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Jewels, but made in paper

Published on March 22, 2018

The jewels of paper (recycled): are the last frontier of sustainability ♦ ︎
It is very easy that none of the passionate readers of gioiellis.com will never buy a jewel made with paper. Which, then, is not a jewel but, if anything, an accessory, a decoration, a game. But if, by hypothesis, you like to use scissors and imagination to create something new, here is the book, indeed, an editorial project that’s right for you. It is called Carta Preziosa, the design of the paper jewel, and is curated by Bianca Cappello in collaboration with Comieco – National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging, and by Skira Editore, Cartiera Paudice and Cartotecnica Print Finishing.
The book contains 21 «jewels», including necklaces, bracelets, rings and tiaras, made of colored cardboard, with 100% recycled material and colored with vegetable tints. These paper bijoux are to be built, worn and given away. The authors are 21 designers and contemporary artists who for years have made paper their main work tool. The presentation of the book-casket is scheduled for Monday, March 26, 2018 at 11.00, Sala Napoleonica of the Academy of Brera, in Milan.

Auction Bolaffi, the results

Published on March 21, 2018

Diamanti

A diamond and the Rolex Daytona in the foreground at the Bolaffi auction in Milan ♦ ︎
Interesting results for the Bolaffi auction of jewelery and watches scheduled in Milan at the Grand Hotel et de Milan. The day ended with over 1.5 million total realizations, including rights, with dozens of raises in the hall and numerous phone calls from all over the world, in particular from Great Britain, United States, Israel and China. The king of the auction turned out to be the Rolex Daytona 6239 with the famous dial Paul Newman. It has been sold for 155.600 euros. Among the precious, an unassembled diamond, a 6,38 carat emerald cut, H color, VS2 purity with Gia certificate, was sold for 85 thousand euros.
Among the jewels, the dangle earrings in natural pearls and diamonds marked a price of 52,500 euros, a brooch of rubies of Burmese origin and diamonds depicting a stylized bouquet with flowers in tremblant was awarded to 50 thousand euros (starting from a base of 12 thousand), a ring with a 5.55 carat round diamond (27.500 euros), a diamond-set, emeralds and sapphires (25 thousand euros) and a rivière choker with tulip decorations adorned with 33 carat diamonds total amount (23,750 euros).
Interest has attracted the ancient jewels and those of the seventies, from the Castellani style pin in the mid-nineteenth century (15 thousand euros) to the Boucheron set in gold, tortoiseshell and chrysoprase (16,875 euros). F.G.

Diamante taglio smeraldo a gradini di 6,38 carati

Anello con diamante Fancy Vivid Yellow di 3,66 carati

Girocollo rivière con decori a tulipano ornato da diamanti di 33 carati complessivi

Tamara Comolli is getting ready to conquer Italy

Published on March 20, 2018

MILANO GIOIELLI/news

Tamara Comolli, a brand from Munich, ready to open the first store in Italy. And not only … ♦ ︎
She is blonde, sensitive, delicate. But do not be fooled by the appearance: Tamara Comolli has a Teutonic ability to achieve her goals. The designer from Munich with the name of Lombard, in fact, plans the opening of the first mono-brand boutique in Italy at the beginning of the summer of 2018. The move will mark the beginning of the path that the brand is planning in Italy. The descent from the Brenner Pass already started in 2017 with the entry into a strategic sales point, Pisa Orologeria, in Milan, a very well known and prestigious brand in the city.
Tamara Comolli, after 25 years of activity, is present internationally with a dealer network that has about 120 stores in Europe, East and West, United States and China and with six flagships in the United States, Spain and Germany. And not surprisingly, they are all in the elite vacation spots and close to water, an element loved by Tamara. The goal of the brand is to large itself in Italy by joining at a selection of jeweler store, and the upcoming boutique.
«I was born in Germany, grew up in Spain and have always been in love with Italy, its colors and its perfumes. Life has brought me to know this wonderful country with which I continue to have a deep relationship that starts from my name up to the craftsmen who now produce my lines», explains Tamara Comolli. «Italy is a country of enthusiasts and admirers of beauty, art and jewelery. This is why I think it is important for us to invest resources and energy dedicated to bringing my philosophy of jewelry closer to a public so prepared and eager for new discoveries like the Italian one».
Read also: 51 acorns for Tamara Comolli
Read also: Tamara Comolli paisley format
Read also: Tamara Comolli in Private

Collezione India, orecchini in oro e snakewood. Prezzo: 1490 euro

Bracciale Mikado Flamenco, in 25 pezzi. Oro rosa e pietre colorate

Comolli e1521468033475 — Tamara Comolli, braccialetto Mikado Romance in oro rosa con quarzi, e morganite rosa

