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The bright Hueb

Published on August 1, 2023

18K White Gold Botanica Emerald & Diamond Floral Burst Cluster Ring

From the center of Brazil, the Hueb brand has conquered the United States and the Middle East with its lively and refined jewelery
Brazil is one of the richest country of gemstones. It is not surprising that from Brazil come designers also with high-level. Like Cristina and Rogério Hueb, who in 1987 founded their Hueb jewelry brand in the city of Uberaba, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, one of the high-density mining areas. But since 1970 the matriarch, Fádua Hueb, had begun selling jewels to his friends, with a success that gave life to the business.

Orecchini Tribal in oro giallo e diamanti — Tribal earrings in yellow gold and diamonds

Today, Hueb’s flagship store is located in downtown Manhattan, in Madison Avenue. As of 2010, the brand has focused on developing the Middle East market in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait and Doha. In 2012, Hueb opened its first Dubai international retail store. Obviously, in Hueb’s jewelery, precious stones are never missing, first the diamonds. Like in the Luminus collection, which combines a glittering design with a lightweight look.

Anello Bahia in oro 18 carati e diamanti — Bahia ring in 18K gold and diamonds

Anello in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi — Ring in 18K white gold, diamonds and emeralds

Collana in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi — Necklace in 18-karat white gold, diamonds and emeralds

Collana Mirage in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi — Mirage necklace in 18K white gold, diamonds and emeralds

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati, tanzaniti e diamanti — Earrings in 18K white gold, tanzanites and diamonds

Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati e diamanti — Earrings in 18K yellow gold and diamonds

Orecchini Labyrinth in oro bianco 18 carati, diamanti e smeraldi — Labyrinth earrings in 18K white gold, diamonds and emeralds

The New York jewels of Mason and Books

Published on July 7, 2023

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Orecchini scomponibili in tre elementi con diamanti, morganite e tormalina

Jewelery with elaborate, modern shapes, with a touch of colour, where the design balances the use of stones, often cut and set in a creative way: Mason and Books is one of the New York brands that occupies the fine jewelery space. She’s also one of the youngest: she debuted in 2021, but her creator, Jemie Books, has a long career behind her. Born in the big American city, she has covered the chapters of her career in the world of fashion and accessories, before diving headlong into jewelry. After studying at Camberwell College of the Arts, she was managing director of the jewelery brand Julie Baker Design, but she was also involved in handbags and small leather goods at Kara Ross and chief operating officer at Hayward Finesse, another accessories brand.

Anello con tormalina di 4,2 carati, oro 14 carati e diamanti — 4.2 carat tourmaline, 14 carat gold and diamond ring

Even if jewels, she says, have always been one of her passions. Dream that came true. Her name from her brand includes her daughter’s second name, Mason, and her son’s initials, Miller. The jewels are made in a laboratory in New York City, while the designer takes care of the conception and prepares the sketches.

Orecchini con diamanti, tanzanite, opale etiope e calcedonio blu — Earrings with diamonds, tanzanite, Ethiopian opal and blue chalcedony

Bracciale Ribbon Wrap tubogas, in oro e diamanti — Tubogas Ribbon Wrap bracelet, in gold and diamonds

Orecchini con diamanti, crisoprasio, opale menta e opale paraiba — Earrings with diamonds, chrysoprase, mint opal and paraiba opal

Anello Nautilus in oro 14 carati e peridoto — Nautilus ring in 14K gold and peridot

Anello Folded Chiffon in oro 14 carati e diamante — Folded Chiffon ring in 14K gold and diamond

Eden Presley the second life of Gwen Myers

Published on July 6, 2023

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He is self taught. He started working at an Italian restaurant, Trattoria Dell’Arte, in New York and went on to a job in marketing at The Fireman Hospitality Group. So how did Gwen Myers manage to become a jewelry designer with her brand, Eden Presley? The avenues of jewelry are endless but, in this case, they also received help from their husband: the first jewels produced by the designer, in fact, were gifts that she modified and allowed her to take her first steps into the world of precious jewels. And the name of the Maison? Simple: Eden Presley brings together that of her two daughters.

Bracciali con tormaline di diversi colori — Bracelets with tourmalines of different colors

Gwen Myers’ business has been going on since 2010 and continues successfully. To characterize the jewels of the Maison are above all the colored gems, often used with unusual combinations and in large numbers. Tourmalines or emeralds, labradorite or moonstone plus, as always, diamonds, are gathered in clusters or in sequence on rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings, mounted on 14-karat gold or silver. It is an elegant, colorful type of jewelry designed to be worn every day.

