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For Sofia Richie a walk with Tiffany

Published on September 14, 2018

Sofia Richie con orecchini della collezione Tiffany City HardWear

Fashion show for New York by American model Sofia Richie with Tiffany jewels ♦

In 2017, the walk to New York with Tiffany’s jewels was by Jennifer Lawrence. In 2018 it is up to the American model Sofia Richie to wander the streets of the Big Apple after a purchase in the Tiffany store on Fifth Avenue. In fact, the model has actually been spotted at the Blue Box Café located inside the iconic flagship store, which is going to be completely renovated. And, to be precise, the model wore yellow gold earrings from the Tiffany City HardWear collection, bracelets and rings from the Tiffany T.

Instead, it’s unknow the contents of the package. Jewels accompanied by a sober dress with a lenghty train in wedding style and wide neckline, probably not to run the risk of going unnoticed. Coincidentally, a photographer placed just right in front of the store assured posterity these images.

La modella all'uscita dalla boutique della Fifth Avenue — La modella all’uscita dalla boutique della Fifth Avenue

Sofia Richie a passeggio per New York con strascico spazza marciapede

At auction the jewels of the former Olympian

Published on September 8, 2018

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Bracciale Art Déco con diamanti e rubini di Van Cleef & Arpels, 1940

From the Olympic gold to the gold of the jewels: Bonhams auctioned those of the former champion Katherine Domyan ♦ ︎

Gold attracts gold. It is not a magnetic effect (in fact, gold does not behave like iron), but a general principle. Katherine Domyan, twice a gold medalist in the Olympic games for Hungary, has become fond of another kind of gold in her life, that of jewels. And now Bonhams, in New York, at 21 september auctioned the collection of the former athlete, who disappeared in October 2017.
An adventurous story that of Katherine Domyan. In 1952 in Helsinski and in 1956 in Melbourne he won the gold medal of the 10 freestyle. Meanwhile, the revolt against the communist regime broke out in Budapest. The athlete then decided to escape to the West, along with 42 other Hungarians who competed in Australia.

Collana di diamanti di Harry Winston, 1984

After some time, Domyan was able to move to the US, where he married another Hungarian Olympic champion, Arpad Domyan. The two then founded a real estate company and gained a solid estate. Including high-quality jewelry such as an Art Deco ruby ring, a diamond bracelet by Van Cleef and Arpels, 36 jewels by David Webb, including a rock crystal bracelet and a necklace of emeralds and diamonds in addition to pieces by Harry Winston, a ring with 23.13 carat emerald cut diamond and a necklace with diamonds of 86.30 carat diamonds. The estimate for the collection is between $ 2.1 million and $ 3.2 million. Federico Graglia

Anello con rubino e diamanti di David Webb

Anello in oro, platino e diamanti di David Webb

Parure con ametista, smalto e diamanti di David Webb

Bracciale Art Déco con diamanti e smeraldi. Cartier, 1925

Bracciale zebra con diamanti, rubini e smalto di David Webb

Collana Comète con diamanti di Chanel, 1995

Roberto Coin in war about black jade

Published on September 8, 2018

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Roberto Coin, bracciale in oro rosa, diamanti e giada nera

Legal controversy in New York between Roberto Coin and an American dealer, Joseph Goldstein on the black jade ♦ ︎

The story is rather singular. On one side a large and esteemed Italian brand, Roberto Coin. On the other, an importer of jade, Joseph Goldstein. Black jade, to be precise. At the center, called to make a judgment, the New York District Court. The diatribe is born on the lawfulness of the use of stone. Or, better, on the definition of black jade. According to Roberto Coin (but the company does not issue statements), the one used for some jewels of the Venetian Maison is a full black jade and the company’s behavior is fully correct, as confirmed by the description of the jewels in the sales information. According to Goldstein, however, only the stone certified by a Chinese body, Ngtc, can really be considered the pure mineral, the one with official license.
In support of his thesis, the importer of the stone, which defines a “solid alternative to black diamonds”, sent a full indictment to the New York judges.

But the reality is that it is only a defensive move, given that the first to take legal action against the American dealer were the lawyers of Roberto Coin.

