Nirav Modi, in fact, disappeared already in February after the accusations emerged, which he called a “political persecution”.

The great deception
The accusation, however, is heavy. India’s second largest state bank, the Punjab National Bank (Pnb), claimed that two jewelry companies led by Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi with the Gitanjali Group had defrauded the bank for about $ 2, 2 billion. After this alarm, frauds arose towards other credit institutions such as State Bank of India, Union Bank, Axis Bank and Allahabad Bank, all exposed to the rich man and always smiling (now you understand why) Nirav Modi. The charges have led to an investigation that led to the closure of boutiques in India, starting from the Mumbai store, bank accounts and luxury cars. What’s more, it seems that Nirav Modi has played dirty even with the budgets of his company. An expert opinion on precious stones in stock, for example, has established that their value is only 27% of what was declared in the balance sheet. In short, Nirav Modi would have inflated the accounts of his precious empire by more than 70%.
The mechanism of fraud
But how did Nirav Modi and his uncle have $ 2 billion? The scam, from what has emerged, seems almost incredible. In essence, three companies linked to Modi and Gitanjali have asked for funds to pay for purchases of precious stones abroad. Fake purchases, though. Some bank officials let themselves be duped by the rich jeweler without following the right verification process. The loans, in short, were granted without checking whether they were covered by an insurance policy to cover a possible default. The scam went on from 2011 to January 2018, until a more diligent bank manager was not satisfied with the word of Nirav and associates. And a more in-depth check brought out the scam. Although it must be admitted that the strategy was brilliant. Like the diamonds. Federico Graglia

Bracciale in oro bianco e rosa con diamanti

Orecchini di diamanti e rubini di Nirav Modi

Collana di diamanti e rubini, composta da oltre 100 pietre, presentata alla Biennale di Parigi

Elie Top traveling on the stars

Published on June 10, 2018

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Anello in argento e bordi in oro, due perle Akoya, due topazi, diamanti, opale al centro

The new mysterious cosmos of Elie Top, between zodiac, hidden mechanisms, symbology… ♦ ︎
Secrète Cosmogonies. That is the secrets of the cosmos or, better, of the stars loved by astrologers. The zodiac signs, in spite of scientific findings, are a game of society that still thrills many people, men and women. For some, associating zodiacal signs with behaviors and forecasts is fun, for others it is a faith. For all of them the whimsical French designer Elie Top has launched Cosmogonie Secrète, a collection that reveals and obscures the zodiacal signs engraved in the jewels, which have movable elements. Jewels that the designer presented at the Couture in Las Vegas.
The passion for the stars, in any case, is not new for Elie Top, who launched his jewelery brand in January 2015, after having worked for many years with important companies and designers such as Alber Elbaz, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent , Loulou de la Falaise, Baccarat, Roger Vivier. It is no coincidence that his first line of jewelry is called Mécaniques Célestes, which was followed by the Etoile Mystérieuse collection. All jewels are also complicated objects that seem to come out of a fantasy tale, amulets or mysterious mechanisms capable of producing spells. Who knows if Elie Top’s horoscope had predicted it. Giulia Netrese

Collezione Cosmogonie Secrete, anello con elemento reversibile

Elie Top 18K Gold Patinated Silver Cuff Con Diamond Globe E Satellite — Bracciale in argento patinato, oro, diamanti

Anello della collezione Etoile Mysterieuse, in oro giallo, onice, diamanti

Anello della collezione Etoile Mysterieuse, visto dall'alto — Anello della collezione Etoile Mysterieuse, visto dall’alto

Anello della collezione Etoile Mysterieuse, fianco

Bracciale della collezione Etoile Mysterieuse, in argento, labradorite

Elie Top, orecchini in oro, argento patinato, perle Akoya

Collana con pendente in argento patinato, oro, diamanti

Birks, petals for Meghan

Published on June 10, 2018

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Orecchini con ciondolo in oro e diamanti della collezione Pétale

Birks, the favorite jewelry brand from Meghan Markle, launches the new Pétale collection ♦ ︎
Birks is a Canadian jewelry company that has a long tradition, started four centuries ago in Sheffield, England. The current brand was born however in 1879 when Henry Birks opened a jewelry boutique in the heart of Montreal. In North America it is now a small empire. Well known in Canada and the US, however, in Europe it became famous because it is the favorite brand of Meghan Markle, at least until before the marriage with Prince Harry (now who knows).
In any case, Birks did not allow herself to be impressed by the fame that was added thanks to the Duchess of Sussex and launched a new collection, Birks Pétale inspired by the petals of a flower. A simple shape, which translates into rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings in gold and pavé diamonds (but there is also a cheaper version in silver). Prices are low: it starts at less than $ 200 for silver jewelry, and goes up to 1500 for the two biggest diamond earrings. Lavinia Andorno

Bracciale con ciondolo in oro e diamanti

Birks, orecchini in oro della collezione Pétale

Anelli impilabili: in argento, oro giallo e diamanti, oro rosa e diamanti

Christie’s first 50 years in Switzerland

Published on June 8, 2018

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Anello di rubini e diamanti di Safra di Chaumet, venduto per 6,2 milioni di franchi nel 2012