Anello Harem in oro con diamanti e smeraldo — Harem ring in gold with diamonds and emerald

Anello Flora Fauna in oro con diamanti, lapislazzuli e smeraldo — Flora Fauna ring in gold with diamonds, lapis lazuli and emerald

Orecchini in oro con labradorite, opale, tanzanite, diamanti — Gold earrings with labradorite, opal, tanzanite, diamonds

Orecchini Rainbow in oro con diamanti, pietra luna, tanzanite, zaffiro rosa — Rainbow earrings in gold with diamonds, moonstone, tanzanite, pink sapphire

Anello Roar Lion, in oro e diamanti — Roar Lion ring, in gold and diamonds

Elior in pills

Published on July 6, 2023

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Collana con ciondolo in oro 18 carati e zaffiri

Elior Mordechai’s biography in a nutshell (or pills) indicates that he began his jewelry career at the age of 14, when he spent his summers interning at his family’s Wholesale Diamond Jewelry Company. There, he explains, his passion for rare gems was born, as he learned to classify diamonds and develop them from rough stones to gems for jewellery. The mention of pills is not accidental: the designer, who works in New York with the Elior brand, offers a series of jewels inspired by the shape of medicinal capsules. Bracelets, earrings or rings have the typical shape of a pill as a pendant or as a final element, a repeated shape in 18-carat yellow or white gold, with or without diamond pavé or multicolored sapphires.

Bracciale in oro 18 carati e diamanti — Bracelet in 18K gold and diamonds

Elior, however, has no connections with the world of pharmacy, but studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where he specialized in metalworking and then at the New York Jewelry Design Institute, focusing on the creative aspect of design through sketching and painting in gouache. And he underlines that his style is influenced by the oriental tradition: his grandfather was an antiques dealer of Persian origin.

Orecchini Extrusion in oro 18 carati — Extrusion earrings in 18-karat gold

Bracciale con ciondolo in oro 18 carati e rubini — Bracelet with pendant in 18-karat gold and rubies

Orecchini in in oro 18 carati — Earrings in 18-karat gold

Anello in in oro giallo e zaffiri multicolori — Ring in yellow gold and multicolored sapphires

Collana in oro bianco e diamanti — Necklace in white gold and diamonds

At the sea with Guita M

Published on June 15, 2023

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Orecchini com giada rosa, tormalina praiba e oro rosa

Color, precious stones, but also shells. A series of jewels by Guita M, a New York brand that stands out for its ability to break the mold, but without abandoning the pleasure of imaginative luxury, are dedicated to the marine theme. Very special earrings. Like those with fossilized starfish with cabochon deep green emeralds and heart-shaped emerald on 18k yellow gold. Or those with black jade starfish, deep red fire opals and white diamonds on rose gold. Jewels that are not easy to make and, before that, to conceive.

Orecchini con stelle marine di corallo fossilizzato, con cabochon di smeraldi verde intenso e smeraldo a cuoresu oro giallo 18 carati — Striking fossilized coral starfish earrings with deep green emerald cabochons on emerald heart top in 18kt yellow gold

Perhaps the pyrotechnic story of the designer, Guita Mortinger, has provided fuel for the creative capacity. The designer founded her jewelry brand Guita M in 2007, in New York, after a career as a lawyer, president of a menswear brand or of the organic cosmetics company Oloff Beauty, when she still went by the surname of the first husband, Dovas. She then remarried the financier Christian Mortinger and decided to change her life. But she must also be told that she was born in Iran, from where she fled with her family after the revolution of the ayatollahs. In short, an adventurous life.

Colored aqua Tourmaline fan earrings with red rubelite heart on white chalcedony shell in 18kt white gold earrings

Maybe for this reason too she hasn’t given up on traveling, from Egypt to India, to find stones and elements to use in her collections, such as miniatures on shells or beetles, but even hands to be transformed into pendants. Her jewels, however, are all made in New York.