Diamonds and jewels with Bolaffi

Published on March 14, 2018

Diamanti

Diamonds and jewels, plus watches, at the first Bolaffi 2018 auction in Milan ♦ ︎
Jewelry and watch auctions are back in Milan. To sale at auction is Bolaffi, that Tuesday, March 20, at the Grand Hotel et de Milan is ready to beat a selection of jewelry and watches. The auction top lots are two unmounted diamonds. One is a stepped emerald cut of 6.38 carats, color H, VS2 clarity with Gia certificate (lot 465). The other has an oval cut of 5.01 carats, color H, purity loupe-clean (lot 464), each auctioned starting from 55 thousand euros. A 3,66 carat Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond ring also comes with Gia certificate (lot 463, from 80 thousand euros).
Among the highlights of the jewelry catalog, Bolaffi signals a pair of dangle earrings in natural pearls, one white and one gray with diamonds (lot 458, base 20 thousand euros). Afterwards, a demi-parure in diamonds, emeralds and sapphires formed by a choker and earrings in two-tone gold with a jointed flowers motif (lot 459, base 20 thousand euros), a brooch of ruby from Burmese origin and diamonds in the shape of stylized bouquet in platinum, with a baguette-cut diamonds stem with en tremblant corollas (lot 462, base 12 thousand euros) and a set of Boucheron in gold, turtle and chrysoprase from the seventies (lot 297, base 5 thousand euros).
Ancient jewels include a Castellani yellow gold brooch from the mid-nineteenth century in archaeological style with carnel carvings depicting deities (lot 380, base 4 thousand euros), a hard gold rosé bracelet with Old Europe cut diamond in original box ( lot 260, base 7,500 euros) and two long platinum necklaces with pendant / clock in diamonds signed Leroy (lot 285, base 1,200 euros) and Cartier (lot 381, base 3 thousand euros).
The proposal includes some objet de vertu (objects of particular interest for reasons of history or workmanship) from the 18th century from a noble Italian family, including a refined agate Easter egg with a perforated yellow gold cage, engraved with flowers and decorated with the motto Votre amitié fait ma seule felicité, ie your friendship is my only felicity (lot 258, base 2 thousand euro).
Rolex and Patek Philippe
The watch catalog, consisting of 169 lots, ranges from precious and antique pocket models to the most modern and elegant wristwatches with a rich selection of Rolex Daytona, presented in numerous materials and references among which the unmistakable 6239 with the famous dial Paul Newman (lot 168, base 90 thousand euros). There is no shortage of examples of other Swiss brands, such as the Patek Philippe Hour Glass in platinum and diamonds indexes (lot 166, base 40 thousand euros) and the Royal Oak Dual Time Audemars Piguet (lot 165, base 6 thousand euros).
Destined to fans of the military genre are a single-handed Lemoni Chronograph (lot 9, base 1,200 euros) and a Rolex MKII (lot 66, base 700 euros), both supplied to the English Navy during the Second World War.
Finally, among the fine pocket-sized specimens we find a retrograde Swiss watch with complete calendar and sundial on the back, extremely rare (lot 156, base 11 thousand euros) and an antique English clock with automaton and enamels signed Dormer (lot 155, base 7 thousand EUR).
Auction
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Milan – Grand Hotel et de Milan, via Manzoni 29
10 am, Jewels
4.30 pm, Clocks
Exposure
Milan – Bolaffi, via Manzoni 7
from Saturday 17 to Monday 19 March 2018 (Sunday included), from 10 to 18

Parure in oro, tartaruga e crisoprasio di Boucheron

Antonini Extraordinaire again

Published on February 19, 2018

Rings/alta gioielleria/COLLANE

Anello in oro con smeraldi di diversi tagli

The unique pieces of Extraordinaire, the haute couture line by Antonini ♦ ︎
What is not usual, though precious, is Extraordinaire. The philosophy of Antonini, in fact, has for some time alternated collections such as Syracuse or Etna in unique pieces, which obviously present the same design style, but constitute separate jewels. In VicenzaOro January, for example, Sergio Antonini, creative mind of the Maison in Milan, presented a new sortie of this non-collection. The haute couture line includes jewels in yellow gold or white satin, in which are emeralds of different cuts and sizes, placed on a concave surface. Or rings with a rough diamond in the center surrounded by other smaller whites. It’s Extraordinaire also a necklace adjustable in length with emeralds set in gold this time shiny. The two black laces end with small pyramids made with a pavé of diamonds. Unique pieces, in fact, like small planets that about once a year enter the orbit of the jewelry brand to transit in a fleeting apparition.
Read also: Antonini returns to Syracuse

I pezzi unici di Extraordinaire la linea haute couture di Antonini ♦︎

Quello che non è abituale, seppure prezioso, è Extraordinaire. La filosofia di Antonini, infatti, da tempo alterna collezioni come Siracusa o Etna a pezzi unici, che presentano ovviamente lo stesso stile di design, ma costituiscono gioielli a se stanti. A VicenzaOro January, per esempio, Sergio Antonini, mente creativa della Maison di Milano, ha presentato una nuova sortita di questa non-collezione. La linea di haute couture comprende gioielli in oro giallo o bianco satinato, in cui sono incastonati smeraldi di diversi tagli e dimensioni, posti su una superficie concava. Oppure anelli con al centro un diamante grezzo circondato da altri più piccoli bianchi. Sempre Extraordinaire è una collana regolabile in lunghezza con smeraldi incastonati in oro questa volta lucido. I due lacci neri terminano con piccole piramidi realizzate con un pavé di diamanti. Pezzi unici, appunto, come piccoli pianeti che circa una volta l’anno entrano nell’orbita del brand di gioielli per transitare in una fugace apparizione.

