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Cartier sparks in New York

Published on October 18, 2017

Collier della collezioen Rèsonances di Cartier, con smeraldi e rubelliti

For a week in New York a exhibition of Cartier’s high jewelery ♦︎
If you are in New York and are fond of great jewels, you can admire an exhibition dedicated to Cartier from 21 to 29 October. It is right in Cartier’s Fifth Avenue Mansion where you can admire the new jewelery designs and their artistic genesis, largely of the Rèsonances collection. High jewelry that, for a week, will be under the eyes of not only Vip, but all over the audience. There are over 70 unique pieces designed by 12 Cartier designers in Paris.
Great jewels and big stones, such as the pink gold bracelet with a large tourmaline, the necklace with 13 large emeralds cut into cabochon, or the bracelet that has a large ruby in the center. On the other hand, the colors of the stones have been the source of inspiration for one of Cartier’s most famous jewelery lines, Tutti Frutti. While the class combined with aggressive elegance are at the base of the Panthère line, which is transformed into many different jewels: it’s almost a Cartier symbol for many years, but it always fascinates. A style, that of the Parisian Maison, which now sparks in New York in all its shades. Federico Graglia

Bracciale in oro bianco 18 carati, legno pietrificato, rubini, onice e diamanti — Cartier, bracciale in oro bianco 18 carati, legno pietrificato, rubini, onice e diamanti

Bracciale in oro bianco 18 carati, peridoto di 79,89 carati, onice, smeraldi e diamanti

Bracciale in oro bianco 18 carati, rubelliti, lacca nera e diamanti

Bracciale in oro bianco 18 carati, rubini, onice, cristallo di rocca e diamanti

Bracciale in oro rosa 18 carati, tormalina, zaffiro verde giallo, zaffiri e diamanti

Bracciale Panthère in oro giallo 18 carati, diamanti, smeraldi, diamanti arancioni

Bracciale Panthère della collezione Rèsonances di Cartier, in oro bianco 18 carati, rubelliti, smeraldi, onice e diamanti

Collier Èclosion con mappe in oro giallo, brillanti e granati

Orecchini in platino, acquamarina, diamanti e onice

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti colorati e bianchi, lacca nera

Bracciale in oro bianco con perle, smeraldi, onice, diamanti

Shaun Lean at Sotheby’s

Published on October 18, 2017

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Shaun Lean’s jewels, for long time designer in tune with Alexander McQueen, in auction by Sotheby’s ♦ ︎
Shaun Leane is a British jewelery designer known for his sculptural pieces created for Alexander McQueen. His jewelery brand won four times the award as the designer of the year in Great Britain. Soon, he will have an additional stage: Sotheby’s has decided to sell pieces of Shaun Leane’s personal archive as a reference point for the A Life of Luxury auction, to be held on December 4 in New York.
The collection has been created by British designer for more than 20 years. In particular, the evening’s sale will feature more than 45 pieces created for fashion designer, including legendary Alexander McQueen and Givenchy, as well as Honourable Daphne Guinness, Isabella Blow, Kate Moss, and Sarah Jessica Parker. From the Immaculate Contra Mundum Evening Glove for Daphne Guinness, inspired by an armor, to the iconic Crown of Thorns, the Fall Winter Collection McQueen, from the Dante collection, which was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2011 and 2015, the selection shows the remarkable dynamism and the remarkable diversity of Leane’s creative vision.
The collection will be visible to the public from Sotheby’s, New York, from November 30th. The jewels are estimated in a range from $ 2,000 to $ 400,000. “I am excited to collaborate with Sotheby’s and Kerry Taylor in this very special sale,” Sheane commented. “I think the collection represents a level of creative freedom that is not parallel today when jewelry, performance art and fashion blend into one.”
“This is a historical collection, many of the pieces offered for sale were previously only seen behind the showcases in the great museums. Shaun Leane’s fashion jewelery and bodyculture are not just icons, but have contributed to some of McQueen’s most memorable moments. They were worn on the model walkway like Kate Moss, Erin O’Connor, and Stella Tennant. Those lucky enough to buy the pieces on the auction will not only have a unique piece of art but also a bit of fashion history.”
Londoner, Leane began studying jewelery at the age of 15. A year later, he started an apprenticeship of seven years. In the early 1990s, Leane met with Lee Alexander McQueen, a student at Central Saint Martin’s College. Under the influence of McQueen, Shaun has experimented with materials such as silver, brass and aluminum and founded his label, Shaun Leane, in 1999. The two designers collaborated for eight collections per year for 17 years, completed in February 2010 with the tragic suicide of McQueen. Federico Graglia

Coiled Corset, Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's — Coiled Corset, Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s

