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The rarest ruby in the world up for auction at Sotheby’s

Published on April 11, 2023

One of the rarest and most valuable rubies ever is about to be auctioned by Sotheby’s. This is the gem extracted in September 2022 from the Fura Gems ruby mine in Montepeuz (Mozambique). The ruby received the name of Estrela de Fura (star of Fura in Portuguese) and weighed 101 carats when mined. It is a record ruby: not only extremely rare in terms of quality and colour, but also the largest, gem quality, ever discovered and the most precious ever auctioned off. It will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s during the Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on June 8th.

Il rubino Estrela de Fura di 55,22 carati

The ruby has an estimate in excess of $30 million. The rough stone was transformed by a group of craftsmen into a magnificent cushion cut stone weighing 55.22 carats, is preparing to rewrite history by surpassing the Sunrise Ruby, a 25.59 carat ruby of Burmese origin, sold for 30, $3 million (over $1,185,000 per carat) at Sotheby’s in Geneva in 2015 and which still holds the world auction record for a ruby. The world tour of Estrela de Fura, which departed from Hong Kong on April 5, will tour the world in recent weeks to arrive in Geneva (the only European stop) in May, before becoming the undisputed star of the New York auction.

Sunrise Ruby, rubino montato su anello con diamanti firmato Cartier. Venduto per oltre 30 milioni di euro

Ajoomal between ancient and modern

Published on September 11, 2022

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Anello con pietra luna intagliata, diamanti bianchi e brown, rubellite al centro

Rare stones, refined cuts, tradition and innovation: all this is Harshad Ajoomal, Mumbai’s jeweler ♦ ︎

The briolette cut, with its elongated teardrop shape, is back in fashion in jewelery. This was renewed by Harshad Ajoomal, a Mumbai jeweler who used this form born in the Sixties, which says inspired by the traditional Indian Goswala cut. When gemstones have a briolette cut and are exposed to strong light, each facet reflects the color to create a sparkling kaleidoscope effect. An effect that the Indian designer has applied in the Mozambique collection, dedicated to a country that holds in its mines a great variety of precious stones.

Jealous of Indian tradition and culture, Harshad Ajoomal used this form for the capsule collection made with natural precious stones such as sapphires, tanzanites, peridots and orange amethysts. But also unusual stones, like Namibia pietersite. Harshad Ajoomal, in fact, has always emphasized avant-garde design, precious stones and craftsmanship. It is an Indian brand, but very attentive to the world of Western fashion, as is also evident in the Mozambique collection.

Anello con smeraldo di 8,58 carati dello Zambia e diamanti taglio baguette

Medaglione in oro bianco, diamante a goccia, occhio di tigre

Orecchini Cirque du Noir con onice intagliato, diamanti e oro

Orecchini con conchiglie fossili e diamanti

Orecchini in platino con smeraldi, diamanti, tanzanite

Vania Leles, the African soul of gems

Published on October 14, 2020

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Girocollo in oro giallo e diamanti della collezione Sahara

Rubies, emeralds, diamonds: these are the colors of Africa for Vania Leles, which uses gems of origin that are responsible for high-class jewelery signed VanLeles ♦

Africa for Vania Leles, born in Guinea-Bissau, means two things: pride and precious stones, with which she also realizes collections of fine jewelry. Also for this reason, for example, a couple of years ago, she created a collection of six high-jewelery pieces with emeralds and diamonds from Zambia from the Gemfields mines, which boasts a process of ethical acquisition of stones. The collection pays tribute to Dido Elizabeth Belle, who was born in slavery in the West Indies in 1761, but was liberated and raised in London, and for Sarah Forbes Bonetta, who was presented as a “gift” to Queen Victoria in 1850 and later grown up as the queen’s goddaughter. In short, stories of slavery of other times. But that Vania, of dark skin, wanted to remember. The latest collection, instead, is called Sahara: dedicated to the desert, it is made of gold and diamonds.

Fortunately, the designer had a different story: she was a model for Saint Laurent. But then she decided that jewels were more interesting than life on the catwalk and she studied at the Gemological Institute of America and then worked for Graff and De Beers. How to say that it started from above. Having learned her trade, she opened an atelier in New Bond Street, London. Her jewels are top top top, as you can see from the images on this page. Lavinia Andorno

Orecchini della collezione Sahara in oro giallo e diamanti

Jewerly Green for Mozambique

Published on July 5, 2015

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Imagine having a ring that has on the top a small lawn: Jewerly Green decided to translate into reality the idea. Promoted by architect Clelia Stincheddu and by designer Giulietta Piccioli, Jewerly Green is defined as “an alternative to the classical design.” Her jewels are intertwined with environmental compatibility, but also everyday objects transformed into precious little oases. As the ring of the collection Element (s), composed of silver and resin, with above a small lawn of moss. The ring is sold together with a spray dispenser with 2.5 milliliters of rainwater. In addition to wear it, you need to cultivate it, as a garden at finger. Or In_Vaso collection, which includes necklace and ring, these with their share of vegetation attached.
Now Jewerly Green is promoting a charity initiative in favor of women farmers in Mozambique, together with the Institute Oikos Onlus, an organization engaged in Milan for 20 years in Italy and in developing countries in environmental protection and sustainable development. Until 31 October, purchasing a jewel of the Uterus collection, Jewelry Green will donate 10% of the proceeds to the project of Istituto Oikos ‘From seed to plate’, to concretely help women farmers in the District of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
The initiative involves the creation of Oikos Pemba Green, a social enterprise that brings together 25 associations of local farmers, over half of whom are women, with the twin objectives of promoting social inclusion of women and encourage the production and protection of local vegetable varieties and bearing, thereby promoting food security in the area.
Uterus collection consists of large and small pendant, bracelet and ring, available in silver or bronze. It is inspired by nature and its elements, with the primary focus in their care the woman who wears it. Lavinia Andorno

Anello e collana della collezione In_Vaso