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The Opsobjects chain inspired by Grace

Published on February 25, 2022

Grace Kelly, actress, hapless princess and icon. In her name, and in her myth, equally legendary bags and, now, a series of bijoux signed by the Italian brand Obsobjects have been designed. The Grace collection, openly inspired by the late princess of Monaco, consists of bracelets, necklaces and earrings that can be combined with each other. The aesthetic motif of the collection is the timeless chain, which is combined in different ways, with irregular links, with metal that is sometimes smooth, sometimes knurled. All to add a touch of novelty to the genre.

The jewels, in fact, are composed of an oval diamond mesh, or woven into an almost hypnotic motif. Furthermore, the chain is proposed simple and thin or double, it alternates and connects with rings of different shapes, oval or circular. The material with which the jewels of the Opsobjects Grace line are made is brass, enriched with a 24-karat yellow gold plating.

Orecchini a cerchio della collezione Grace

Collana a doppio filo della collezione Grace

Orecchini in ottone placcato oro della collezione Grace

Collana girocollo della collezione Grace

The power of Grace Kelly’s ring

Published on November 25, 2021

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The story of one of the most famous rings: that of Cartier given by Prince Ranieri to Grace Kelly

History and power of a ring. The statement ring with a 10.47 carats diamond which belonged to Grace Kelly. Next January 5, in fact, will be the anniversary of the engagement of the american actress with the Prince of Monaco, Rainier. In 1956, to move the heart of the ethereal Hollywood star, at that time at the top of his career, the prince moved heaven and earth to find a stone that could impress her. In fact, the prince had before given Grace an Cartier eternity ring with ruby diamonds. Nice, but not exceptional.

grace kelly anello new york — Grace Kelly a New York con l’anello di fidanzamento

The search result is the diamond mounted on platinum, emerald cut, placed on the engagement ring. A side has two smaller diamonds baguette. It is a special stone, because only diamonds perfectly free of impurities can be cut emerald: a form with only 49-50 facets glimpse more easier inclusions or impurities. In comparison, the round cut, which has 58 facets, better hiding defects. It was 1956 and Prince Rainier III offered his third meeting to Grace, and with the help of Cartier, conquered the actress. The ring, in fact, must be loved by Grace Kelly, so much so that he decided to wear it on the set of his latest film, High Society, before becoming Princess of Monaco. You can see her in these images, alongside Frank Sinatra. Federico Graglia

L'anello di Cartier è stato esposto diverse volte dalla Maison francese — L’anello di Cartier è stato esposto diverse volte dalla Maison francese

L'anello di fidanzamento di Grace Kelly con diamante da 10,47 carati — L’anello di fidanzamento di Grace Kelly con diamante da 10,47 carati

Grace Kelly con l'anello di diamanti taglio smeraldo — Grace Kelly con l’anello di diamanti taglio smeraldo

The jewels of Hollywood stars revealed in a book

Published on December 9, 2019

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What jewels have the historic Hollywood stars bought and donated? Journalist Beth Bernstein is one of the lucky few who works with what is her passion: jewelry. Beth Bernstein, an American, is also a consultant and expert on the world of gems and jewelry design. And in many years of career he has collected not only images and accumulated experience, but also a series of stories, between the anecdote and the biographical note that he decided to tell in a book, published some time ago.

The volume is titled: If These Jewels Could Talk: The Legends Behind Celebrity Gems. You read in English and are passionate about jewelry, and so it is an unmissable book that contains juicy anecdotes related to jewelry. The book is now on Amazon for € 49.30, is published by Antique Collectors Club and has 254 pages, with illustrations.

Elizabeth Taylor con collana e pendente di rubini e diamanti firmata Van Cleef & Arpels

Here is an anecdote: while Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were shooting a movie in Rome, the actress suspected that the partner had a flirtation with Sophia Loren. Furthermore, Liz had to undergo urgent appendicitis surgery. Burton then presented himself with a pendant in the shape of a heart, with pavé diamonds, by Van Cleef & Arpels, which soon became one of his favorite pieces, because he was given so much love by Richard.

In the movie High Society, Bing Crosby watches an engagement ring of his ex-wife (on screen) Grace Kelly. “It’s a beautiful stone, Sam,” he says to her fiancé, John Lund. “Do you have a solitaire mine, George?” The ring you see in the film has mounted a 10.47 carat emerald cut diamond by Cartier and it is the engagement ring given to Grace Kelly by Prince Rainier III (we talked about it here). But what most people don’t know about this ring is that it was the second engagement ring for the prince. The first was a ruby with diamonds, but the prince discovered that it would not be enough to win Grace’s heart. Federico Graglia

The 5 most expensive engagement rings ever

Published on April 30, 2018

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Grace Kelly e il classico anello Cartier

Engagement rings: here are the five most expensive ever celebrity gifts like Paris Hilton, Beyoncé or Grace Kelly. The one with the highest price is … ♦

What have been the five top engagement rings so far? There is no official ranking. There are even cases like that of Paris Hilton, who lost the $ 2 million engagement ring (the latest in a series) that was given to her by her fiancé and promised husband, Chris Zylka. In any case, it is possible to identify the engagement rings that have been awarded and have set a hammer price at a public auction. In short, on many rings given to actresses or famous women you can make assumptions. On these, instead, there is a certainty. So, here are the most expensive engagement rings.

What are the five top engagement rings of the world? You can establish a ranking considering the hammer price at auction or at shop. In this case, here are the winners.