Alexander McQueen con Sarah Jessica Parker. Photo: Rex Features

Another Porcupine Quill Earrings. Photo: Courtesy Shaun Leane

Tusk Anklet. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's — Tusk Anklet. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s

Thistle Brooch. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's — Thistle Brooch. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s

Skeleton Corset. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's — Skeleton Corset. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s

Porcupine Quill Earrings. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's — Porcupine Quill Earrings. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s

Large Shell Earrings. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's — Large Shell Earrings. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s

Crown of Thorns. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby's — Crown of Thorns. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s

Alex Soldier on the red carpet

Published on August 2, 2017

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Orecchini Symbolica con agata verde e topazio bianco

Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo and French actress Odile Vuillemin have worn at Monte Carlo Television Awards 2017 the latest creations by Alex Soldier ♦

Alex Soldier was born in the balance between two continents, Europe and Asia, in the region of the Ural mountains, in the city of Perm. This region, he says, is known for its abundant natural resources such as gold. According to a Russian folk tale, in these mountains once lived a craftsman Russian named Danila, who spent seven years to carve a flower malachite, a form perfect. The result turned out to be a masterpiece: the flower seemed to have its own soul, even though it was made of stone. This legend served as the inspiration for Alex Soldier. When designing jewelry, tells, Soldier strives to create works of art in miniature. And to think that before embracing art and turn it into a career, the designer has followed a master’s degree in computer engineering. In 1981 he changed the life of Alex: in just six months was promoted to chief designer of the largest plant of jewelry in the Ural region. His innovative ideas have won numerous awards at many trade fairs in Eastern Europe. But it’s since 1990, when he arrived in the US, which began to work independently, with new methods of design and production of jewelry. He won a lot of international awards. But, above all, it was claimed by combining creativity with a deep knowledge of precious metals, which allowed him to realize celebrated pieces. Many of the pieces of Soldier became prizes awarded to distinguished artists, such as Triumph, granted each year to writers and Russian musicians. A curiosity: a special gift is gone, in the past, the Italian poet Tonino Guerra. It is called Dancing Man.
Many of his jewelry adopted a variety of colored gems and pavé. It also uses colored gems faceted or cabochon. In some cases the jewel is designed so that the structure of metal under the gem can be seen through the stone, in transparency. Here are some examples of his work. Matilde de Bounvilles

Bracciale in oro e pavé di diamanti indossato da Odile Vuillemin

Spilla Coronaria indossata da Shohreh Aghdashloo

Orecchini Girasole in oro con tsavoriti e granati

Other jewels

Anello Trinity in oro, con diamanti neri e perla

Pamela Love in the rain

Published on July 13, 2017

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Pamela Love, orecchini asimmetrici a forma di gocce di pioggia con smeraldi Gemfields e malachite, oro 18 carati

Raindrops that turn into earrings: the new collection of Pamela Love ♦ ︎
Pamela Love is known for two things: her jewelery creations and her business in New York society, among her charitable initiatives and New Age attitudes. Among folk and spirituality, magic and astrology, Pamela Love has gained a prominent place among jewelery designers on the stage of the Big Apple.
For the summer of 2017, the American brand launched a new collection of natural stones and collaborated with Gemfields. But instead of its recurring themes, such as planets and sky, this time the motive of inspiration is the weather: rain, snow, water translated into asymmetrical earrings, rings and necklaces. To make the collection Pamela Love used lapis, rubies, turquoise, tiger eyes, malachite, jasper and diamonds. Prices: from 3,600 to 190,000 dollars. Lavinia Andorno

Orecchini Satellite, con opali e diamanti. Photo: Stacey Mark

Orecchini Satellite in argento e agata. Prezzo: 480 dollari

Orecchini in argento con pietra occhio di tigre. Prezzo: 450 dollari

Orecchini Gravity con opale. Prezzo: 1255 dollari

Orecchini pietra Beaumont. Prezzo: 330 dollari

Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti. Prezzo: 6000 dollari

Pendente di diaspro su catena di argento. Prezzo: 680 dollari

Orecchini Satellite in argento e agata, rivisitazione della collezione del 2012. Prezzo: 450 dollari

Old and new Verdura

Published on July 2, 2017

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Bracciale a doppia chiusura con pietra luna e diamanti