Will the magistrates of the District Court be able to grasp the crux of the problem? Will they, with the help of expert gemologists, judge the lawfulness of using the black gem? The stone of discord is not a trivial matter, given that Goldstein’s campaign against Roberto Coin risks causing image damage (and economic damage) to the Italian brand, highly quoted on the US market. And, you know, words are as heavy as stones.

Roberto Coin, anello in oro rosa, diamanti e giada nera

Roberto Coin, orecchini opendenti in oro rosa, diamanti e giada nera

a coin PENDANT WITH BLACK JADE AGATE AND DIAMONDS — Roberto Coin, pendente in oro rosa, diamanti e giada nera e verde

Tiffany closed for renovation

Published on September 7, 2018

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Tiffany store closes. But do not worry: the Fifth Avenue shop of the world’s most famous brand pauses to restructure ♦ ︎

The most famous jewelry store in the world is located in New York: it is Tiffany. In addition to being the flagship store of the largest group of jewelry, the large Tiffany boutique is also a myth. Much of the credit goes to a lucky combination that brought Tiffany into the title of one of the most famous films. The jewelry on Fifth Avenue is the one admired by Audrey Hepburn, with a little black dress by Givenchy, in the film edition of the novel by Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
If you have passed the shop windows between 57th Street and Fifth Avenue in New Yoirk, or you have planned to go there, know that the shop closes its doors. It is not, however, a definitive closure, but only a rather long pause, three years, in view of a radical restructuring.

Renovation works will start in 2019 and end at the end of 2021.

The cost of the operation was calculated at 250 million dollars. A mountain of money, which will change the face of the store opened in 1940. The new CEO, the Italian Alessandro Bogliolo, decided the operation. It was not by chance that the delicate task of renewing the company was entrusted to him. And sales figures seem to agree with him. The Fifth Avenue shop, explained Bogliolo, has always been synonymous with innovation: for example, it was one of the first in the world with air conditioning.
That Tiffany store was inaugurated on October 21, 1940, at the foot of a granite and limestone building, with Art Deco influences and steel doors. It is guarded by a bronze statue about 3 meters high that depicts Atlas, mythological giant who in this case carries a watch on his shoulders instead of the world. It was also the first public clock in New York. Now it closes. And who wants to buy Tiffany jewels? Jewelery, pottery and silver from Tiffany will move during the works in the adjacent premises of the former Niketown.

Audrey Hepburn in «Colazione da Tiffany», davanti alle vetrine del negozio di New York

Il classico anello in oro bianco e tre diamanti di Tiffany & co.

Ippolita returns to Ippolita

Published on August 3, 2018

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Bracciale in oro con Anello con pietre a grappolo

Ippolita buy Ippolita. In New York Ippolita Rostagno returns to the brand guide she founded in 1999. Here are the autumn-winter jewelry ♦ ︎

Ippolita is back to being Ippolita. More precisely: the Italian designer Ippolita Rostagno, founder of the Maison that bears her name in New York, has returned to lead the company. Ippolita Rostagno, in fact, has acquired a majority share of the brand and holds the role of chief creative officer as well as Ceo. In essence, Ippolita bought back the brand that it had founded and then sold in 2007 to the private equity fund Castanea Partners.
Ippolita Rostagno launched her jewelery line in 1999. The philosophy of the brand is to create wearable jewelry on any occasion, for a woman active in society. Among other things, Ippolita Rostagno in 2015, has launched an e-commerce site for home decorations difficult to find and centered on luxury craftsmanship called Artemest. With the change of ownership Ippolita has also revolutionized the management of the Maison. What does not change, however, is the style of jewelry, as evidenced by the latest arrivals designed for the autumn-winter 2018. Cosimo Muzzano

Orecchini in argento con pietre e madreperla

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

Anello aperto della collezione Tiffany Paper Flowers

Orecchini con diamanti bianchi e tanzaniti

Chaumet wins with Fred Leighton

Published on April 20, 2018

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Collana-bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti di Chaumet