Leggi anche: Antonini torna a Siracusa

Antonini, collana con oro giallo e bianco, diamanti, smeraldi

Antonini, Extraordinaire in oro, Pendente Mosaic con smeraldi di diversi tagli

Anello Mosaic in oro, con pavé diamanti e diamante grezzo al centro

Antonini, anello con zaffiri bianchi e diamanti

Anello in oro con diamanti e rubino al centro

Antonini, Extraordinaire collection of one-of-a-kind and limited-edition pieces, Antonini emerald Mosaic ring at Vicenzaoro #ring #antonini #milano #emerald #gold #vicenzaoro
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Broggian for the operations in Vhernier

Published on February 12, 2018

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New manager on the upper floors of Vhernier: Andrea Broggian, who assumes the position of chief operating officer ♦ ︎
A new managerial structure for Vhernier. The Piedmontese brand, with roots in Milan and stores in Via Monte Napoleone, in New York, Miami, and London, has appointed Andrea Broggian as chief operating officer. Objective: to manage and increase the expansion of the house at both national and international level. Broggian comes from a family born in the expertise in the field of diamonds and precious stones and that has then expanded the skills in jewelry. After the experience as an entrepreneur and CEO in the family group, in which he worked for 30 years and which led to being present in the most prestigious retailers of over fifty countries, Andrea Broggian has collaborated with Mikimoto and Chaumet, he led the birth and the affirmation of the Mimì brand and subsequently held the role of chief operating officer at Mattioli in Turin. He has also been president of the Club degli Orafi and collaborates with institutions including the Italian Gemological Institute (Igi) and The World Jewelery Confederation (Cibjo).

Orecchini Vague Volta Celeste, con zaffiri e diamanti

Orecchini della collezione Eclisse in oro e giada

Collier Orange Velvet, in titanio e 2.427 diamanti più una spessartite con la stessa tonalità

VHERNIER collana Orange Velvet in titanio diamanti e spessartite details — La spessartite al centro di Orange Velvet

Misani for Valentine’s Day

Published on February 10, 2018

Rings/Orecchini

Misani, orecchini con pietre naturali (amazzonite e labradorite) o perla grigia

The Misani proposals for Valentine’s Day: special earrings, rings that symbolize the couple and… ♦︎
Not just rings. For Valentine’s Day a circle around the finger is not the only solution as a gift for the party of lovers. The Milanese brand Misani is convinced of this, and announces that it has created jewels specifically for the fateful 14th February. These are earrings, which at the end are a pair, made of gold with the silhouettes of small birds resting on a spherical cut stone or a pearl. For example, mini birds have paws on a carnelian, or on an amazonite, labradorite. Alternatively, always with the same proportions, the earrings use a white or gray pearl. The earrings are added to the Amore Mio collection, which includes rings and bracelets, suggested for the party that has as its patron Cupid. The rings in the collection, for example, have the particular characteristic of being composed of two separable elements, but obviously to be worn together. As a couple. Lavinia Andorno

Anello della collezione Amore Mio, aperto e chiuso

Bracciale in cuoio con perla barocca, ed elementi in oro

Misani, orecchini in oro con corniola o perla bianca

Lora Nikolova freestyle

Published on February 5, 2018

The new artistic bijoux by designer Lora Nikolova, from abstract art to fishes and flowers ♦ ︎
Let’s say things like they are: the word bijoux is too often synonymous with “I would like but I can not”. Imitation of gold, imitations of stones, imitations of famous brands. But it is also true that bijoix is also a free space, without limitations, without frontiers, without fences. And it is in this prairie without boundaries that creativity can run. One of the designers involved in this marathon of freedom is Lora Nikolova, a young creative born in Bulgaria and Milanese by adoption.
Read also: Lora Nikolova, compositions to wear
Lora Nikolova describes her work as “wearable artwork”. And it is not important the material with which his jewels are made, just as it is not interesting to know the brand of oil paints of a painter. In its collections for spring summer 2018, in fact, the designer takes up patterns and geometries that are inspired by the golden moment of abstractionism, but also to pop art, as in the case of the necklace with chilies, wagglers or fish. There is also flowers and, adds Lora, “abstract motifs within a monochromatic composition”.