Old and new Verdura Jewelery at Masterpiece London ♦ ︎
Fulco Santostefano of Cerda, Duke of Verdura and Marchese of Murata la Cerda. With a name so who would ever bet that Verdura would become a symbol of jewelry? Yet it is so. The Sicilian noble (March 20, 1898-15 August 1978), usually abbreviated in Fulco di Verdura, is still a trademark, surviving the disappearance of its creator.
Like designer, Fulco Verdura started with Coco Chanel in Thirties, thanks to the support of Linda and Cole Porter, his fans. Chanel asked Fulco di Verdura to get more brilliant some of the jewels of the Maison. During eight years the Italian aristocrat has played the role of chief designer for Chanel jewels. Fulco left Chanel in 1934 to reach America, with Baron Julian West and Princess Natalia Pavlovna Paley. First in Hollywood and then in New York, where Diana Vreeland, a Chanel’s customer, presented Fulco di Verdura to jeweler Paul Flato. After working with Flato, Verdura opened its small Maison with financial support from Cole Porter and Vincent Astor. His childhood in Sicily and the Italian Renaissance were the two driving headlights for his work.
Disappeared the jeweler’s extravaganza, the Verdura brand was purchased by EJLandrigan, a company led by Ward and Nico Landrigan. The goal is to continue the work of the great Sicilian designer. So at Masterpiece London 2017, for example, the jewelery company presented historic pieces of Fulco di Verdura, along with new jewels, as you can see from this gallery of images. Lavinia Andorno

Collana Leaves, con calcedonio e zaffiri

Bracciale Leaves and Flowers con diamanti, 1939

Orecchini a clip a forma di melograna — Orecchini a clip a forma di melograno, 1939

Orecchini a clip in oro bianco e diamanti

Dogwood, spilla ciondolo con zaffiri e rubini

Anello Raja con zaffiri e turchesi, 1939

Spilla vintage di Verdura con rubini a forma di grappolo

Verdura, orecchini Stardust con zaffiri e diamanti

Anello Triple Wave in oro e diamanti, 1939

Orecchini a forma di grappolo d'uva, con smeraldi e diamanti — Orecchini a forma di grappolo d’uva, con smeraldi e diamanti

Orecchini a forma di grappolo d'uva, con perle, platino e diamanti — Orecchini a forma di grappolo d’uva, con oro, perle, platino e diamanti

Orecchini a forma di viticcio in oro, 1939

Rockfeller emerald sold to Harry Winston

Published on June 23, 2017

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L'anello con lo smeraldo Rockfeller, venduto per 5,5 milioni di dollari

The Rockefeller emerald sold to Harry Winston for $ 5.5 million from Christie’s ♦ ︎
The green gem with a story behind, the 18.04-carat emerald mounted on a ring, which for many years was owned by the Rockefeller family, was auctioned for $ 5.5 million (you can find the story here). Christie’s auction in New York also marked price record for each carat ($ 305,000) for an emerald sold in auction. The presale estimate was between $ 4 and $ 6 million: the price therefore don’t has get the maximum forecast, but went close. The emerald ring is now property by a famous Maison, the American Harry Winston, who had decided to conquer the gem at any price. The previous record belonged to an emerald mounted on a brooch of Bulgari and belonged to Elizabeth Taylor, sold for 6.5 million, that is, $ 280,000 per carat. What makes Rockfeller emerald is particularly valuable is its color, typical of the stones extracted in Colombia. American experts describe emerald as exceptional, with “an unusual combination of size, origin, lack of treatment and quality factors that contribute favorably to its rarity and desirability.”
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction ended, in any case, with a total sale of over $ 26 million. The results above the estimates, says Christie’s, have been reached for jewelery from a private collection and signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany & Co., including a green tourmaline, diamond and gold necklace, a nephrite, amethyst and sapphire necklace and a pendant necklace with different enamels with a large sapphire drop. Stellar results were made by a group of Cartier Art Deco crates accessories, including a lacquered silver box ($ 235,000) and a Cartier tiara with pearls, coral and diamonds. Federico Graglia

Collana con pendente firmata Louis Comfort Tiffany, con tormalina e diamanti

Box di Cartier in argento, diamanti e lacca

Collier multi gemma di Louis Comfort Tiffany. Venduta per 271.000 dollari

Collier di Louis Comfort Tiffany con nefrite, ametista, diamanti. Venduta per 247.000 dollari

Tiara di Cartier in corallo, diamanti, perle. Venduta per 775.000 dollari

Anello con raro diamante verde, diamanti bianchi e rosa. Venduto per 1,24 milioni di dollari

Collier di Van Cleef & Arpels in oro e diamanti

Gumuchian to the female

Published on June 4, 2017

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B collection, bracciale a forma di alveare in oro e diamanti

Hearts and bees in the Gumuchian collections, New York brand by women for women ♦
Anita Gumuchian and the daughters Myriam and Patricia, with ancient Armenian origins and tradition in diamond trade, carry a family tradition in the jewelery industry that dates back more than 100 years. The family arrived from Antwerp in the middle of the last century, now the Gumuchian is New York where they design collections in the Manhattan atelier.