Fred Leighton in black and white at Sotheby’s auction: a Chaumet necklace wins the auction of collection ♦
Fred Leighton, in New York, has been an authority for over 40 years for anyone looking to buy or sell a rare piece of Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Retro or contemporary. But the founder, who disappeared in 2017, not only dealt with choosing buyers and sellers of exceptional pieces: he himself had collected pieces of all kinds. And Fred Leighton’s personal collection was auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York. The sale totaled 2.8 million on Wednesday 19 April. There were not only jewels, but also furniture and pieces of decorative art from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, with a representation of all kinds from the pieces of the Victorian era to art deco. The most appreciated, for example, was a Cartier table clock in gold, turquoise and diamonds ($ 275,000). And the jewels? The highlight of the day was a bracelet-necklace composition by Chaumet from 1930, with old cut diamonds, single and baguette, sold for $ 112,500. Good result also for a Marchak necklace of about 1950, composed of interweaving of gold threads with baguette diamonds and rubies carved with floral motifs, with ruby pearls and round and baguette diamonds. It was beaten for $ 100,000.
It should be noted, however, that not all the pieces have found a buyer. Among other things, pieces such as a Cartier necklace from 1945 with a citrine and diamonds, a Raymond Templier diamond necklace from the 1950s and a Cartier bow brooch from 1910 remained in the hammer. Federico Graglia

Anello con smeraldo e diamante a pera incastonato

Collana con fili d'oro intrecciati e rubini di Marchak — Collana con fili d’oro intrecciati e rubini di Marchak

Spilla clip di Cartier in oro bianco e diamanti

Collana-spilla di Cartier in oro, citrino e diamanti

Bonhams celebrates David Webb

Published on April 12, 2018

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David Webb, bracciale con smeraldi, rubini e smalto a forma di volpe

Rubies, sapphires, diamonds and 16 pieces by David Webb at Bonhams auction in New York ♦ ︎
Even if you do not have the money to buy the magnificent jewels of the magnificent auctions held in the wealth capitals, first of all Geneva, London, Hong Kong and New York, browsing the catalogs can be enjoyable. You can find exceptional jewels discovered, true masterpieces not only for their estimated value, but also for their artistic quality.
Also the auction scheduled by Bonhams in New York for April 17, 2018 (133 lots) does not miss interesting pieces in the catalog. A solitaire ring with premium quality, brilliant cut, 10,01 carats is the most valuable piece, with an estimated 500,000-700,000 dollars. But, if you are not a diamond enthusiast or an investor who wants to close the ring in a safe, it is not the most pleasant piece to watch. Better, for example, the Art Déco bracelet with rubies and diamonds by Cartier, dated around 1935. It has contrasting rubies with white diamonds, in seven rows, interspersed with baguette-cut diamond bars, with other old-cut diamonds. Rubies are of Burmese origin and not heated. With rubies (50) is also composed of a necklace of Bulgari, with oval-shaped graduated stones, the largest weighing about 2.15 carats, alternating with round brilliant-cut round diamonds. Rubies are of Burmese origin (Myanmar). In the catalog there is also a ring of rubies and diamonds by Mermod & Jaccard.
Rubies are the fashion stone at the moment, but sapphires never set. At the auction of Bonhams, for example, a ring with 9.85 carats of Kashmir sapphire and diamonds is estimated at 80.000-120.000 dollars, while a pendant necklace with Sri Lanka sapphire of 40.07 carats and diamonds rises to 280.000- 320.000 .
The David Webb jewelery
One of the reasons of interest of the auction are also the 16 pieces by David Webb. The American designer was famous for his large and daring jewels, in which he also used materials such as exotic shells, carved rock crystal, enamel and coral. The collection that Bonhams will offer includes a bracelet with fox-head diamonds, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and enamels: a perfect example of Webb’s love for jewelry in the shape of animals, made with enamels, diamonds, emeralds and rubies. Federico Graglia

Anello con zaffiro del Kashmir da 9,85 carati e diamanti

Bulgari, bracciale in oro giallo e smalto

Bulgari, collana con diamanti e 50 rubini

David Webb, collana con ametiste e corallo

Bracciale di Cartier, 1935, rubini e diamanti

Pendente con zaffiro dello Sri Lanka di oltre 40 carati

Anello con diamante solitaire da oltre 10 carati

May’s Tefaf jewels

Published on April 10, 2018

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Suzanne Belperron, orecchini in platino con perle e diamanti, anni Cinquanta