Pendente con corallo fossile, opale di fuoco e tormalina paraiba su oro bianco — Grey fossilized coral starfish pendant with orange fire opal and green paraiba tourmaline white diamonds in 18kt white gold

Orecchini con stelle marine di giada nera, opali di fuoco e diamanti su oro rosa — Flawless black jade starfish earrings with deep-red fire opals and white diamonds in 18kt rose gold

Orecchini con agata multicolore, tormaline intagliate a ventaglio, diamanti e oro giallo — Faceted multi-colored agate earrings with tourmaline fan on diamond prongs in 18kt yellow gold

Orecchini con quarzo intagliato stella marina, diamanti, rubellite, oro giallo — Hand carved quartz starfish earrings with white diamonds on strikingly red rubelite cabochon in 18kt yellow gold

Orecchini con agata verde acqua e zaffiri lavanda — Fancy laguna agate starfish earrings with lavender sapphires earrings

Orecchini con tormalina azzurra, calcedonio intagliato oro 18 carati — Colored aqua tourmaline spike earrings on white chalcedony shell in 18kt white gold

Christie’s sells magnificent jewels for 62 million

Published on June 9, 2023

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The magnificent jewels of Christie’s in June totaled over 62 million dollars in New York. A result that the auction house considers exceptional. The sales concern The Magnificent Jewels of Anne Eisenhower, the collection of the woman who died in July 2022 and defined as a collector, philanthropist and icon of refinement, in addition to the usual appointment with the Magnificent Jewels. The two sales totaled precisely $62,252,390 and were sold at 117% by lower estimate of the range and 97% by value.

Collana di Van Cleef & Arpels con diamanti e zaffiri appartenuta a Anne Eisenhower — Van Cleef & Arpels necklace with diamonds and sapphires that belonged to Anne Eisenhower

Anne Eisenhower’s Magnificent Jewels totaled $11.5 million, at 141% from its lowest estimate and 100% by value. The sale included a series of jewels from the most important houses. The top lot was the Jarretière ruby and diamond bracelet, purchased by Marlene Dietrich in 1937 and manufactured by Van Cleef & Arpels. The bracelet realized a price tag of 4.5 million.

Bracciale rigido a forma di tigre di Cartier, com diamanti colorati e gemme appartenuto a Anne Eisenhower — Cartier tiger-shaped bangle with colored diamonds and gems that belonged to Anne Eisenhower

The Magnificent Jewels sale featured a mix of jewels from private collections, along with designer pieces from Cartier, Chaumet, Harry Winston, Jar, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, and Verdura. The auction totaled 50.7 million. The jewels sold at 112% by their lowest estimate and 96% by value. The top lot of the sale was The Light of Peace, which made 13.6 million.

Anello con diamante colorato, diamanti bianchi e rubino

Collana di Chaumet art déco con diamanti e smeraldi

The jewels born on the beach by Cvc Stones

Published on May 15, 2023

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Charlie de Viel Castel is managing partner in Stelac, a New York-based financial company. But he has also become, surprisingly, a very special jeweler with his Cvc Stones. The jewels he produces, in fact, are made with pebbles found on the beach or on the bottom of rivers. With a peculiarity: they have small diamonds set and hang at the end of a gold chain. It all started when the financier’s grandmother died and inherited a diamond in the rough to Charlie. An event that prompted Charlie de Viel Castel to consider the stones he collected as a child in a different light.

Collana Rosalina in pietra, oro e diamanti

Thus was born the idea of setting one or many diamonds surrounded by a gold border in the natural, raw stone, without changing its shape. The stones come from the beaches of different locations around the world, but the jewels are made in New York. The philosophy is to combine a precious material, the diamond, with a precious inspiration, the one that children have in front of nature. The result is pieces that are certainly different from everyone and also one of a kind.

Ciottolo da spiaggia Aurora con catena in oro 18 carati e diamante

Pendente con catena in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Pendente con pietra, catena in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Collana Rococo in oro 18 carati, pietra e diamanti

Nigaam with colored rhodium for the Serpens collection

Published on April 28, 2023

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The American luxury jewelry brand Nigaam Jewels is launching a new collection, which will be available after the events in Las Vegas with Luxury/Jck. Nigaam started in 1970 in India on the initiative of Narendra Kumar Nigam, who founded a small company for cutting stones. In 1996 he opened an office in New York and presented the brand. The Nigam brothers have continued the tradition of gem jewelry, including the new collection which bears the name of Serpens.