The London auction house celebrates the first half-century of activity in Geneva and selects 50 exceptional pieces, including many jewels and stones ♦ ︎

Christie’s, founded in London in 1766 by James Christie, is the largest auction house in the world. But if has just exceeded the threshold of 160 years (congratulations), still has children around the world. This means detached offices that, over time, have taken on a major importance. Like the Geneva headquarters (with offices also in Zurich), which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018. A teen age if it is compared to the parent company. But this has not prevented in five decades to beat pieces of great value.
To celebrate the birthday, Christie’s has therefore decided to summarize the years of activity in Switzerland through 50 lots, the most amazing. They are not just jewels, of course, but stones, rings and earrings make up a good part of the best beaten lots. From 1968 to today were sold pieces as the black pearl necklace (year 1969) belonging to the socialite Nina Dyer, ex-wife of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, passed under the hammer of the auctioneer. The black pearl necklace, on the occasion, was sold for 580,000 Swiss francs, but almost 30 years later, in 1997, it was re-sold at another Christie’s auction for 1.3 million francs.

La collana di perle nere appartenuta a Nina Dyer

There are also historical pieces, such as the earrings with pearls donated by Louis XIV of France to his lover Marie Mancini. Sold in Geneva for 320,000 francs in 1969, they have long been one of the most expensive pairs of earrings in the world.
Christie’s auctions in Geneva, magnificent jewels that attract fans and collectors, have often been moments that have determined international parameters. In 1973, for example, an imperial 31-pearl jade necklace produced 1,250,000 Swiss francs in Geneva, and instantly became the most expensive piece of jade ever sold at auction for the time.
Then there are diamonds that have made history. Like, in 1974, The Star of South Africa. The 47.69 carat gem, brought to light by a young shepherd and sold for 500 sheep, ten oxen and a horse, was sold for 1.6 million francs, an incredible price for those years. Another diamond that left an indelible memory was, in 1980, the Polar Star diamond. Christie’s Geneva sold this 41.28 carat cushioned diamond mounted on a Boucheron ring for a price of 8 million francs. The stone had previously belonged to Joseph Bonaparte.
In short, the jewels and exceptional stones sold in Geneva by Christie’s are many (you can find some on this page). The last of the series reported among the top 50 is the series The Art of de Grisogono, an incredible piece, composed of emeralds and a gigantic 163.41 carat diamond. Really magnificent. Federico Graglia

Gli orecchini con perle appartenuti a Maria Mancini

Il pink diamond di 9,14 carati taglio a pera venduto per circa 2 milioni al carato

Anello con rubino rosso sangue di piccione di 15.03 carati montato in un anello con diamanti incolori, venduto per 12,5 milioni di franchi. È il rubino più costoso mai venduto a Christie's — Anello con rubino rosso sangue di piccione di 15.03 carati montato in un anello con diamanti incolori, venduto per 12,5 milioni di franchi. È il rubino più costoso mai venduto a Christie’s

The Star of South Africa, diamante di 47,69 carati

L'Oppenheimer Blue, anello venduto per 56,8 milioni di franchi a Ginevra — L’Oppenheimer Blue, anello venduto per 56,8 milioni di franchi a Ginevra

The Art of de Grisogono, collana con smeraldi e diamante di 163,41 carati

The Polar Star, diamante con taglio a cuscino di 41,28 carati

La tabacchiera di Federico il Grande fu venduta nel 1982 da Christie's a Ginevra per 1.400.000 franchi. Foto: © Victoria & Albert Museum, Londra / per gentile concessione di The Rosalinde e Arthur Gilbert Collection — La tabacchiera di Federico il Grande fu venduta nel 1982 da Christie’s a Ginevra per 1.400.000 franchi. Foto: © Victoria & Albert Museum, Londra / per gentile concessione di The Rosalinde e Arthur Gilbert Collection

Officina Bernardi in Blue

Published on June 8, 2018

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The waters of Venice are reflected in the Aurora Blue collection by Officina Bernardi ♦ ︎
Officina Bernardi is a Venetian jewelry brand with affordable price born in 2007 that has been relaunched and that knows a good success in the United States. The Veneto Region is identified abroad mainly with Venice. And for this Aurora Blue, the last collection of Officina Bernardi, which is part of a goldsmith’s company, the Chrysos of Borso del Grappa (Treviso), is inspired by the city on the water. The collection consists of a few pieces (two necklaces, a bracelet, a ring, a pair of earrings) made of rhodium-plated sterling silver and light blue mother-of-pearl, reminiscent of the sea that bathes Venice, at least when the sun is shining blue sky. But mother-of-pearl, among other things, has been for centuries a material that is part of the goldsmith’s tradition. Prices range between 100 and 300 euros approximately. Margherita Donato

Anello della collezione Aurora Blue in argento e madreperla azzurra

Collana lunga della collezione Aurora Blue