Suzanne Belperron and Taffin protagonists of the spring edition of Tefaf in New York ♦ ︎
Founded in fairly recent times, in 1988, Tefaf is considered the world’s leading organization of art, antiques and design. It is a high level fair, with exceptional pieces. Also of jewels. But over time, Tefaf has multiplied by three: in Maastricht it covers 7,000 years of art history; New York Spring focuses on art and modern and contemporary design and New York Fall covers decorative and refined art from antiquity to the 1920s. To a certain extent, jewels never fail in any of these manifestations, even though the greatest quantity of pieces can be found at the Maastricht appointment in March.
Now, however, it is time of New York (4-8 May 2018). Also in this case there are interesting pieces. With two authors, in particular: Suzanne Belperon and James Claude Taffin de Givenchy, founder of the Taffin brand. Among the first, the catalog includes pieces with a collar-shaped collar in gold, 40 centimeters, from 1940, but also a geometric ring in silver and hematite of the ’30s, or a pair of clip-on earrings with pearls, platinum and diamonds. Of Taffin, a rose gold ring with garnet and ceramic, a brooch with spessartite cabochon and two earrings with diamonds in gold, ceramic and rose gold. In short, among many paintings, sculptures and antique furniture there is no shortage of jewelry to see. Federico Graglia

Bracciale art déco con corallo, onice e madreperla

Suzanne Belperron, collana in oro e diamanti, circa 1940

Reza, anello Swing, in oro giallo e bianco con diamanti

Taffin, orecchini asimmetrici con diamanti brown, ceramica e oro rosa

Taffin, spilla con spessartite cabochon, zaffiri birmani, argento ossidato, oro bianco e rosa

Taffin, anello in oro rosa con ceramica bianca e granato Malaya

Suzanne Belperron, anello geometrico in argento e ematite, anni Trenta

Cartier, collana revival antico Egitto. Realizzata con una placca di lapislazzuli scolpita, turchesi a forma di navette, all'interno di una cornice di diamanti a taglio circolare e smeraldi con taglio a calibro, diamanti — Cartier, collana revival antico Egitto. Realizzata con una placca di lapislazzuli scolpita, turchesi a forma di navette, all’interno di una cornice di diamanti a taglio circolare e smeraldi con taglio a calibro, diamanti

Collana di perle naturali grigie e diamanti

Jar and a pink diamond are the stars at Christie’s

Published on April 1, 2018

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Anello con diamante rosa di 8,42 carati, fancy rosa intenso, taglio brillante, ma «modificato rettangolare», chiarezza VVS1. AI lati due diamanti baguette

A pink diamond and a ring of Jar are the stars of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York ♦ ︎
Spring returns to pink, like peach blossoms and like the diamond that Christie’s sells at the Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on April 17th. The diamond is mounted on a platinum and rose gold ring. It is an 8.42 carat stone, intense rose fancy brilliant cut but «modified rectangular», VVS1 clarity and «potentially internally impeccable». On the sides the stone has two other baguette diamonds. The ring is valued between 4 and 6 million dollars.
But, of course, the auction has other interesting pieces of Maison such as Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Harry Winston, Tiffany & Co. in the catalog. It is not necessary to be a millionaire to participate (also online) in the purchase: prices start at 4000 dollars. Among the most popular pieces there are classic jewels, like a necklace of diamonds and emeralds by Van Cleef & Arpels (estimate up to 1.25 million dollars), or rings with big diamonds.
Two rare Jar
But there are also rare jewels and coveted by collectors, like two pieces signed Jar, designer who has fans all over the world. If you do not know him, know that Jar represents the initials of Joel Arthur Rosenthal, born in 1943 in New York in a family of modest possibilities. He graduated from Harvard in 1966, and then moved to Paris. Before joining the Olympus of jewelry, he worked as a screenwriter. She refined her skills with Bulgari in New York, and then returned to Paris where she opened a boutique in Place Vendôme with her partner, Pierre Jeannet. His rare pieces are received almost like an event. In this case, Christie’s auctioned jewels will benefit the Art for Justice Fund, which aims to reform the justice system in the United States.
Jar’s jewels at auction are, therefore, a Moghul style brooch, created in 1999, in silver and 18-karat gold. It consists of a kind of stylized dome with an amethyst pavé surrounding a 14.77 carat cushioned sapphire. The pendant has a border of diamonds and a tassel of natural pearls. Not only that: the back is a pavé of diamonds. Necklace and pendant are valued up to $ 300,000. The second piece is, apparently, more traditional: a ring. In reality, the 22.76-carat oval diamond, color D and VVS1 clarity, is suspended in a thin flush mount with a micro-pavé on platinum. In this case the maximum estimate is 3.5 million. Federico Graglia