Gumuchian’s jewelery is of a high standard: 18-karat gold, platinum, diamonds and precious stones, as tradition demands. In spring 2017, the American Maison presented the Tiny Hearts collection, which also has a beneficial target for the Babies Hearts Fund for the Columbia Medical Center. The new collection features 18-carat gold-plated jewelry with or without diamonds. The official launch of the collection was shceduled for Couture in Las Vegas. Maison’s motto is “jewels designed by women for women”. Indeed, one can not say that the taste usually attributed to women is not content. Starting from a fair use of gold and diamonds, which give jewels a certain value, beyond the aesthetic pleasure that offers a jewel. Margherita Donato

Gumuchian, collezione Tiny Hearts, orecchini

Gumuchian, collezione Tiny Hearts, pendente

B collection, bracciale in oro 18 carati

Rockfeller Emerald is on sale

Published on May 13, 2017

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Il Rockfeller Emerald montato su anello di platino e diamanti

A superb ring with a superb emerald that belonged to Rockfeller for sale by Christie’s ♦
May is the month of the emerald. And that this stone is matched to this time of the year is also demonstrated by Christie’s choice, announcing the sale of a magnificent ring with emerald. The auction of Rockefeller Emerald in New York will take place on June 20th. The emerald ring is valued at $ 4 and $ 6 million, and was owned by a John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who bought it in 1930.
The stone was, however, set in the center of a brooch and donated to his wife, Abby Aldrich. The green stone, weighing 18.04 carats, in 1948 was inherited by his youngest son, David Rockefeller, who gave it to the jeweler Raymond Yard for a new frame. Turned into platinum ring with diamonds, the jewel was subsequently sold to an important American collector who acquired it more than a decade ago. According to Tom Burstein, by Christie’e, “The Rockefeller Emerald is one of the best gems to offer on auction. The beauty and the superior quality correspond only to its historical name.” Federico Graglia

Abby Aldrich con il giovane David Rockefeller

Anna Hu crowned by Christie’s

Published on May 12, 2017

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Anello Sirens Aria, con uno smeraldo da oltre 20 carati

Anna Hu in exhibition at Christie’s, it’s the top of her fast career fast as a light (of genius) ♦
Everybody know she is one of the stars of the world jewelery. But few would have guessed that Anna Hu would be the first contemporary designer to be invited by Christie’s to exhibit in her new hall at St James in London. A selection of his refined jewels, which are considered artworks, were on display for five days. On the other hand, in addition to incredible architectures with gemstones, the jewels of Anna Hu often inspire paintings and sculptures. In short, in many cases they are a kind of meta-art, that is art of art.
Anna Hu was born in Taiwan in 1977, but since childhood she has travels the world together with her father, a merchant of precious and rare gems. Curiously, however, she began her artistic fortune as a cellist: she even won several prizes, but a shoulder injury forced her to stop. Luckily, you could add. She then took the jewelery road. After the Gia, she placed in the drawer two academic titles related to jewelery from Parsons School of Design and Columbia University. A sort of record.
She worked at Christie’s, Van Cleef and Arpels, and Harry Winston. Then, she opened her exclusive jewelery boutique in December 2008, just 29 years old, at the New York Plaza Hotel. She create about than 30 exclusive Haute Jewelery pieces per year for lucky (and wealthy) collectors. In short, she has already achieved success. But in reality her career is still to be written. Margherita Donato
Also read: The High Jewelry of Anna Hu

Anelli Orchidea, oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

Anello Non ti scordar di me, con un grande zaffiro blu

Anna Hu, spilla in giada che si ispira a un dipinto con gazze

Anello Onda, con smeraldo. Ispirato alla famosa onda del pittore giapponese Kanagawa

Anna Hu con David Warren di Christie's (da Facebook) — Anna Hu con David Warren di Christie’s (da Facebook)

Anello con giada e diamanti Orpheus, battuto da Christie's — Anello con giada e diamanti Orpheus, battuto da Christie’s

Spilla con grosso zaffiro, diamanti e smeraldi

Tiffany appeals to Donald Trump

Published on May 10, 2017

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Tiffany invites Donald Trump to comply with climate agreements ♦
There are curious coincidences in the world. Some concern Tiffany, the world’s largest jewelery group. Here are some: Tiffany is one of Donald Trump’s favorite jewelry brands. And Tiffany’s headquarters in downtown New York are just steps away from the Trump Tower, main residence, before the White House’s, of US President Donald Trump. Tiffany, however, has denounced less business because of protests that have been held for weeks under Trump Tower (against the new president). Another coincidence that confirms the preference of US number: Tiffany Ariana Trump is the daughter of US President Donald Trump and his second wife, Marla Maples. The last coincidence that crosses Tiffany’s fate with Trump. The Maison appeals to the US president on Instagram. The appeal is this:
Dear President Trump,
We’re still in for a bold climate action.
Please keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate
Agreement. The disaster of climate change
Is too real, and the threat to our planet
And to our children is too great.