Lora Nikolova, collana con motivo astratto

Lora Nikolova, orecchino verrdce — Lora Nikolova, orecchino verde

Gala Rotelli, jewelry for dreamers

Published on January 15, 2018

bracciale/Argento/Rings/COLLANE

The Dreamers collection, jewels by Gala Rotelli, among abstract painting and design ♦ ︎
A very concrete dreamer. Despite her latest collection is called The Dreamers, Gala Rotelli is a designer who does not lose sight of the concreteness. On the contrary, she has the objective of translating signs and dreams into objects: her jewelry. The road is that from color, painting and, more generally, creativity leads to the discovery of matter. That said, it seems the description of an artistic activity. And, in fact, the parameters are precisely those: daughter of the painter and sculptor Marco Nereo Rotelli, Gala is inspired by the blue of Yves Klein (French painter who came to patent a particular shade of this color), but also to Jackson Pollock. So much so that, before throwing himself headlong into the jewelry, she also created objects inspired by the abstraction of the American painter.
To get to designing jewelery, Gala graduated in Architecture at the University of Florence, worked in Milan and New York, attended Design and Trend Forecasting at the Parsons School of Design in Paris, and studied Modern Art at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art of London, followed the Masters in Jewelery Design at the School of Design of the Milan Polytechnic. Finally, in 2016 he chose to make the jewelry designer full time, with a studio and workshop in Milan.
The Dreamers
The Dreamers, the latest collection of Gala Rotelli, is made of 24 carat gold-plated silver («24 carats because it gave the right amount of yellow to the jewels that have a silver base»). The jewels are inspired by celestial symbols, natural themes and some iconic images of modern art. «The underlying concept is that every woman, when she undertakes to realize her dream, becomes better, strengthens her identity, is more beautiful and luminous. And unconsciously begins a process of empowerment», explains the designer. «The jewels are produced in Valenza, the glasses in Murano, the ceramics in Este or Vietri: each one corresponds to a territory of competence, but because the forms speak (the stars of the sky become jugs, the flowers of Andy Warhol that they are transformed into earrings, the dripping of Pollock becomes a dish) are ready to overcome the Italian borders to remember the beauty of dreams even to those who are not Italian».
The Gala Rotelli’s jewelry are on sale on the website that has her name, in her studio in Via Aurelio Saffi 25 in Milan and from February on the emerging e-commerce site Denoise Design. Soon they will also arrive in boutiques and physical stores. A few indicative prices: a double moon lapis ring 250 euros, Arcobaleno bracelet 680 euros, Spirale Luna bracelet 360 euros, Tao ring 220 euros.

Anello doppia luna lapis lato — Anello doppia

Gala Rotelli, bracciale Le cose che rinascono

Laura Volpi between earth, air and movement

Published on January 5, 2018

MILANO GIOIELLI/Design

Anello della linea Terra, in argento dorato e acquamarina grezza

Laura Volpi, designer between sculpture and goldsmithcraft who experiments new ways ♦ ︎
Milan, city of design. It is also the city of Laura Volpi, a goldsmith who graduated in scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera. Combining sculpture and jewelry, Laura Volpi has created a style that is a bridge between the two creativities. Or, better, it has the ability to create miniature and wearable sculptures. It is no coincidence that in his curriculum he cites specialization courses at the Tam Center with established artists such as Arnaldo Pomodoro and Davide De Paoli, as well as his studies in London at the Slade School of Fine Art.
An example of his path is the collaboration with Côme Touvay, a French textile designer. Together with him, Laura Volpi presented a new jewel proposal: the Duetto bracelet, made of silver and fabric. She sculpts the silver elements, while he weaves these elements between them and stops them in the fabric, integrating with the plot the sense of movement given by the individual elements. The idea, according to the designer, is that of a «contemporary jewel that explores the sense of movement and fragmentation of images. The silver parts are single parts of a single image, visual fragments that evoke a unique shape, the weaving made of six strands (raw linen, silver thread, cotton, silk, mohair) interweaves the threads looking for a visual dynamicity some threads go back to the surface, suspended». In short, even language is more similar to that of art than to that of simple goldsmithing. Lavinia Andorno

