The sample of Christie’s auction in London on December 2 is a suite of sapphires and diamonds signed Bulgari. The suite consists of a necklace with sapphires cut cushion-shaped and brilliant-cut diamond, joined by others marquise and pear cut, with hidden lock. Along with the necklace there are a couple of dangling earrings. The suite, dated 1965, was sold for over $ 1 million, 300.000 more than the initial estimate. In second place in the hit-parade of jewelry is a necklace made up of 44 natural pearls «ownership of a European royal family»: it’s went from the neck of a queen (or princess) to the hands of an unknown buyer for $ 339 thousand. And the gray pearls necklace belonged to Queen Isabella of Spain, which had been presented as the star among the lots for sale? It was not sold: history was not enough to charm buyers at asking price (from 700,000 to 1 million dollars). They were most appreciated jewelery with less curriculum, but more substance. Like the emerald necklace and rock crystal of Cartier, sold for 320 thousand dollars. Or the pair of earrings mid fifties, always signed Cartier, with rubies and diamonds cut shuttles, forming a flower arrangement: sold for $ 167000. As well as another couple, always with rubies and sapphires, shaped chandelier, sold for $ 157000. At the end of story: to find a buyer, you don’t need just a real pedigree, but the shape and the value of the jewel. Federico Graglia
Trip to Rome 1947
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We told you about the debut of brand Rome 1947 (https://gioiellis.com/nasce-roma-1947-gioielli-e-dolce-vita/). At one year after, the brand has expanded its proposal by betting on sautoir necklaces. On the other hand, the brand was born from the rib of Better Silver, Venetian company specializing in jewelry chains and others. Rome in 1947 has its own story: the name is born from a family photograph that was found in a album, which portrays the grandparents of owners of Roma 1947, on their honeymoon, in the capital, two years after the end of the Second War. The image evokes the Dolce Vita, the economic recovery of the post-war period. So, nostalgia, but reported in style and atmosphere present. And here’s the line of long necklaces with pendants proposals by the brand, also in view of Christmas (it was also designed a bracelet for the occasion). All necklaces are long, with many strands and a process that uses 925 silver rhodium, in some cases 18k pink gold plated and cubic zirconia white. Prices: slightly above or around one hundred euro. Matilde de Bounvilles
Aliens Jewels aliens by Francesca Grima
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If you have nostalgia for the eighties, and for video games like Space Invaders, for sure you can love the jewels of Francesca Grima. Her collection better known, in fact, borrows her design one of the most famous game for computer and console. But the game in which the designer is involved is very earnest: she behind, in fact, a long history of defending, spanning four generations. She is, in fact, the great-great grandson of Sir Thomas Cullinan, the one who discovered the large mine in South Africa and from where you extracted the famous diamond, the largest ever found: 3,106.75 carats (approximately 621 grams). Her father also was Andrew Grima, home of the British royal jeweler and founder of the eponymous jewelry. With this legacy behind, Francesca Grima decided to continue the tradition, but in her own way. Since she was 18, after joining the family, she began designing jewelry. One of her first works was a finalist at the De Beers Diamonds International Awards. A good start. In 2014 she founded his own brand, Francesca Grima. Inspired, in addition to video games, to architecture and fabrics, with a style very 3D. In fact, che primarily uses Cad software to compose. The jewelry is made of gold, yellow, pink, but also black, together with small princess-cut stones. Lavinia Andorno
Fossil is an American brand, known in the world of watchmaking. But also it offers affordable jewelry, made with simple materials, that can not go unnoticed. The choice has been to focus on steel, often finished with rose gold coating, along with small crystals. In some cases the bijoux are made with leather. Certainly, it isn’t a jewel to wear for the first La Scala, but a honest bling that you can wear without problems and without too much fear of losing them. Holiday 2015 line includes all the classic series of pieces that make up a collection of jewelry: necklace, earrings, bracelet, plus a trio of rings. Prices are very reasonable, ranging from 39 to 59 euro for earrings to necklaces to the top. Helpful magnetic closure. Lavinia Andorno
Sence Copenhagen in the cold winter is at ease. So the brand of jewelry at affordable, shows for the new winter season the North Facing Collection, a line of jewelry dedicated to the holiday winter season and, more generally, to the cold. The ingredients are always the ones that distinguish the Danish brand: semi-precious stones, gold and silver backgrounds, pendants. And low prices. All a figment of imagination of designer Gitte Holmskov, which is fully in keeping with the philosophy of company and Nordic style. Little stars, some mention of snow crystals, metal chains of gold color or silver: the shapes are simple, as well as the materials used. Obviously, it’s the best you can ask for jewelery offered at a price so generous.