The line includes jewels which, as the name indicates, are inspired by snake motifs. For the Serpens collection, the designers of the American Maison have chosen a pioneering technique using colored rhodium, an element of the platinum group, which is used in jewelry to add shine and brilliance to the metals of the jewelry. The addition of rhodium color makes the Serpens collection unique. In addition to colored rhodium, the jewels are made in 18-karat white and yellow gold, together with diamonds and natural precious stones. Pieces in the collection are available starting at $1,600.

Anelli e orecchino della collezione Serpens indossati

Tiffany reopens in New York with Gal Gadot

Published on April 27, 2023

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Il taglio del nastro con Alexandre Arnaul, Gal Gadot e Anthony Ledru

It took two years of work, but the famous Tiffany & Co. store on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York has officially reopened. For the occasion, the American Maison which is now part of the French luxury giant LVMH organized an inauguration worthy of the occasion. The flagship store is now known as The Landmark and the ribbon cutting was entrusted to Gal Gadot, accompanied by Alexandre Arnault, executive vice president of products and communications of Tiffany, and Anthony Ledru, president and CEO of the Maison. The store is the first radical renovation of the store since it first opened its doors in 1940.

Anna Wintour all'interno dello store Tiffany — Anna Wintour all’interno dello store Tiffany

Guests at the event included Daniel Boulud, Shohei Shigematsu, Ayaka Miyoshi, Camila Queiroz, Amelie Zilber, Lala Rudge, Paola Locatelli, Heart Evangelista, Athena Calderone, Leonie Hanne, Alexander Galievsky, Carrie Wong, Amee, Henry Lau, Praya Lundberg, Zahirah MacWilson , Jane Chuck, Adinia Wirasti, Anne Curtis, Blake Gray, Helena Bordon, Kate Bock, Kelsey Merritt, Liv Judd, Anna Wintour.

Lo store sulla 57th Street e Fifth Avenue

L'interno del flagship di Tiffany a New York — L’interno del flagship di Tiffany a New York

Alexandre Arnault, Daniel Boulud, Anthony Ledru

The surprises of Nadine Ghosn

Published on April 25, 2023

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Nadine Ghosn: the new frontier of jewelry that makes you smile or surprise.

Irreverent. This is how Nadine Ghosn can be defined. A fine jewelry designer, she has a mind free from ancient traditions, except those that refer to the technique in the creation of her collections. For the rest, she plays surprise. She certainly won’t appeal to ladies accustomed to solitaire, emerald sets or strings of pearls. On the other hand, she likes those who interpret luxury as a game, those who love to break the rules (without exaggerating), those who want to wear something that amazes. A few examples: the hamburger ring. Made of gold, diamonds, sapphires and tsavorites, proposed in a limited edition.

Anello Veggie Burger, in oro rosa e bianco, diamanti champagne, tsavorite, rubini

One could continue with the can opener-shaped earring, the necklace that looks like a set of smartphone earphones, the laughing HaHaHa earrings, with jewels in the shape of Lego elements. Although she has recently entered the world of jewelry that she counts, the designer already has a good number of fans, including Beyoncé. Nadine Ghosn, 27, is based in New York and also has a special history. She is the daughter of former Renault-Nissan number one, Carlos Ghosn, she is a graduate of Stanford University and the Gemological Institute of America, she gained experience at the Boston Consulting Group and Maison Hermès. She was born in the USA, but she has Lebanese and Brazilian origins. Her family, rich in her, gave her a cultural melting pot. Perhaps this is why the result is so carefree.

Collana Can You Hear Me. in oro brunito e diamanti. È stata molto apprezzata da Karl Lagerfeld

Orecchini Contractor in oro rosa, granato, rubini e zaffiri

Anello hamburger in oro rosa, diamanti champagne, zaffiri, tsavorite, rubini

Bracciale in oro rosa a forma di catena di bicicletta. Richiede 60 ore di lavoro per la realizzazione

Anello The Bare Block in oro rosa e quarzo bianco

Anna Sheffield’s sustainable jewelry

Published on April 15, 2023

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She was born and raised in New Mexico, which she remembers every time she cooks a spicy dish. Then, Anna Sheffield studied sculpture and fine arts in San Francisco. But she also worked in a tattoo parlor (as evidenced by her arms covered in drawings), in Saudi Arabia and in a small town in Virginia. For just over ten years, however, she has been a successful jewelry designer, with two stores in New York and Los Angeles. Since she considers jewels to be talismans, they may have brought her luck.