It is not usual for a jewelery company to turn to the president of the United States and even get into such a decisive field on a social topic. Among other things, it should be noted that in February Tiffany had a turn at the top management, with the departure of Ceo, Frederic Cumenal, in office only since 2015. Instead, in interim, came back Michael Kowalski, former Tiffany Ceo. For the record, in a few hours the Tiffany appeal has received tens of thousands of consents. The double compared to the post with the photo with Lady Gaga. Giulia Netrese

L'appello di Tuffany su Instagram — L’appello di Tuffany su Instagram

Lady Gaga behind the scenes of the Tiffany & Co. Legendary Style campaign shoot Product: Tiffany City HardWear triple drop earrings in 18k yellow gold Photo Credit: Hanna Besirevic — Lady Gaga behind the scenes of the Tiffany & Co. Legendary Style campaign shoot Product: Tiffany City HardWear triple drop earrings in 18k yellow gold. Photo Credit: Hanna Besirevic

Solitaire firmato Tiffany &Co del peso di 1,60 carati

Nikos Koulis in Lingerie

Published on May 10, 2017

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The new collection by Nikous Koulis: it’s called Lingerie and uses silvery pearls of Thaiti ♦
Last year, for the second consecutive time, he won the Haute Couture at the Couture Design Awards in Las Vegas. An acknowledgment worthy of being a statue of the Oscars for the movie world. Obviously, Nikos Koulis is on the wave. This is demonstrated by the fact that her new collection, Lingerie, debuted in New York, behind the glasses of Bergdorf Goodman.
The name of the collection does not have to create misunderstandings: it is not about dresses, but it’s an allusion to sensuality. To make seductive, jewels are made with silver Tahiti pearls, which contrast with sharp geometric lines, as it is in the style of Nikos. The contrast, in fact, has its appeal.
The Lingerie collection is another step in a designer who combines essential, modern lines with materials and references to the classic world. Nikos Koulis is a Greek designer who comes from a jeweler family in Athens, but has Studied Gemology and Glyptography at the Gemological Institute of America. Since 2006 he starts with the brand with his name. In June of 2014 he opened his first concept boutique in Mykonos and then in Athens. In 2016 it was the turn of Santorini where, he says, there is a sensual atmosphere. Perfect for Lingerie collection. Lavinia Andorno

Orecchino della collezione Lingerie con perle di Thaiti

Maria Tash with gaffe

Published on May 6, 2017

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Orecchino in oro giallo e diamanti. Prezzo: 725 dollari

“Something for Every Hole”: is a slogan effective to promote the earrings by Maria Tash? ♦
Incident of path, double sense, or a provocation? Stone & Strand, a jewelery company in New York, recently proposed a new line of designer earrings from designer Maria Tash. As a slogan to promote the collection that you see on this page, it has chosen this banner:

Lo slogan per gli orecchini di Maria Tash

This advertising has aroused a lot of comments on Twitter, especially from women. There are those who have felt offended, who has found the sentence silly, but also who has applauded the irony. The designer, on the other hand, she said he was not informed and asked in vain to change the slogan. Maria Tash is a designer specializing in piercing to nose and navel jewelery. Nadine McCarthy Kahane, founder and Ceo of Stone & Strand, told the BuzzFeed website that the text was written internally by a team of young women with a “desecrating perspective”. Was it been a good idea? Margherita Donato
Read more Maria Tash’s luxury piercing

Maria Tash, orecchino con catena in oro bianco, con diamante baguette e due catene. Prezzo: 750 dollari

Orecchino con catena in oro giallo, con diamante e catena. Prezzo: 615 dollari

Alcuni dei post apparsi su Twitter, compreso quello di Maria Tash

Orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti. Prezzo: 795 dollari

Orecchino con catena in oro giallo, con diamante e catena. Prezzo: 325 dollari

Orecchino in oro giallo e diamanti. Prezzo: 750 dollari

Who’s in Tefaf in New York

Published on May 3, 2017

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Spilla di Bulgari a forma di libellula. Diamanti colorati per 16,30 carati. Circa 1960