Anello della collezione Aria in argento satinato

Duetto, bracciale in tessuto e argento con il designer francese Côme Touvay

Anello della linea Terra, in argento dorato e geode

Spilla della collezione Aria in argento rodiato

Orecchini della collezione Aria in argento satinato

Anello della linea Terra, in bronzo, lapis e zaffiro

Triade, anello della collezione Aria in argento satinato e rodiato

Fabio Lissi bespoke

Published on November 30, 2017

Showroom/Design

The bespoke jewelery by Milanese designer Fabio Lissi, with ancient (and surprising) techniques ♦ ︎
The words art and craft have the same origin and, very often, an invisible difference. A unique piece, created following its own extravagance, is art or craftsmanship? Seeking a response is useless in the case of Fabio Lissi, jewelery designer who puts creativity, manual skill, workmanship into the workmanship. Not only that: he also uses amazing techniques. For example, in addition to the classic and traditional wax-blown melting system, Lissi found a method already used by ancient Egyptians, which plans to turn sepia bones into metal mold. The inside and limestone shell of the cuttlefish is a rigid but soft material that Lissi models in to the desired shape. In this way he turns into mold: in this way he has created several jewels that are exhibited in his atelier opened in 2014 at via Mascheroni, Milan.
One of the artist’s jewelers specialties is the creation of unique pieces that combine with the spirit and the demands of a buyer. Gold, but also silver or bronze, are forged around precious or precious stones, even generous. The client, he says, has been involved since the sketch and drawing phase, during which, through personal tales, photographs and anecdotes related to the person who will receive the jewel, inspiration arises. “It is not important the preciousness of the materials with which the customer decides to make it. It is important what the jewel represents, that is, the message it brings with it, “summarizes Lissi. His jewels seem to give him reason.

A lesson of gems by Sanalitro

Published on November 26, 2017

Showroom

Anello in oro bianco con opale bianco e agata

New rings and earrings from jeweler and Milan designer Sanalitro. With more news ♦ ︎
There are so many ways to do jewelery or design. One of these ways is to add philosophical, historical or ideal meanings to the material you are using. After all, jewels were born not only as ornaments, but also with a precise function, spiritual or amulet. This second street is run by Milanese designer Sanalitro, which emphasizes the not only technical aspects of stones and metals, but also their cultural context. For example, for the ring with a white agate stalk, white opal and 18 carat white gold, Sanalitro says that iridescent stone has “angelic connections. It is often used to erase emotions to create more positive vibrations. It is useful to balance all the chakras. It is said that opal is many things including the most powerful of healing stones, the stone of hope, the stone of great success, and even the stone of the gods. The ancient Romans associate opals with hope and good fortune.” It’s true? Who knows. Waiting to see if a opal helps to win the lottery, here’s the explanation for a ring with lapis lazuli: “a powerful stone to stimulate your intuition and thirst for knowledge. The name lapis lazuli is mélange of languages. From Latin, lapis means stone. From Arabic, azul means blue.” Etc. In short, with Sanalitro not only you buy a jewel, but also a small encyclopedia on the gems. Knowing more is never bad. Giulia Netrese

Ring Nefertite — Anello Nefertiti con lapislazzulo

Anello Modigliani con acquamarina e rubellite

Orecchini Audrey Hepburn, con quarzo fumé, granati verdi, andesite, pavé di diamanti, tsavorite

On the waves with Francesca Mo

Published on November 1, 2017

Showroom

Broken lines, stories to wear and pendants that look like candy: the novelties of Francesca Mo ♦ ︎
Broken lines and new stories, with a bit of ice. Francesca Mo, light and fantastic designer, presents a new collection and new proposals of the most successful lines. The Broken Line collection plays on wavy or rigid lines. The materials used are yellow gold, white gold or bronze. The earrings are available in two models: with three circles to form a pendant, or two circles mounted together, one inside the other. There are also two rings. The first remembers the movement of the sea and is completed when combined with another piece. The rings are available in three materials (gold, silver and copper). There is also a ring that plays on the shape of the rim (this is pretty obvious), but with the overlapping distance of two golden bands. Prices starting from 120 euro.
To the Tales collection (see also How many stories with Francesca Mo) are added the composition The frog and the crown (but not counted on the transformation into prince) in plexiglass , bronze, silver and gold. Prices: plexiglass 30 euro, bronze and silver 100 euro.
Finally, the Giaccio collection is also renamed (see also A little ice for Francesca Mo). The pendants, with a slightly irregular shape, look like orange, green, black and red candies, handmade with matt or glossy finish. Materials: 18 carat gold and gold. price: 200 euro. Lavinia Andorno
Francesca Mo – Limited Edition Jewelry
Subert Gallery, Via della Spiga 42, Milan
15 November / 23 December 2017
Tuesday-Friday 10-13 and 15-19, Saturday 11-18 (Sundays and holidays by appointment)
From Tuesday 14 November

Francesca Mo, orecchini della collezione Broken Line

Orecchini neri della collezione Ghiaccio

Orecchini verdi della collezione Ghiaccio

Orecchini rossi della collezione Ghiaccio

Anello con corona e ranocchio, collezione Tales

Francesca Mo – Limited Edition Jewelry

Galleria Subert, Via della Spiga 42, Milano

15 Novembre/23 Dicembre 2017

Martedì-Venerdì 10-13 e 15-19, Sabato 11-18 (domenica e festivi su appuntamento)