Anello con zircone naturale di 9,72 carati e diamanti

In any case, she is appreciated for several reasons. First of all for the ability to blend design, architecture and some echoes of indigenous craftsmanship. The second reason is that she has focused more on rings, reinventing the classic jewel destined to seal the engagement. Anna Sheffield has also created a Maison that is particularly attentive to the environment: she uses recycled gold which, she says, is not lacking and therefore it is not necessary to extract it. And she chooses carefully selected diamonds, with certified origin and sustainable extraction. Finally, she founded the Future Heritage Fund, in collaboration with the New Mexico Community Foundation, which grants funds to a number of non-profit cultural, environmental and educational organizations in New Mexico: at least 20% of Future Heritage sales are destined for this collection.

Anello per cerimonie in oro e diamanti di vario taglio — Anello per cerimoniale in oro e diamanti di vario taglio

Anello con diamante nero taglio smeraldo, diamanti neri e bianchi taglio trillion su oro 14 carati riciclato

Orecchino Petit Serpent Talisman in oro 14 carati

Orecchini Concho in oro 18 carati, turchesi e diamanti

Bijoux et oursons gommeux par Lauren X Khoo

Published on March 31, 2023

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Orecchini con la forma di castagne nel loro riccio

The jewels of the Lauren X Khoo brand, a mix of cultures, traditions and high jewelery ♦ ︎

She is of Chinese culture and origin, but born in Singapore, Lauren Khoo is also at home in Hong Kong and New York, the city where she lives and where her jewels are distributed, as well as on Moda Operandi. Not only: auction house Phillips has just presented 17 innovative fine jewelry pieces by designer Her style has nothing to do with those sprawling Chinese fantasies that translate into often very elaborate pieces, with dragons and peach blossoms. On the contrary, the jewels of her brand, Lauren X Khoo, have an international aesthetic, and in some cases even wink at the works of Jeff Koons, in her series of animals inspired by the Chinese zodiac. It is no coincidence that she lives in the US, studied in New England and graduated from Brown University, as well as in gemology at the Gia.

Her style ranges from geometric and rational design to that with oriental influences.

Born into a wealthy family in Singapore, the designer promised herself when she was a girl (today she is 35), to wear different jewels from those classic Cartier or Van Cleef & Arpels worn by her mother and her grandmother. She works indifferently with gold, precious stones and pearls, which he wants to interpret in a more modern way.

Orecchini con la forma di foglie di albero di castagno — Orecchini con la forma di foglie di castagno

Orecchini blu di forma concava — Orecchini concavi

Collana in oro e tsavorite a forma di orsetto — Collana in oro e tsavorite

Anello in oro e diamanti a forma di orsetto — Anello in oro e diamanti con orsetto

Marlo Laz’s boho jewels

Published on March 19, 2023

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The American designer of Polish origin Jesse Marlo Lazowski, who founded his brand Marlo Laz in 2014, is the example of the appreciated, dynamic New York woman tuned into the present. Her jewelry style, defined as boho, appeals to models and actresses, but also to that type of woman who does not like conventions. They are jewels with few rules and a lot of creativity inherited from an aunt who designed and created jewels. In her biography, she tells how at the age of 13 Jesse Marlo received a bow-shaped brooch with pink rubies and diamonds, which belonged to her grandmother Miriam, as a gift. It was the first work of the designer, who transformed the family heirloom brooch into a modern necklace.

Collana in oro 14 carati, ciondolo a forma di cuore con diamanti

From that moment she has never stopped and she combines gold jewels engraved with French writing, such as Porte bonheur, with precious or semi-precious stones. A trip to India, to Jaipur, where she worked with a team of craftsmen to produce her first jewelry collection, many trips abroad, and lessons also contributed to her passion and its transformation into a profession. at the Gemology Institute of America in New York.