The Tefaf edition in New York houses jewels and jewelers of great value, from Jar to Reza ♦
Back to Tefaf, the most important art and jewelry market. Obviously this is not the original edition, which takes place in Maastricht, but of the one in New York. The Tefaf New York Springtime takes place from May 4 to 8, 2017 and is held in the historic Armory Park Avenue. As mentioned, there are jewels, moderns or antiques, but all of exceptional value. There will be, for example, exclusive pieces of Jar, sought after by collectors. It’s no coincidence that some opening hours are reserved for VIPs. But also of Bulgari. And you will also find jewelery designed by artists of the artefact or sculpture, like Max Ernst, Giò Pomodoro and Louise Nevelson. Straight from Place Vendôme is another famous jeweler, Reza. Here are the useful info.
Tefaf New York
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue
Wednesday, May 3
Noon – 08:00 (Vip only)
Please note: Due to limited capacity at Park Avenue Armory, only Vip Tefaf cards are valid for entry during the Vip Preview on May 3rd.
Thursday, May 4th
11am – noon (Vip only)
Noon – 08:00
Friday, May 5th
11am – noon (Vip only)
Noon – 08:00
Saturday, May 6th
11am – noon (Vip only)
Noon – 08:00
Sunday, May 7th
11am – noon (Vip only)
Noon – 08:00
Monday, May 8th
11am – noon (Vip only)
Noon – 18:00

Spilla Butterfly, in oro e diamanti, Inghilterra, circa1870

The Hamster Diamond, anello dalla storia avventurosa, circa 1910

Orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti, circa 1870

Anello con smeraldo da 13,11 carati, circa 1930

Fibula brooch firmata Jar. Tormalina, granato, diamanti. Circa 1993

Getulio Alviani, orecchino composto da un disco di alluminio. Roma, 1968

Reza, orecchini con 4 smeraldi pan d -zucchero di 15,96 carati e 632 diamanti del peso di 11,67 carati su oro bianco. Possono essere ndossati come orecchini o come spilla

Giò Pomodoro , collana in oro giallo 24 carati, oro bianco e giallo 18 carati, smeraldi

A Baguette for Ileana Makri

Published on April 28, 2017

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Collezione Baguette, anello in oro bianco e diamanti

The Baguette Collection by Greek designer Ileana Makri, among archaic icons and modern shapes ♦
She graduated in business administration. But instead the career of manager, she has preferred that of designer, between Athens and New York. The her most loved school achievement is, in fact, the Gia, in Santa Monica, California, where she learned the secrets of the stones. For more than 20 years since its debut (1996), she continues to be considered a flag carrier of the rock chic style, since its jewels are precious but also very cool, also adopted by Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Rihanna and Halle Berry.
Her style also includes the use of gold, diamonds and precious stones, archaic, mystical, traditional symbols, along with simple geometries, but which seem to have that classicity that has been the key to the success of the monumental architecture of ancient Greece.
For example, the shape of the evil eye (the jewels of the Evil Eye and Crying Eye series), but also the Baguette collection, which adopts diamonds with linear shape. Her success, however, is also linked to the idea of to have precious jewelery, ok, but also to wear without too much trouble: “I do not care about jewels that are worn three times a year, but pieces that always accompany the woman,” she said. Prices range from $ 800 to $ 20,000, and are also purchased online. Giulia Netrese
Read also Irresistible Ileana Makri

Collezione Baguette, anello in oro giallo e 11 diamanti

Collezione Baguette, anello in oro bianco e diamante

Collezione Baguette, anello in oro giallo e diamanti

Collezione Baguette, collana in oro bianco e diamanti

Collezione Baguette, orecchini in oro bianco e diamanti

Pendente della collezione Evil Eye, con turchesi e perle

Orecchini in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

Van Cleef & Arpels wins the heart

Published on April 28, 2017

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Anello di Van Cleef 6 Arpels con diamante taglio smeraldo di 22 carati

At Christie’s, Van Cleef & Arpels diamond beats the heart shaped diamond. Here are the results of the Magnificent Jewels auction ♦
Christie’s closes the Magnificent Jewels auction in New York with a result of $ 35.2 million, with 90% of the sold lots and 85% in value. The day’s champion was the Lot 151, which was a Van Cleef & Arpels ring with an emerald-cut, D-color, perfect inside, of about 22 carats. The jewel was sold for $ 2.6 million, almost the top of the range of the starting estimate. A ring with diamonds and a big ruby of 8,6 karat, however, in proportion was go better: estimated at between $ 600 and $ 800,000, it has touched the 2 million. It is no finish interest to pink diamonds. A ring with a pink diamond with an unusual rectangular cut with beveled corners of over 3 carats was beaten for 1.9 million.
There was a lot of curiosity on the auction, also for a heart-cut stone: a 15.87-carat diamond suspended from a platinum chain. It was sold in compliance with forecasts for $ 1.86 million. Finally, a Cartier bracelet of 1930s, platinum and diamonds, Art Deco style: sold for $ 991,000. Tom Burstein, head of Christie’s jewelery department in the US: “Our goal was to align the contents of the April auction with what is currently in demand and provide estimates that fit well into the context of today’s market prices. This approach led to a very strong sell-through resulting from competitive bidding on diamonds, colored stones and signed jewelry, thereby demonstrating strengths in the most vital areas of the jewelry market.” Federico Graglia