Bulgari’s gardens
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This collection was showed last springtime with great fanfare, with a big party in the hills of Florence, the Italian Gardens line of Bulgari marks a milestone in the history of the Roman Maison. It will lives to long. Just look at the images of these works of fine jewelry to realize that this is the first collection of weight-era LVMH, the French group a few years ago bought Bulgari. To begin with, it is a collection of weight because it consists of one hundred pieces. They have shapes that are inspired by flowers, but also geometric motifs and many colored stones, next to yellow and white gold, but also platinum. Zambian emeralds, rubies, sapphires and white diamonds and fancy are, as always for the Bulgari jewelry, a highlight of the collection. But also are important the combinations: often with this choices of matching, the jewelery becomes even more valuable. As in the case of the necklace Blue Iridescence, composed with eight sapphires (for a total of 187.48 carats) which, according to Bulgari, are able to maintain their blue shade even in the dark. Sapphires that are matched to seven pink spinels. Matilde de Bounvilles
Andreoli in the US to impress
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Andreoli King of Two Worlds. As we have already written (https://gioiellis.com/andreoli-fantasia-e-tradizione), the brand was born in Valenza (Piedmont) and has a double life: the Italian and the American. Established in 1845 and specialized in the processing of gems, from 1920 Andreoli presents its collection of high-end. Jewelry and stones with workmanship first class, not to mention innovation. For example, already five years ago has introduced the use of titanium, lightweight metal that is very durable, but also difficult to work. It is a small detail, but significant. Andreoli, as mentioned, has a life even overseas, in the US, with a base in the prestigious Rockefeller Plaza in New York, in Manhattan. Even in its life with stars and stripes, however, the company does not lose its unique ability to present pieces that are worth admiring. As the selection of jewelry that we publish on this page. M.d.B.
Michael Kors for Christmas
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In view of Christmas, let’s look at what are features Michael Kors, one of the brands of the fashion world that has achieved the greatest success with the exstension in the jewelry world accessible. Even this series of jewelery is made of steel, with platings golden, white, yellow or pink, and crystals to make more glittering bracelets and necklaces. In the series does not appear the classic padlocks that have characterized the past collections of the designer, but are used magnetic closures and crystals, in the form of small diamonds, sometimes follow the entire perimeter of the jewel. Prices are content: the most expensive piece is a necklace from 229 eur. In the captions of the images also the cost of individual jewelry. Giulia Netrese
Swarovski’s winter necklaces
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Ice crystals, Swarovski crystals: winter brings new collections of the Austrian brand of trendy jewelry. In particular, but not only, with the collection Winter Gardens which, as you can imagine, is inspired by the flora. “Nature is an inexhaustible source of inspiration and, after celebrating the flowers in our latest Spring / Summer collection, now let’s interpretation autumn flora and fauna. I let myself be inspired by fabrics that portray an idealized nature, such as upholstery vintage English manor houses, dévoré velvet and lace ornamental rich accents romantic and feminine. Through the design process, we have transformed into modern jewelry with a historical touch”, explains Creative Director Nathalie Colin. The collection includes leaves, insects and moths, with shades reminiscent of the berries. In this post we present a selection of proposals from Swarovski necklaces for fall-winter 2015/2016. Matilde de Bounvilles
Christmas golden for jewelry, even for the affordable bijoux, such as that proposed by Stroili. The brand with more stores in Italy offers a shower of stars, symbol of the holiday par excellence. La Petite collection is a special edition: the pieces are rhodium-plated brass and gold-plated brass, made with the technique of laser-cut. Alternate textures between glitter and enamel, with yellow gold or white and silver shades, with the addition of blacks and grays enamel. And the glitter that surround the shape makes brighter (and holiday) the bijoux. The collection includes necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Here are the prices: rhodium-plated brass bracelet and glitter 44,90 eur, earrings brass rhodium and glitter 24,90 eur, choker brass rhodium and glitter 36,90 eur, rhodium-plated brass bracelet and glitter 34,90 eur, bracelet Golden brass and glitter 39,90 eur, earrings and golden brass glitter 24,90 eur, earrings and golden brass glitter 39,90 eur, bracelet golden brass and glitter 29,90 eur. G.N.