Collana con pendente in oro 14 carati e diamante

Collana con pendente in oro 14 carati e acquamarina

Orecchini pendenti porte bonheur in oro 14 carati e diamante

Bracciale Natasha in oro 14 carati e diamanti

The jewels of Marlene Dietrich and Anne Eisenhower at Christie’s

Published on March 18, 2023

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Bracciale con diamanti e rubini di Van Cleef & Arpels

The jewels that belonged to famous people have an extra charm. And the auction of Magnificent Jewels by Christie’s scheduled for June 7 can boast two famous names in its catalogue. The first is that of Anne Eisenhower, collector, philanthropist, and descendant of one of the most eminent American families: just think that her grandfather, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, was president of the United States. Anne Eisenhower died on July 30, 2022 and her jewels are now for sale. The other celebrity is Marlene Dietrich, a German naturalized American actress and singer, an icon of cinema in the first half of the twentieth century. And the most precious jewel in the collection really belonged to the legendary Merlene: a bracelet of rubies and Jarretière diamonds, purchased by the actress in 1937 from Van Cleef & Arpels. Marlene Dietrich wore it in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1950 thriller Stage Fright and it was purchased by Anne Eisenhower in 1992 (estimate $2,500,000-4,500,000).

Il retro del bracciale tempestato di diamanti di Van Cleef & Arpels

Other highlights from the sale include Tiffany & Co’s rare Art Deco Moonlight Rose diamond and gemstone bracelet (estimate $500,000-700,000), an Art Deco diamond bracelet by Cartier ($150,000-250,000), and a statement ring with 20.54 carats (1,200,000-1,800,000) D-color diamonds.
Christie’s has planned a global tour ahead of the auction, which will begin in Los Angeles and continue in Paris, Geneva and Hong Kong. The complete collection will be sold live and online during Christie’s Luxury Week in New York on June 7th.

From Marlene Dietrich to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Anne Eisenhower Collection traces the history of the past century through a single collector’s brilliant passion for fine jewelry. Anne Eisenhower had a keen eye for the finest examples of the jeweler’s craft and her collection tells the fascinating and intertwining stories of patrons and collectors. Christie’s looks forward to sharing the experience of these superb objects as they embark on a global tour, culminating in our Rockefeller galleries in June.
Marc Porter, president of Christie’s Americas

The live sale will take place on June 7 with additional jewels offered from Ms. Eisenhower’s collection to be featured in Christie’s Jewels Online open for bidding on May 30 and close on June 8.

Collana di Cartier Waterfall con diamanti e zaffiri

Christie’s is truly honored to have been entrusted with the magnificent jewels of Anne Eisenhower, a woman who led an extraordinary life of taste, style and philanthropy while remaining true to her values. From the exquisite designs of Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels to important gemstones, this auction presents a unique opportunity for collectors to obtain a jewel that has been carefully acquired over a period of 40 years by a true artist of the taste.
Daphne Lingon, Head of Jewelry Department, Christie’s Americas

Anello con diamanti di colore D da 20,54 carati

Una spilla della serie Panthère di Cartier con diamanti gialli, onice e smeraldi

Bracciale di diamanti art déco di Cartier

Orecchini con diamanti e rubini di Van Cleef & Arpels

Collana con diamanti e smeraldo di Van Cleef & Arpels

On the beach with Renna Jewels

Published on March 17, 2023

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Ciondolo Venus in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Who on the beach, at least once, hasn’t collected shells? However, it is unlikely that this passion has turned into a profession like for Renna Brown-Taher. In truth, the designer no longer only collects shells but she creates them in the form of jewels. Perhaps her luck was to be born in southern California, near the sea. Two shells collected as a child, many years later, were used by Renna’s mother for a bracelet, a gift for her art degree.

The bracelet was followed by a gemology certificate and a master’s degree from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, where she worked for five years, not to mention her passion for dance, which she practiced for a long time. In 2017 the big leap with her own brand Renna Jewels, made with 100% recycled 18-karat gold in New York, where the designer moved. And the shells? They have not disappeared from the horizon. Indeed, they are represented in a large number of jewels, even if they are not the only source of inspiration. 18-karat gold, but also hand-carved gems, such as labradorite or agate, are transformed into jewel-shells, and allow you to stay at the sea all year round.

Collana Caspian con pendente in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Ciondolo a forma di conchiglia in oro 18 carati e diamanti

Orecchini con morganite e agata intagliata, oro e diamanti

Orecchini con labradorite intagliata, oro diamanti

Anello in oro, zaffiri, smalto, diamanti

Marija Iva want conquering New York City

Published on March 16, 2023

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Gioielli in oro e turchese della collezione Hamptons, indossati

A new brand is born in New York, a city that is an inexhaustible factory of talent and adventure, protagonists of many films. This time the protagonist of the American dream is Marija Iva Djordjevic, Serbian jewelry designer, based in Tribeca and the Hamptons. Her jewelery brand, Marija Iva, is also presented online, with the website MarijaIva.com. The designer has already completed several collections: Dana, Eden, Éternel, Hmptons and Divine, including religious symbols, gold and precious and semi-precious stones, such as turquoise. Pendants, bracelets and earrings with snakes, stars and crosses are interpreted in a minimalist version.