Da martedì 14 novembre

The charge of the 220 with Faraone

Published on October 12, 2017

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Collier stile Art Déco in platino con diamanti taglio brillante di per un totale di 25 carati, con diamante centrale pendente, trasformabile in una spilla nelle due versioni,

Sales poker with 220 lots for Faraone Auction House ♦ ︎
The Four Seasons for the fourth auction of Farone Casa d’Aste. And it seems that the results of the first three sales have galvanized public and bidders: in Milan on November 20, over 220 lots will be beaten in a selection of jewels and watches. With this positive atmosphere, the forecasts are optimistic, with the aim of finding a buyer for over 80% of the auctioned pieces, as was the case at previous auctions.
Many jewelry in the catalog, with glorious signatures like Cartier, Chopard, Tiffany, Bulgari, Buccellati, Boucheron and, of course, Faraone, who is a kind of institution in Milan. There are, of course, jewels that are not signed but valuable. Faraone reports, for example, the art deco style platinum made, with 25-carat diamond cut diamonds with central pendant diamond, which can be converted into a brooch in either version, with or without pendant.
Other Important Items: a Chopard Collar with a 22-carat drop diamond, removable, and brilliant cut diamonds for a total of about 60 carats, a bracelet, always Art Deco signed by Oscar Heyman, dated 1925, and beaten by Christie’s in the 1990s for $ 400,000. Among the most significant lots there are also a pair of white gold earrings, with 15 carat diamond cut diamonds and 13mm natural 13mm pearls, a Cartier London bracelet with a pearl stud and platinum and diamond firmness. For those who think of Christmas gifts, there are also the wristwatches signed by Villa, Sabbadini and Pharaoh, as well as a selection of Patek Philippe watches, Rolex, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin and a rare Audemar Piguet pocket watch from the seventies, whose motion is enclosed by two sapphire glasses.
“We are excited about the path we are doing and look optimistic about this next auction,” comments Vittoria Bianchi, CEO of Faraone. “I can say that in just 18 months, we have achieved the good results and the service we have achieved, and we have made our catalog of items of great thickness specially selected to meet the demands of our customers. Unlike other auction houses, Faraone, having the jeweler’s soul, offers to its customers a true 360 degree service on their precious ones, which starts from the evaluation, from the board if they sell them with their auction house at the best conditions, whether to reassemble them or to dispatch them with a more up-to-date version, or to buy them directly from the maison in the case of masterpieces, both of their own and of other labels”.

Bracciale Art Déco firmato Oscar Heyman, datato 1925

Collier Chopard, con pendente amovibile realizzato in oro bianco con domanti taglio brillante del peso complessivo di circa 60 carati e goccia del peso di 22,20 carati

collier stile Art Déco in platino con diamanti taglio brillante di per un totale di 25 carati, con diamante centrale pendente — Collier stile Art Déco in platino con diamanti taglio brillante di per un totale di 25 carati, con diamante centrale pendente

Orecchini in oro bianco, con diamante taglio brillante da 15 carati e due perle naturali di 13 millimetri — Orecchini in oro bianco con diamante taglio brillante 15 carati e perla naturale 13 millimetri

Orologio Audemar Piguet squelette da tasca degli anni Settanta, il cui movimento è racchiuso da due vetri zaffiro — Audemar Piguet Skeleton, orologio da tasca anni ’70 con catena in oro 18 carati. Cassa 42 millimetri

Gobbi, a 175 year long spiral

Published on September 30, 2017

Showroom

Pendente in oro e diamanti della collezione Fairytale

Gobbi has 175 and launches his first jewelery collection ♦ ︎
In the world, he discovered a few years ago a search, few big companies manage to exceed 40 years of life. If, however, you considered the small businesses in Italy, life is even shorter: the national average is around 12-13 years.
This premise serves to emphasize a record, that of a jewelery store that is located in the center of Milan, just in Piazza Duomo: Gobbi. The company, in fact, holds the Guinness of longevity in the industry: it has now 175 years. Not only. In spite of the venerable age, Gobbi is flirty, as has been demonstrated by an excellent dinner party organized at the Sforzesco Castle in Milan to celebrate the birthday, along with Rolex and Patek Philippe. Not only that: the occasion was also used to launch Fairytale, the first Gobbi jewelery collection. The location was also adequate because it reminds the company’s origins, which are related to the time when castles were not just a tourist destination.
Therefore, since Gobbi represents a unicum, it is worth recalling the story of this family enterprise that is rooted in 1842. The following is the reconstruction of its story as tells the company.