Anello con diamante rosa e diamanti bianchi baguette

Bracciale di cartier Art Deco, circa 1930, in platino e diamanti

Diamante tagliato a cuore di 15,87 carati

The 5.3 million earrings

Published on April 27, 2017

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Orecchini con diamanti taglio smeraldo da 20 carati l'uno. Venduti per 5,3 milioni di dollari

The six-faced emerald beaten by a pair of diamond earrings at Sotheby’s auction in New York ♦
The emerald Stotesbury, mounted on a ring with diamonds, designed by Harry Winston, was sold by Sotheby’s for $ 996,500, halfway through the starting estimate ($ 800,000 to $ 1.2 million). The colombian emerald from the unusual hexagonal cut, 34.40 carats, were part of an agreement involving the Hope diamond, which was signed 100 years ago between Cartier and hereditary Evalyn Walsh McLean. His intricate history, as well as his original form, had attracted attention to the auction held in New York.
The real big bang, instead, was done with a pair of earrings, with two 20-carat diamond, emerald cut, D, impeccable, sold at about $ 5.3 million, almost at the most of the initial estimate. With this contribution, Sotheby’s totalized totaled 29 million at Magnificent Jewels auction, with 85% of the sold lots. The earrings were bought by an anonymous Asian collector, who paid $ 131,481 per carat.
Also read Sotheby’s six-faced emerald necklace and Egypt necklace
Also successful for a pear-shaped diamond, 11.19 carat, fancy pink color, pendant-mounted, sold for 2.4 million, that is, 215.594 per carat. Another blue colored gray diamond, emerald cut, 5.07 carats, was beaten to 1.6 million. Federico Graglia

Coppia di orecchini in platino con diamanti taglio pera e zaffiri. Venduti per 1,27 milioni di dollari

Anello con diamante grigio-blu venduto per 1,6 milioni di dollari

Diamante taglio a pera fancy pink venduto per 2,4 milioni

Anello di platino con diamanti fancy vivid blue taglio pera e diamanti bianchi. Venduto per 876.500 dollari

Lo smeraldo esagonale Stotesbury, colombiano da 34,4 carati. Venduto per 996.500

The adventures of an hexagon-shaped emerald

Published on April 19, 2017

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La collana-bracciale di Sterlé, condiamanti e citrini, appartenuta alla regina d'Egitto Narriman

An hexagon-shaped Classic Colombian emerald with an adventure story and other great pieces at auction at Sotheby’s ♦
The emeralds are usually cut with a roughly rectangular shape. Exceptions are rare. One of these is the Stotesbury emerald, one of the pieces put up for auction at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels in New York on April 25. But the most surprising aspect is that, beside the rare hexagon-shaped this stone, there is a rather complicated and charming story. The 34.4 carat Colombian emerald, which has a sales estimate 800,000 to 1,2 million dollars, looks back on a path that began in 1908, when Cartier used it for a necklace intended heir of a mining empire, Evalyn Walsh McLean.
The emerald was combined with a diamond of 94.8 carats. Three years later, the Parisian house and Miss Walsh McLean, however, have started a dispute which ended in 1912 with emerald regained control of Cartier. Then the stone was purchased by Eva Stotesbury (hence the name), wife of a wealthy banker of Philadelphia. In 1946 the family sold the stone to the New York jeweler Harry Winston, which has mounted ring and sold it to Bonfils Stanton, another lady of high society. It was sold again and has been part of a private collection since 1971.
The emerald Stotesbury, in any case is not the only piece of rod class. There are, for example, 12 historic pieces of designer Louis Comfort by Tiffany. Or it should be noted a ring with a rare diamond from 1.64 carat Fancy Vivid Green, and a crossover ring set with two Fancy Vivid Blue diamond. Besides valuable piece are a pair of earrings with square emerald cut diamonds, both more than 20 carats and classified as D color, Internally Flawless, lla type with excellent finish and symmetry. Federico Graglia

Lo smeraldo esagonale Stotesbury, colombiano da 34,4 carati,

Anello con un raro diamante verde e diamanti bianchi — Anello in platino con un raro diamante verde e diamanti bianchi

Anello con due diamanti blu vivid e diamanti bianchi

Spilla in platino con zaffiri e pietra di Luna di Tiffany, disegnata da Louis Comfort nel 1915

Spilla con diamanti, zaffiri e giada di Tiffany, disegnata da Louis Comfort

Bracciale in oro, lapislazzuli, giada, disegnato da Louis Comfort per Tiffany, 1915

Orecchini con diamanti di 20,29 e 20,02 carati taglio smeraldo quadrato — Orecchini in platino con diamanti di 20,29 e 20,02 carati taglio smeraldo quadrato