Anelli della collezione Hampton in oro e zaffiri rosa indossati

Marija Iva Djordjevic studied art in Belgrade and Paris. She spent a period in Geneva, where she worked for twelve years as a senior jewelry designer for Piaget. Strengthened by this experience and the desire for new possibilities, she moved to New York City.

We all strive to incorporate beauty and deeper meaning into our daily lives, and that is what I ultimately hope to achieve with Marija Iva jewelry. Design for modern women who appreciate nuanced, understated and timeless jewelery of the highest quality that can be worn with confidence every single day.
Marija Iva Djordjevic

The designer designs each piece herself, starting with a pencil sketch on paper in her sketchbook to refine her ideas, before completing a scale rendering of the piece using the gouache technique. An expert over-the-counter jeweler herself, she works closely with French jewelery partners to handcraft each piece.

Gioielli in oro della collezione Eden indossati

Collane e orecchini della collezione Etoile, in oro bianco e diamanti

Collana della linea Divine Precieuse in oro, tormaline blu e verdi, diamanti

Collana della linea Divine Precieuse in oro, tormaline rosa e diamanti

Bracciali, anello e orecchini indossati della collezione Eden

The evolution of the ring by Arielle Ratner

Published on March 4, 2023

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From the world of dance practiced as a child she took the lightness. From that of jewelry, the art of combining metal and gems. From that of the economy, the ability to build one’s own business: Arielle Ratner has solid training in the precious sector, but only a couple of years ago she decided to take the field personally in the difficult New York market. The result is excellent.

Anello Tilded Perch in oro 18 carati e diamante ovale — Anello Tilded Perch in oro 18 carati e diamante

Raised in Pennsylvania, the designer studied jewelry in various schools in the New York City area, but already at the age of 14 she was selling her first bijoux made with plastic and glass beads. Then, she studied CAD design and gemology, worked for David Yurman and for a contract manufacturer who also supplies jewelry to Tiffany & Co. A complete experience, in all aspects of jewelry, which helped her decide on the big step , that is to offer jewels with his signature.

Anello in oro giallo 18 carati, oro bianco annerito, diamante e pavé di smeraldo

One of Arielle Ratner’s toughest challenges was to create perfect rings for engagement, but at the same time different from the classic solitaire. In her case, this objective was achieved with work on the design of the frame, which is not a simple gold circle, but follows elaborate evolutions. Alongside the rings intended for special events, the designer offers jewels that center on large semi-precious gems with delicate shades, such as aquamarine, tourmaline or peridot.

Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati, oro bianco annerito, spinelli grigio-blu

Anello in oro giallo e tormalina verde — Anello in oro giallo e tormalina

Orecchini Scudo in oro bianco annerito e diamanti — Orecchini in oro bianco annerito e diamanti

Anello Moi et toi in oro giallo e diamanti

Antonini in New York announces the green turn

Published on February 28, 2023

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Collier in oro della collezione Anniversary 100 in oro giallo e pendente con diamanti

From Milan to New York, passing through Piazza Italia. A journey that Antonini, the historic Milanese brand, undertakes to broaden the horizon of the market. For this reason, the company has signed an agreement with Piazza Italia, a company based in the American city which aims to create networks for the distribution of Italian products in the States. Indeed, the American market is already a market of primary importance for the jewels designed by Sergio Antonini, creative director of the Maison. Piazza Italia is proposed as a platform for companies. For example with events, such as the one scheduled from 14 to 16 March, in which the jewelery brand will also participate.

I strongly believe in this project, which will allow Antonini to have an office and a permanent showcase in New York in the beautiful spaces of Piazza Italia on Madison Avenue and a privileged channel of dialogue with interlocutors who are looking for the best made in Italy.
Diego Nardin, CEO of Antonini Milano

Furthermore, Antonini has decided to take the ethically correct path with the choice of a supplier of diamonds that do not come from war zones and to use packaging with certified recyclable material and coated with natural varnish for its jewels to water.