In 1842 Raimondo Gobbi, enthusiast of watchmaking, opened in Modena, under the Portico of the Collegio San Carlo, his shop. The activity was carried out with such expertise and commitment as ten years later, in 1852, the Gran Duca granted him the status of Orologio del Real Court. At that time, trade and assistance were only for pocket and pendulum items. His younger son Giuseppe contributed with his technical skills to the development of the company and in 1896 moved to Milan where he opened his shop on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, also today awarded the honor of Boutique Storica. At that time, her nephew Adriana married Luigi Pozzolini, an enterprising representative of watchmaking brands who took over in the direction of family business. The great-grandchildren Aldo and Gastone have been engaged in the company since the early thirties, deciding on their definitive success and gaining the primacy in Swiss watch trade in Italy. It was with them that the jewelry and jewelery were added later and they took shape with the activity as we know it today. Unfortunately, the first venue was destroyed during the Second World War, but strong on the history and the path undertaken until that moment, on 4 September 1949 was inaugurated the current boutique which still enjoys the original furnishings of the time and its top floor technical workshop. The company is currently run by Luca Pozzolini Gobbi, son of Gastone, and his daughter Serena.

In short, a historic company which, however, still today is active and attentive to current trends. “We can proudly say that it is a very important point of reference for Milanese customers and today also for the international one, a small and exclusive lounge where you can choose your object of desire,” commented Serena Pozzolini Gobbi. “We want to carry on our philosophy and to promote our tradition as we have done so far, always remaining faithful to the principle of never sacrificing quality for ephemeralism and always ensuring the utmost seriousness and competence. We are convinced that there is not only a perfect watchmaker’s watch, but also a precise and timely service. The passion for watches naturally influenced our personal vision in creating this jewelery line. There is a very subtle blend between soul and body, between thought and rationality, between creativity and realization. We have found in the spiral the perfect symbol to represent the DNA of our company and of our secular tradition.”
The collection of jewels includes 20 pieces of necklaces, rings, earrings and pendants, soft shapes and spiral-shaped sinuous lines, a universal symbol that combines the idea of continuous movement of the watch with the most classic of immortality.

Orecchino in oro rosa e diamanti bianchi della collezione Fairytale

Gioielli indossati della collezione Fairytale

Serena Pozzolini Gobbi, accanto al ritratto del fondatore Romualdo Gobbi

Luca Pozzolini Gobbi, accanto al ritratto del fondatore Romualdo Gobbi

Where Leaderline brings

Published on September 26, 2017

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The collections by Leaderline Jewelery, which is part of Blue Withe Group ♦ ︎
Leaderline is a trademark of Italian jewelery that is part of Blue White Group, a company founded in Milan by David Joshach in 1974. Along with diamonds and jewelery business, the businessman has created brands as JJewels, Duepunti and BlueWhite Diamonds, each with a different audience. Leaderline, for example, points to modern design, simple but refined, trendy. The company defines its production as ‘fashionable micro jewels’. It is certainly for those looking for a jewel that differs from the classic ones, which are unchangeable for generations. Rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces all have the same stylistic look: they are made with decided lines, in some cases with the addition of more popular elements such as the star or the cross. But in most cases the design is abstract. All jewels are made of 18-karat gold and the diamonds have a proven background from “no-conflict” areas and respect the Kimberley process, that is, they were not used to fueling military activities. Cosimo Muzzano
Read also: JJewels’s Goals

Leaderline, bracciale in oro bianco e rosa, diamanti

Leaderline, anello in oro rosa e diamanti — Leaderline, anello in oro rosa, smeraldo e diamanti

Anello in oro rosa e diamanti di Leaderline

Lora Nikolova, compositions to wear

Published on September 25, 2017

Abstract art is worn by the neck with the new bijoux by Lora Nikolova ♦ ︎
Thinking to Vasilij Vasil’evič Kandinskij, the tutelary figure of abstractionism, is too much. But looking at Lora Nikolova’s bijoux, lying on a white surface, an analogy with non-figurative art is immediate. The autumn-winter 2017/18 collection by the Bulgarian-born designer, now stable in Milan, where he studied art at the Brera Academy, however, also has another inspiration: free hand designs and graphic sketches. She explains that the goal is not just to create a network in which the elements of the bijou are positioned, but to propose a pattern made through the wire and beads (bugle beads) that creates a game of different thicknesses. A design that resembles an abstract composition, in fact.
Small and light jewelry, that we seen in Homi (fair in Milan), have also colorful tassels. A new entry is the mono-earrings. The materials are not important: what matters is a very original, very balanced, very colorful composition.