Sara Greco, from Salento to New York

Published on March 25, 2018

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The natural jewels of Silvia Greco, from Salento to the Diamond District of New York ♦ ︎
An olive tree grows in New York. It come from the Salento area of Puglia (Italy) famous for its centenarian olive trees. To grow the plant, but ideally, it is Sara Greco. The designer is part of the “I started as a child” category. In fact, she tells her parents to give her a goldsmith welder when she was 12 years old. She then studied as goldsmiths in Lecce, the capital city of Salento and then at the Tarì Design School near Caserta. Then, the turning point of her life. After a visit to New York as a tourist, she returned, but this time to work in a goldsmith’s company in the Diamond District of the Big Apple, where there are about 2,600 large and small businesses that revolve around the world of jewelry.
They must have liked the skills of Sara Greco, because the company then helped her obtain the visa 01, the one reserved for people of extraordinary skill, among the most difficult to obtain in the United States.
Then, Sara Greco has put to good use her creativity combined with the technical ability to create her own brand of jewelry. But without forgetting the land of the olive trees from which it comes. Her collections are in fact inspired by its cultural roots as well as nature. For example, she mainly uses raw crystals, with the natural form. And her jewels show the deep connection with the origins from the name, for example with the Terra degli Ulivi collections and the last, Terra Madre. And even the images of the jewels were taken by Salento photographers. On the other hand, the roots are the largest part of the trees. Lavinia Andorno

Bracciale e orecchini in argento e quarzo fumé

Ciondolo in quarzo citrino e argento cesellato

Ciondolo e orecchino in argento cesellato e cristallo di rocca

Collana della collezione Terra degli Ulivi con mica e tormalina nera

Gemco and his brothers

Published on February 2, 2018

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Collana con diamanti e orecchini della Cascade collection, con diamanti e smeraldi

The great race of the Gemco Designs, with the triumph of the stones between East and West. Here are the news presented at VicenzaOro with the Nigaam brand: The Stella Collection and Cascade Collection, with briolette cut diamonds ♦
From Jaipur, the capital of the Indian jewelry, up to Hong Kong and New York. No wonder the Gemco Designs jewelry is a nice hybrid of the two cultures, East and West. Founded in 1970 by brothers Gaurav, Pravesh and Prateek Nigam as an active company in the gemstone trade, Gemco has thus gained a solid reputation. In 2012 it took place the consecration, with the launch of the luxury brand Nigaam, neglecting the least profitable market for silver jewelry (but they are still in the catalog). They are, of course, jewelry that shine a large quantity of precious stones, often cut in the traditional Indian way, a bit ‘less precise and multifaceted than you see in Antwerp. But the effect is there. In high-end jewelry you can read the ancient Indian tradition, but also that of Byzantine icons, Islamic carpets and even of handicraft Chinese. Their jewelery are now in sixty stores in the East, especially in China, and the United States, but is coming also a platform for online sales. Cosimo Muzzano

Nigaam, Stella collection, anello con diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Cascade collection, collana e orecchini indossati

Nigaam, Cascade collection, collana e orecchini indossati

Nigaam, Stella collection, orecchini con diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Nigaam, Stella collection, anelli con diamanti e zaffiri

Il retro dell'anello in oro e rubini taglio baguette — Il retro dell’anello in oro e rubini taglio baguette

Anello in oro con diamanti taglio baguette

Anello in oro bianco e diamanti con diversi tagli

Orecchini chandelier in oro e rubini, con piccoli diamanti

Orecchini pendenti con rubini e diamanti

Alexandra Mor among the top designers

Published on December 7, 2017

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Anello con peridoto di 21,04 carati e 262 diamanti