Anello in oro e smeraldi della collezione Extraordinaire

The art of jewels by Munnu The Gem Palace

Published on February 28, 2023

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Orecchini in oro bianco, perle, diamanti

Bracelets, necklaces and earrings with sumptuous gems in the traditional heart of India: the style of the Mughal empire in the collections of Munnu The Gem Palace. ︎

India is a country full of flowers. Necklaces, decorations, braids of flowers are found everywhere, not only in temples, but also for weddings or special occasions. Thus Siddharth Kasliwal, creative director of Munnu The Gem Palace, an ancient Indian brand from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, uses gems as flowers, with jewels that become artistic bouquets. This is not traditional Indian jewellery. Indeed, Siddharth Kasliwal spends most of his time in New York and has absorbed much of the spirit of Western aesthetics.

Orecchini chandelier con diamanti, perle, zaffiri blu

Jewels with colored stones have a simpler design than those linked to the Indian tradition, closer to the style of jewels made in Europe or the USA. Necklaces composed of simple aligned tourmalines, an emerald that has a diamond set inside it, no-frills earrings with a rounded shape: the jewels of Munnu The Gem Palace are also popular in the West. On the other hand, Munnu The Gem Palace is heir to one of the oldest traditions. Suffice it to say that the Kasliwal family has been creating jewelry for nine generations.

The Gem Palace boasts jewels that resist passing fashions: some pieces dating back to the family’s beginnings in Agra are still worn. In the stratified society of the Mughal empire, gems served both as an investment, for accumulating wealth, and as a display of power. For three centuries the Mughal emperors used the jewels created by the Kasliwal family of Agra: opulent and extravagant pieces, true status symbols. In Munnu’s words, “at that time people wore more jewelry than clothes.”

Anello con serpente in oro su un grande rubino opaco

The jewelers boasted mastery of traditional Indian techniques, such as Kundan setting and Meenakari enamelling. The story continued with a sudden sliding door, when in 1725 Maharaja Jai Singh II started the construction of the new city of Jaipur, which is still today the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Jewelers could not be missing. The Kasliwals then moved within the palace walls as crown jewelers. Even today the house of the Kasliwal family is located in Jaipur.

Orecchini a bottone con tormalina rosa — Orecchini con tormalina rosa

In the 18th century Jaipur experienced a period of wealth and afforded the Kasliwal family the opportunity to centralize their operations in a new location outside the palace walls. Many of the artisans who were previously scattered around the city have thus come together under one roof: the Gem Palace.

Orecchini con zaffiri, ametista e rubellite

The British conquest of India did not slow down the work of jewelers. In 1923 the iconic Gem Palace store was opened in Jaipur, which still welcomes those looking for the Maison’s fine jewels. The jewelery offer is particularly rich. The processing takes place in the adjacent laboratories. Munnu’s jewels The Gem Palace have been the focus of various exhibitions in the West, such as the one at Somerset House in London, with around 250 pieces of jewellery, or for the Met in New York, where Munnu and his son Siddharth have opened a studio and a showroom in a residence in the heart of the city. But the story isn’t over yet.

Bracciale in oro 22 carati con acquamarina

Anello in oro con tormalina verde e smalto

Orecchini in oro con tormalina rosa e verde

Collana in oro con 5 tormaline pendenti — Collana in oro con tormaline

Skyscrapers to Deborah Pagani’s ears

Published on February 15, 2023

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Anello in oro giallo con zaffiro rosa tagliato a cuore

Deborah Pagani designs hair accessories, such as the pins used to group the hair in braids or wrap it behind the neck. But she also focuses on modern, long, thin, fast jewels. Luxurious jewels, in gold and diamonds, with earrings that recall the skyscrapers of New York, where the designer lives. An idea consistent with the passion of Deborah Pagani, a New Yorker with Italian origins, for Art Dèco. And, if you think about it, in the American city there are many buildings and skyscrapers with an architecture inspired by that style.

Spilla per capelli in acciaio o smalto in finitura Ip gold

But the passion for hair jewelry also has a history: Deborah Pagani began her career as a styling hair in the late 1990s, working alongside masters like John Sahag, Oribe Canales and Rita Hazan. The jewelry came after friends admired the pieces she had created for herself. The designer debuted her own collection of déco-rock jewelry in Paris in 2007, and it was an immediate success.