Autumn with coral
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Oro di Sciacca, Sicily jewelery specialized in coral, feeds his catalog with the pieces for fall-winter 2015-2016. After being at the JA New York, the brand presents Barilotti: a line that plays the Sicilian tradition, that consists of necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Red color, on the other hand, fits in well with the nuances of autumn leaves and, more generally, with shades of winter. On the necklace, for example, the coral is also worked in faceted beads, in increasing size, ordered in three rows and closed with a clasp that has the shape of a small bouquet. The bracelet, composed of seven strands of coral beads, is interrupted by two clips and a closing, made with gold. G.N.
Katy Perry, a necklace for Hillary
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There are also necklaces that contain a message, like the one donated by Katy Perry to Hillary Clinton. The Californian singer, in fact, at a meeting of Democrats in Iowa gave at the most reliable Democratic candidate for president of the United States, a gold necklace, with the inscription Potus. The acronym is very well known in the US: it means President of the United States. In short, a vote in favor of the former Secretary of State (in the previous presidency of Barack Obama), and wife of the former occupant of the White House, Bill Clinton. And the jewel-message was quickly posted on Instagram. Among other things, Hillary Clinton has never made any secret to appreciate the jewelry, especially necklaces. The gift of good luck, suppose, the she was pleased.
The hot ice by Van Cleef & Arpels
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If you want snow, you do not have to wait the sky, with fall of ice water crystals: Van Cleef & Arpels anticipates the winter with the Diamond Breeze collection. Dedicated to the cold weather, the ice and its reflections, this collection probably can enjoy you it even during the summer. Maybe if only to cooler those who wear this jewels. Which are (it’s easy to understand) made of diamonds, and set in white gold. The effect is that of precious crystals of snow or ice, such as the geometric embroidery that are formed with drops of water converted into snow or frost. Ring, earrings and a large necklace are all in classic shades of colorless diamonds and, of course, able to reflect the glare of light. Jewels that are perhaps the only ice able to heat over anyone.
The colorful flowers of Ferragamo
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Colorful flowers, a carpet of gems, rounded forms: there is no need to wait until spring to grasp what blooms in the garden of Salvatore Ferragamo. The new Flowers Pavé collection is inspired by the shape of anemone, which besides being a flower is also the name of silk headscarf of the Florentine fashion house. The collection Flowers Pavé requires painstaking work by the goldsmiths, who must select and match the natural stones to form the paved covering the petals. Not only this precious surface looks very nice, with a shade of tone. Each individual crystal is collected by hand in a specific point to realize the nuances and to give light to the petals, which are composed of 86 sapphires surrounding crowns of 12 white diamonds and pistils purple amethysts or sapphires blacks. The collection consists of single flowers in white or pink gold that become necklaces, rings and earrings, in pink or blue sapphires. It’s don’t missed one of the signs that are part of the history of Ferragamo, the classic little hook, in this case on the back of the flower. Last but not least: the line Flowers Bouquet, characterized by blooms of tourmaline, peridot and opal with a dew of diamonds on a stem in 18kt gold. Matilde de Bounvilles
Tiffany & Co. warms up its collections ahead of Christmas with an advertising campaign. With classic lines now renew and proposed again with some variations from from the director design Francesca Amfitheatrof. The three collections are Victoria Tiffany, Tiffany Bow and Tiffany Infinity. The images of the campaign, in black and white, have been interpreted again by the photographer Mario Sorrenti, with the help of stylist Tabitha Simmons. The idea is to represent the time of the gift, that summarizes the emotional familiar relationships. The autumn campaign had seen the sisters Dree Hemingway and Langley Fox, Crista Cober and Iman Hammam, model Doutzen Kroes with the son Phyllon. Tiffany Victoria consists flowers with diamonds marquise cut, while the collection Bow draws a thin thread with a knot, and Infinity is inspired by the symbol used in mathematics. Here are the pictures and prices.