Alexandra Mor in the Olympus of the best designers of the century. And with a noble mission: to save the elephants from poaching ♦ ︎
How many good designers would be willing to make some sacrifices to entering among the «Women Jewelery Designers», a prestigious volume written by the gemologist and writer Juliet Weir-de la Rochefoucauld? Alexandra Mor succeeded, and without effort.
Read also: Inimitable Alexandra Mor
The volume, published by Acc Publishing in London, explores the influence and work of jewelry designers all over the world during the last century up until today. As for the style of Alexandra Mor, Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld writes: “Mor’s jewels are young and of the moment. They are intensely personal. They carry into the twenty-first century the American ideal of jewels that can be transformed for different occasions. Simple earrings can be added to in order to create elaborate chandelier earrings, mixing and matching a variety of gemstone drops – an idea that has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from 18th- and 19th-century Europe. Her jewelry is about graceful simplicity and elegant lines that dwell on the mind, softly demanding admiration – classics ready to perpetuate memories for the next generation”. In short, a very gratifying comment for the American designer, who in 2016 moved to Bali. She is not only able to create unique high quality pieces, with extraordinary stones and refined and original compositions, but Alexandra Mor is also able to innovate and amaze, as when she combines precious stones with tagua seeds. That is an exotic wood that is also called vegetable ivory. It is a material obtained from the seeds of a palm, the Phytelephas macrocarpa, which grows in the rainforest of South America. The fruit, once dried, has consistency, color and appearance very similar to ivory and can be easily worked and dyed. The designer uses it in combination with pearls or quartz: the effect is truly surprising. And it is not just a stylistic choice: the designer has opted for tagua seeds to avoid contributing to the killing of elephants. Maybe you do not know, but one is shot down every 15 minutes by poachers hunting for fangs. Alessia Mongrando

Anello com topazio fumé da 0,55 carati su un seme di tagua lavorato

Collana con perle barocche, semi di tagua, legno sawo, fiori di loto

Orecchini Dangling Snowflake con diamanti

«Women Jewellery Designers», libro di Juliet Weir-de la Rochefoucauld — «Women Jewellery Designers», libro di
Juliet Weir-de la Rochefoucauld

Orecchini a grappolo in platino e diamanti

Anello con diamante fancy light yellow di 5,02 carati e diamanti taglio brillante bianchi

Nina Runsdorf, New York City

Published on November 25, 2017

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Bracciale con diamanti e zaffiri. Prezzo: 42.000 dollari

Classic but modern jewelery, signed by newyorker Nina Runsdorf ♦ ︎
Nina Runsdorf launched her first collection in New York in 2005. But she had already gained experience with the jewelery industry. This previous experience has given her an edge: knowledge of precious stones, metals, working techniques. But the first contact with jewels has in his mother’s kitchen, he had, where he had set up a small desk devoted to crafted pieces at home. She then went straight to the top with his trademark Nsr.
Today Nina, a New York native, lives in Manhattan, and she is one of the most famous American jewelery designers. Next to the high-end jewelery line, he also launched the Silver Skin & Stone collection for the youngest, perhaps inspired by the wishes of his two daughters. The rest of the jewelery is, however, destined for a more demanding audience: a sapphire and diamond bracelet, for example, costs $ 42,000. Cosimo Muzzano

Orecchini zon zaffiri, diamanti, smerladi

Orecchini con smeraldi a goccia e diamanti

Zsa Zsa Gabor with Bonhams

Published on November 21, 2017

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The Zsa Zsa Gabor diamond necklace at Bonhams auction in New York ♦ ︎
Zsa Zsa Gabor, who disappeared in 2016, was one of the most famous dives of the last century. Her career, started when she was elected with Miss Hungary in 1936, continued as a film actress. In over 50 years of career she has worked in more than 60 films, with directors such as Orson Welles, John Huston and Vincente Minnelli. In addition to leaving indelible memories to an entire generation (as well as its nine husbands), she has also left valuable jewels, one of her passions. For example, an “over-the-top gorgeous” diamond necklace will be auctioned on December 4 in New York by Bonhams. It is a rivière diamond necklace, with 45 brilliant rounds for a total of 66 carats. The necklace is the work of Harry Winston, who created it in 1964. The rivière necklaces are characterized by stones of different size (see also: What are rivièere and tripla X). In this case, the five central diamonds weigh 8.07, 6.34, 6.33, 5.35 and 4.88 carats. Their quality varies from F to I color and are VVS2 clarity. The value of the necklace is estimated at between 1.2 and 1.5 million dollars. But some enthusiast for the great actress’s could raise the price.
Zsa Zsa Gabor was a fan of jewels. She has been given a phrase that has become famous: “I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds.” Federico Graglia