Spilla con diamanti e zaffiri di Cartier, 1930

Bracciale e collana di Van Cleef & Arpels. Perle, smerladi, rubino e oro

Bonhams sees yellow

Published on April 6, 2017

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At Bonhams in New York a handful of diamonds and jewelry at auction ♦
Auctions, auctions, auctions: spring as usual proposes for the jewelery a special stage. Bonhams also joins to this auction waltz with a series of yellow diamonds, and not only, to its auction in New York on 24 April. The top lot is a yellow brilliant cut diamond of 6.32 carat, fancy vivid, VVS1-clarity, between two brilliant white diamonds. The entire ring has a valuation between $ 400,000 and $ 600,000.
The ring was composed of Tiffany using stones with a late nineteenth century cut. An old style that has its charm. Other prominent piece is a necklace with 17 diamonds, fancy yellow, to 47.34 carats (estimate between 350,000 and 550,000 dollars). Of note among the many proposed jewelry, a Cartier brooch of 1935, with a ruby marquise cut, pretty rare for this stone, with diamonds and baguette-cut, plus six cabochon rubies cut sugar loaf and diamonds. Estimate: 300-400,000 dollars. Federico Graglia

Anello con diamante giallo di 6,32 carati e diamanti bianchi

Collana con diamanti gialli e bianchi firmata William Goldberg

Spilla di Cartier con diamanti e rubini. Circa 1935

Collana Riviére con diamanti. Stima 200-300.000 dollari

Spilla firmata Verdura con citrino. Circa 1941

Collana di Bulgari in oro, rubini e zaffiri

Anello di platino con diamanti e grande zaffiro

A double exploits for Bayco

Published on March 18, 2017

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The Celestial Pyramid, zaffiro di 60 carati taglio pan di zucchero, che può essere smontato e utilizzato su una collana

A giant sapphire and ruby are extraordinary actors at Baselworld with Bayco.
A ring with a big sapphire cabochon Burmese. Or a ring with a ruby 15 carats. Are two of the prominent pieces which Bayco shows in Baselworld 2017.
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Bayco is a jewelry brand founded in New York in 1981 by brothers Moris and Giacomo Hadjibay, of Iranian origin. The two brothers, after spending their youth and apprenticeship in Italy, where they worked with his father Amir Hadjibay, expert and dealer in gems, have decided to launch its own brand in New York. With the experience accumulated in the family as part of the precious stones, the idea was quickly to create unique pieces, jewelry which put at the center rubies, emeralds, diamonds or sapphires. Bayco is now an established name of high jewelery and his pieces are required in markets around the world, partly because the traditional activities in the field of gems has not been abandoned.
The jewels, in short, are made as of the shape and specificity of the stones even before an abstract design. Examples are the ones chosen to Baselworld. The Burmese sapphire is out of the ordinary: it weighs 60 carats, has pan cutting sugar, and stands atop a ring paved with diamonds. The sapphire upper part is detachable from the ring and can be used as a pendant on a necklace. The ruby on ring, Burmese natural, unheated and extremely rare of this size, has a double row of pear-shaped colorless diamond weighing 14 carats total. It is considered by Bayco one of the most important gems in the world. Alessia Mongrando

The Grand Mogok Ruby, pietra di 15 carati naturale

Bayco, anello con rubino di 15 carati e diamanti per 14 carati

Anello con Ultimate Blue, zaffiro birmano naturale di 22 carati

Tiffany, Hardwear collection at museum

Published on March 17, 2017

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Zosia Mamet con gioielli della collezione Tiffany City HardWear

The Hardwear collection of Tiffany in exhibition for Whitney Biennial 2017
An officially debuts for new collection of Tiffany, Hardwear, launched with a video of Lady Gaga at the Superbowl (you can read it here). The public appearance took place during the event organized by Tiffany & Co. for the opening of the Whitney Biennial 2017, co-curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks, attended influencer Yorkers related to the world of ‘ art, fashion, film and philanthropy. For example, Zoë Kravitz, who wore earrings Hardwear collection, Julianne Moore, St. Vincent (necklace Hardwear), Zosia Mamet (also with necklace and earrings Hardwear), Alessandra Balazs, Zoe Buckman (necklace), Indre Rockefeller , Tavi Gevinson and Josh Lucas.
The event was hosted by Adam D. Weinberg, Michelle Harper and the board of directors of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Five of the artists in the show, Harold Mendez, Ajay Kurian, Raul de Nieves, Carrie Moyer and Shara Hughes, who collaborated with Tiffany & Co. to create works of art that reflect their artistic vision. Each artist has also designed the installation of the window of the shop Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York where its creation is exposed. The same window also arrive in Milan, in the shop in Via della Spiga, on the occasion of the Milan Furniture Fair and Design Week. Alessia Mongrando