Raspini brings silver in Paris
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Marriage Raspini and Orenda in Paris. For the designer of artistic jewelry in silver the Raspini, the corner in the art galery in Paris is a great achievement for the brand, which has also opened a boutique on the Rialto Bridge in Venice. The production is focused on silver and “bronzobianco”, an alloy developed by the jeweler. Everything is born, as once, from a drawing, in turn transformed into reproducible wax, which is then used for the subsequent fusion. An ancient technique, which is called investment casting and allows you to follow step by step the creation of a jewel. And Raspini, brand that was born in Arezzo, has convinced even the foreign market thanks to the collaboration with the Franco-Polish Édilouchka young artist, who has directed two jewelery collections per year. Here are pictures of the autumn-winter 2015-2016, from jewelry animalier style.
The golden pills by Damien Hirst
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Damien Hirst is one of the most famous (and paid) artists to the world. But, not long, it has also become a jewelry designer. For the Californian Hoorsenbuhs company, in fact, Hirst has signed a series of jewelry. The brand is young: born in 2005 by the fashion photographer Robert Keith. The idea is to offer jewelry rock ‘n’ roll, irreverent. The name comes from a 16th century Dutch merchant ship which sailed with the ancestors of Keith. In 2013 Hoorsenbuhs collaborated with rapper Jay Z for the launch of a ring, while former model Kether Parker has become the brand ambassador. From the collaboration with Hirst, however, came the Cathedral Collection: a line that contains medical and religious symbols. As the ring Pill, rosary necklace white, yellow or pink gold, with white diamonds and blacks, and rubies. Each jewel is limited to 25 pieces.
Misis in the Brazilian jungle
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The colors, the atmosphere, flora and fauna among Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon: the new Misis collection is named Brasil. Bright colors for winter, but also good to the summer: the South American country has its own unique charm, and the collection fits in with a frenzied rhythm of samba. The jewelry is made with silver, gold plated, cubic zirconia, agate, enamel, quartz. The shades are gold, green, pink, yellow. In short, the colors of the tropical forest for earrings, bracelets, rings and necklaces. We indicate the prices them in the image captions. In general, it ranges from 150 Euros to 481 Euros for a ring for a slave bracelet. M.d.B.
Vhernier with titanium
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Titanium rings and earrings: Vhernier worked a year to before it could show the new jewels. Which have a special feature: they are also in titanium metal used as an alternative to the heavier gold (which remains available). The long study is due to the meticulous research of the good metal alloy. The result is jewelry always elegant, refined, with a modern geometry, but lighter. And wear big earrings from small weight is a dream that often arises at the end of an evening, when the jewelry made with the yellow metal begin to become uncomfortable. The titanium is used in the Volta Celeste collection, which consists of ring, earrings and pendant. Titanium is hidden under a blanket of natural sapphires red, blue, pink or cognac. The hard part, as well as compose patiently the pavé, was been find the natural stones of the exact same shade.
Another innovation of the Maison Venetian with roots in Milan concerns Eclisse, historical line of Vhernier. Now the collection is enriched with earrings and a titanium ring. Also in this case the lightness is a plus that adds to the quality of the jewel. And even in this case the quality of pavé (a specialty of the house) is remarkable. Finally, here’s another bang with bracelets Giunco, in pink or white gold, and a diamonds lines. These jewels do not hide inside a rubber band, but mechanically you can enlarge without effort, in order to make it easier to wear: a solution that is the result of the skill goldsmith.
Emotions by Damiani
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New jewelry collections by Damiani. In the showroom of Via Monte Napoleone in Milan, the largest company of Italian jewelery she presented old and new collections. In the coming days we will review all proposals. We begin by Emozioni (currently available only in the boutiques in Milan and Rome) is an evolution from a masterpiece Damiani and is inspired by designs of the thirties, with a very classic style. The collection consists of rings, earrings, bracelet and pendants of different sizes. The elements that make up the different pieces are made in white gold and diamond cut teardrop or shuttles, meeting to form bright flowers. Prices: from € 4 thousand to 7 thousand on average, with a peak of 12 thousand for the bracelet. It is interesting to observe the treatment of these jewels: with a virtuous system of embedding, the central diamond that enrich the petals are surrounded by a riviera of small diamonds with increasing size. The result is to increase the brilliance of this jewel. You can call them, if you want, emotions.