La collana rivière appartenuta a Zsa Zsa Gabor

La collana rivière appartenuta a Zsa Zsa Gabor. Stima: 1,2-1,5 milioni di dollari

Zsa Zsa Gabor con la collana di diamanti

Un'immagine d'epoca di Zsa Zsa Gabor — Un’immagine d’epoca di Zsa Zsa Gabor

Spilla Uccello su una roccia, citrino e diamanti, firmata da Jean Schlumberger per Tiffany & co

Spilla in oro, platino e diamanti firmata David Webb

Surprise 47th Diamond Distric

Published on November 17, 2017

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Collana venduta da 47th Diamond District

47th Diamond District sells on eBay a $ 125,000 necklace ♦︎
On eBay you can buy the latest camera model, the complete collection of National Geographic and now also a necklace with a 21 carats diamond, sapphires, rubies and tanzanite. All at a modest price of $ 125,000. Who will buy (or have purchased) that necklace have a business with 47th Diamond District, which deals with jewelry and, above all, wholesale and vintage jewelry and diamonds. It is headquartered in New York, in the area that is distinguished by its name. It was founded in 1997 by Kedem Deletis, who after studying computer science in Miami became an apprentice of a South African diamond importer. With this start, Kedem has learned what you need to learn about quality and cutting diamonds. He founded Science & Art Inc., later to become the 47th Diamond District Corp. Explain that he has learned the craft of gemstone and then jewelery in the field by turning the world around. It also has some familiarity in high-value stones and jewels, such as 100-carat diamond necklaces, 10-carat pink diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds … In addition to eBay, however, it also sells its jewelery in his store, for those who do not trust spending thousands of dollars or euros simply looking at a picture. Margherita Donato

Bracciale in oro e diamanti per 2,40 carati

Anello del periodo Edoardiano con diamante da 2,5 carati taglio old-mine

Collana con diamante da 21 carati, zaffiri, runini e tanzaniti in vendita su eBay

Pendente con tormalina verde da 7 carati

Orecchini burgundy in oro e smalto rosso

Anello di David Web in oro e giada. In vendita per 52.000 dollari su eBay

Anello con diamanti rose-cut, smeraldo e zaffiri rosa

In New York with de Grisogono

Published on November 14, 2017

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Anello con diamante taglio a cuore, diamanti marquise e smeraldi su oro bianco

A de Grisogono boutique on Madison Avenue in New York ♦ ︎
Between Lake Geneva and the Hudson River there is the Atlantic Ocean. Now between the two mirrors there is a bridge: the Maison de Grisogono. The high-end jewelry company founded by Fawaz Gruosi opened a large boutique on a 1,614 square foot area in Midtown Manhattan, at 700 Madison Avenue. Interior decor plays on two colors: white and purple, with a touch of gold. Carrara’s marble, wood, enamels shine under a brass chandelier in Hudson Furniture, in an environment that was designed by David Collins Studio. Among the jewels of the Maison are also exposed some unique pieces exclusive products for the new New York shop. For example, there is a ring with a white diamond heart cut, other white diamonds marquise cut and emeralds on white gold. Alessia Mongrando

Boutique di de Grisogono a New York, interno

Boutique di de Grisogono a New York, sala interna

Orecchini della collezione Melody of Diamonds di de Grisogono

Alta gioielleria, orecchini con diamanti

The biggest diamond on the finger

Published on November 14, 2017

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Anello con diamante taglio brillante da 110,92 carati

The greatest round diamond on a ring will sold by Sotheby’s ♦ ︎
The auction on December 5 in Sotheby’s New York has many jewels of great interest. Among the many excellent pieces of the Magnificent Jewels, stands out the largest round diamond ever sold at auction and mounted on a ring. The image spread by Sotheby’s is impressive and perhaps suggests that the ring can not be really worn and exhibited at a public occasion. The diamond, brilliant cut, weighs 110.92 carats. The ring estimate is between 4.2 and 6.2 million dollars. The stone that has been classified as L-color with VS1 clarity and a good shine, cut and symmetry.
But it is not the only strong piece of the auction. It is worth mentioning a ring with a vivid blue diamond of 5.69 carats, which is sold with an estimated 12 million to 15 million dollars. Also featured is a ring with a large 15-carat Burmese ruby, suggested for an estimate of 2.5 to 3.5 million dollars, or a ring with a rare pink-orange diamond proposed at 1.8-2.2 million dollars. Rare pieces for collectors or investors who close the jewel in a safe. Precious, but perhaps (most probably) more wearable on special occasions are a Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet with diamonds and sapphires rated 1-1.5 million, and a emerald ring, also by the same Maison, belonged to Elizabeth A. Keck, wife of an American oilman: the gem is estimated at $ 250-350,000. In this group it seems almost for discount. Federico Graglia