Collana collezione autunno inverno 2017-2018

Auctions, Bolaffi in pink

Published on September 23, 2017

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Anello con diamante fancy light pink, ha 3,66 carati, purezza IF

Diamonds and jewels of greates Maison: in Milan, not to be missed with Bolaffi ♦ ︎
Jewelery auctions, mon amour: exceptional sales of pieces get dreams to collectors (and wallets) and to enthusiasts. For those who do not withstand the charm of vintage jewelery and diamonds, on October 3, in Milan, Bolaffi is planning a new auction. Star of the day is a rose diamond mounted on a ring. The stone, called fancy light pink, has 3.66 carats, IF purity and an auction base of 360 thousand euros. Lighthouse also lit on an emerald cut diamond of 5.29 carats, D color, purity VVS2, with base 130 thousand euros.
But the auction also includes a Kashmir sapphire and jewels signed by big Maison like Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, Schlumberger for Tiffany. At the Grand Hotel et de Milan, auction site, there are 478 lots of jewels, preceded by a sale dedicated to watches. Among the stones in the catalog are also a Colombian emerald of 4.31 carats and a Kashmir sapphire sap with no sign of heating, with platinum and diamonds, dating from the 1920s. “With its velvety, intense and unique color, Kashmir is the most sought-after and appreciated among the sapphires,” explains Maria Carla Manenti, an expert in the jewelery department. “When it comes to sapphires, this is the gem to refer to”. Federico Graglia

Girocollo in diamanti in oro bianco, formato da corolle di fiori a scalare con incastonati diamanti taglio brillante di 31,36 carati

Anello in oro bianco con un diamante taglio smeraldo di 5,29 carati

Anello in platino con smeraldo colombiano taglio rettangolare a gradini di 4,31 carati

Orecchini di Bulgari con diamanti taglio baguette

Spilla con zaffiri e diamanti di Tiffany, design du Schlumberger

Anello con zaffiro del Kashmir senza segni di riscaldamento, con montatura in platino e diamanti, datato anni Venti

Where flies Busatti

Published on September 13, 2017

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Anello Honeycomb, con diamanti e smeraldo a taglio esagonale

Busatti Milano has brought the latest news to Hong Kong Gem and Jewelery Fair ♦︎

Who is not Italian can not grasp the nuance, but Busatti is just a name that immediately recalls the atmosphere of the tradition of Milan. Indeed Antonio Busatti was born in the capital of Lombardy in 1916, but it began operations in the field of jewelry in 1947, selling cultured pearls. In the seventies his sons Louis, Charles and Margaret continued his work, and expanding the business to diamonds, precious stones and high jewelery. The idea was a success, so much so that the company has opened offices here and there, and has expanded the business in America, Africa and Asia. Brooches, rings and bracelets are made with the necessary care in this type of pieces, processed with that typical fantasy of high quality jewelry. With a seat in the old central district of Milan, Busatti it sells mainly abroad, where it is a brand highly valued because it represents the very sophisticated job but, unfortunately, more and more rare quality of Made in Italy. Giulia Netrese

Bracciale con diamanti, tsavoriti e opale

Anello con smeraldo a forma di cuore e diamanti

Orecchini con zaffiri — Orecchini Nudibranch con zaffiri

Anello Flower Power, con diamante fancy yellow di 10 carati

Anello Sparkling Egg, con pavé di diamanti

Collana Blondy, con diamanti fancy yellow

Bracciale con foglia composta da diamanti bianchi e neri

Spilla a forma di foglia con diamanti bianchi e neri

Jjewels looks ahead

Published on September 12, 2017

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Continues the march through Jjewels specialty fairs, jewelery brand of Milan ♦ ︎
Classic jewels, but at the same time trendy. Under this intent was born JJewels, one of the brands of BlueWhiteGroup, a Milan company founded in 1974 by David Joshach. Starting with diamond trading and cutting (activity still ongoing), the entrepreneur with JJewels wanted to point to a brand new and sophisticated. In the end, Milan is the capital of Italian fashion: in this case, the experience in the field of gemmology has united itself to the feeling with the changing of world of fashion. But jewels offered by Jjewels have nothing to do with the fashion bijoux. Instead they are jewels of gold and precious stones such as sapphires, rubies and of course the diamonds of the house. The original commitment of the brand has to be appreciated, as Jjewels now don’t misses at the most important event appointments, from VicenzaOro to the International Jewelery Watch Show scheduled for 2018 in Abu Dhabi: the Maison of Milan has already enrolled among the participants.
Read also: Jjewels’s Goals

Collana in oro bianco, zaffiri e diamanti

Bracciale di Jjewels in oro bianco, diamanti bianchi e brown

Anello in oro rosa, diamanti, zaffiri, rubini, ametiste

Anello in oro rosa con diamante navette e tsavoriti

Gioielli, Jewelry, Joaillerie, Joyas, Jewelen

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Jewels, but made in paper

Auction Bolaffi, the results

Tamara Comolli is getting ready to conquer Italy

Diamonds and jewels with Bolaffi

Antonini Extraordinaire again

Broggian for the operations in Vhernier

Misani for Valentine’s Day

Lora Nikolova freestyle

Gala Rotelli, jewelry for dreamers

Laura Volpi between earth, air and movement

Fabio Lissi bespoke

A lesson of gems by Sanalitro

On the waves with Francesca Mo

The charge of the 220 with Faraone

Gobbi, a 175 year long spiral

Where Leaderline brings

Lora Nikolova, compositions to wear

Auctions, Bolaffi in pink

Where flies Busatti

Jjewels looks ahead