L'anello Trombino con diamante Blu di Bulgari — The Trombino ring with blue diamond by Bulgari

The ring more expensive is signed Bulgari. On 24 April 2013, the «Trombino ring» was sold in London by auction house Bonhams to 7.9 million euro, equivalent to 9.5 million dollars. It is a ring with a 15.30 carats blue diamond. The diamond is cut to cushion within a pavé brilliant-cut diamonds and baguette cut diamonds. Blue diamonds are extremely rare. Over the last ten years, only thirty blue diamonds over five carats were beaten at auction in the world. Few if we compare with the tens of thousands of colorless diamonds sold in the same period. The blue color of the diamond is caused by trace of boron, that makes diamonds semi-conductors of electricity: the blue color is intensified when the diamond is hot. Not only: these diamonds can also become phosphorescent exposed to short wave UV light and project a red glow for a few seconds. The diamond is mounted in a ring Trombino created by Bulgari in the mid-1960s. The ring was bought by Laurence Graff, of Graff Diamonds.

Elizabeth Taylor con l'anello di fidanzamento — Elizabeth Taylor with engagement ring

Diamond ring by 33.19 carat Krupp and Taylor-Burton, sold for $ 8.8 million. The ring was given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton. The diamonds, Asscher-cut, has long been worn by Elizabeth Taylor, before being sold at auction by Christie’s in 2011 for a price of $ 8.8 million. Originally the ring was owned by the German actress Vera Krupp, wife of industrialist Alfred Krupp.

Beyoncé con l'anello da 5 milioni di dollari — Beyoncé with the $5 million ring

In third place is the Beyoncé’s 18-carat diamond ring valued at $ 5,000,000, a gift from rapper Jay Z. The ring is signed Lorraine Schwartz and features a diamond-cut emerald. The diamond, colorless, is recognized to be one of the best in the world.

Paris Hilton con l'anello porta jella — Paris Hilton with bad luck ring

In fourth place is the ring of Paris Hilton, with a 24-carat diamond worth $ 4.7 million. The heiress-starlet has received the ring from the young greek namesake Paris Latsis. Their happiness was ended rapidly, but the 24-carat diamond with an emerald-cut mounted on a white gold band retains its charm. Paris Hilton, however, do not have it anymore: after breaking the engagement, the ring was sold at auction to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But for nearly half of its original price.

In fifth place the Grace Kelly’s Cartier ring , a 10:47 carat diamond, worth 4.06 million dollars, fruit of love of Prince Rainier III of Monaco. This also has an emerald cut diamond, and is known to be one of the best among those produced by Cartier. But if inflation is taken into account, the cost today would exceed 44 million.

Un momento dell'asta di Christie's — Christie’s auction

Chantecler plays new little bells

Published on April 26, 2017

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The 70 years of Chantecler and the collection that celebrates the Maison from Capri ♦
Chantecler, born in Capri with Salvatore Aprea and Pietro Capuano, star of the Dolce Vita of the Isola Azzurra, celebrated 70 years with the celebratory collection entitled Anima 70: a tribute to the symbols of the brand, such as Campanella, Gallo, Il Corno and Joyful, which enclose the atmosphere of Capri, and the iconic colors of the maison that uses corals, turquoise, kogolong and onyx. They are light necklaces, lively multi-charm bracelets and unpublished designs, such as earrings with a small bell and hoop earrings, a re-read of the adventure begun in 1947.
The presentation of Anima 70 in Rome, with the brothers Aprea, Costanza, Maria Elena and Gabriele heirs of Chantecler’s tradition that today besides the boutique in Capri counts on other shops in Cortina, Tokyo, Astana and Hong Kong.
Read also Chantecler’s soul
The History
At the end of the 1940s, Pietro Capuano opened a jewelery store in Capri with Salvatore Aprea, a young, very creative island. With the period of Dolce Vita Capri lives an unrepeatable tale: on the Island come the most beautiful and famous women in the world, the richest men in the world and many intellectuals. Pietro Capuano, nicknamed Chantecler, like the rooster of Edmond de Rostand’s opera, whose song has the power to summon the sun’s birth, is the eccentric master of ceremonies at Capri, the night emperor on the island.
The protagonists of the international jet set take away from the Island of Dolce Vita the Chantecler jewels, a symbol of the magic of Capri, whose fame dates back to the Roman Empire: among the first to appreciate Cesare Augusto and Tiberius who chose it as his residence . But it was in the 1950s that they were deciding their world success. The legendary Piazzetta became the world’s center of the island, so that over the years it is nicknamed the “living room of the world”.
Hollywood in Capri
In the 1950s, Liza Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Maria Callas, Rita Hayworth, Empress Soraya and Princess Grace Kelly fell in love with Chantecler jewelry. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis also became a customer of Capri’s boutique: in 1970 the Greek shipowner gave her a diamond star of inestimable value. Pietro Capuano created his jewels inspired by the woman who would wear them. Thus, unique pieces made of rare gems were born. Diamond and turquoise necklace like the Capri sea; Blue sapphires that resemble the starry sky; Rubies fireworks; Precious emeralds for color, size and cut.
Resumes the name from one of the most beautiful places in Capri, the Grotta Azzurra ring, white gold, diamonds and a beautiful central aquamarine. Pink cut diamonds support blue aquamarine like the sea, from cushion cutting. Galli’s Necklace is one of the most iconic creations of the maison that reproduces the logo in an original way. The diamond jewel in pink and pavé symbolizes the long tradition of the brand with numerous galleries of decreasing size. The Campanelle is inspired by an ancient legend: a shepherd looking for his only sheep disappeared in Capri, appeared on a cloud St. Michael, who pulled a bell from his neck and gave it to the young man, telling him that at his sound he would find The lost sheep. And so it was. The legend was repeated in 1944 when Chantecler made a bronze bell and donated it to US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to celebrate the end of the Second World War. In 1950 Chantecler created the first jewel bell, Premiere, given to countess Edda Ciano. Recently, Chantecler has designed Campaign Daisy for the daughters of President Obama. Patrizia Vacalebri (Ansa)