Bracciale di Van Cleef & Arpels con diamanti e zaffiri

Anello con smeraldo e diamanti appartenuto a Elizabeth A. Keck

Anello con diamante vivid blue da 5,69 carati

Anello con diamante blu intenso e diamanti incolori

Cartier at Tefaf

Published on October 29, 2017

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Bracciale di Cartier in corallo, smeraldi, diamanti, a forma di due chimere

Cartier at Tefaf in New York, exceptional pieces with an extraordinary story ♦ ︎
At the Tefaf Autumn Edition, in the second time in New York, the catalog has shown several pieces of Cartier that you can see with a special attention. It is, in fact, jewels (plus a box) that stand out for history and artistic quality. This is the case, for example, of a bracelet that is inspired by two carved, coral carved chimera with round and oval cabochon emeralds and square, round and circular diamonds, round yellow gold hinges. Each one opens in the opposite direction. The jewel remembers the shape of the ancient bracelets with animal heads found by archaeologists: they were used mainly by Middle Eastern and Mediterranean civilizations, from Assyria to Greece. The Cartier bracelet is mounted on platinum and yellow gold. It also has a story that is worth telling.
The Duchess of Windsor
In 1923, Louis Cartier created a clasp with a chimera head (head of a lion, body of a goat and dragon tail) carved in coral, diamonds and emeralds with gold and platinum. It was the first Art Deco chimera: it would become an iconic form of Cartier. The chimera is also a symbol of longevity and success. Cartier has created several chimera-shaped bracelets from 1927 to 1929. In 1933 Jeanne Toussaint assumed the post of director of the luxury jewelery department. At the end of the 1940s the figure of the chimera came back to the fore when the Duchess of Windsor bought a pink coral bracelet very similar to that exposed to Tefaf. Jeanne Toussaint then modernized the design with decorative motifs of Indian inspiration, and with diamonds and emeralds. Federico Graglia

Bracciale di Cartier, oro, lacca nera, diamanti. Circa 1930

Bracciale di Cartier in stile indiano, oro e diamanti. Circa 1939

Collana di Suzanne Belperron, con pietre colorate stile Cartier

Box composto da pannelli fossili di Orthoceras, antico cefalopode simile al calamaro, cinghie di argento sterling lucido e piedini in argento. Circa 1925

Wonders at Tefaf

Published on October 26, 2017

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Wallace Chan, orecchini in titanio con diamanti bianchi e gisalli, tsaforiti, granati, smeraldi

At Tefaf in New York the wonders of jewelery from yesterday and today ♦ ︎
Successful things are replicating. For example, fairs such as Tefaf, an institution founded in 1988 in Maastricht, Netherlands, and soon became the most renowned Art and Antique Fair in Europe. And, last year, also in America, with the New York Autumn Edition, at Park Avenue Armory. In 2017 there is the second test of relocating Tefaf in the States (from 28 October to 1 November). As with the Maastricht edition, most of the pieces exhibited include works of art, antique furniture, and antique furniture. But there are also old and modern jewels, all of the highest quality.
For example, Siegelson presents Cartier art pieces and signed by Suzanne Belperron. But, like in the European edition, there are also today’s designers, such as German Hemmerle, or the Chinese jeweler-artist Wallace Chan, who, alongside a high technical virtuosity design, also uses patented systems to work with titanium. Among the exhibited works, for example, there are the Wonders of Life earrings, which recall a flower blooming by a pine, with roots made of diamonds and emeralds. A green light shines from the bulb made up of purple titanium cheeks, while pink sapphires link the stem of the plant to a white diamond flower. Federico Graglia