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Wartski, royal jewels

Published on August 14, 2021

Wartski, the jeweler who sells vintage pieces and provided the wedding ring to William and Kate ♦ ︎

Do you want a wedding ring like that bought by Prince William to marry Kate Middleton? The right address is No. 14 of Grafton Street, London. Here is the official jeweler of the British Royal, Wartski. In 2011 Wartski produced William’s wedding ring with Catherine Middleton: a simple yellow metal hoop, modeled with the use of a small Welsh gold bullion given to Prince by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. But already in 2005 Wartski had made wedding rings for Prince Charles and Camilla, current consort of the successor to the throne.

Wartski, however, is a particular jeweler: apart from wedding rings, he does not offer his own jewelery, but sells antique or vintage pieces of great value. It has a long and adventurous history. The jewelery company was founded in 1865 in Wales by a Russian refugee, Morris Wartski, escaped pogrom. After the Russian Revolution, Wartski specializes in jewelery created by Carl Fabergé, Russian-born goldsmith-artist, famous for the elaborate eggs created for the czars and then, more generally, in the jewelry trade of the era. Not only vintage but above all jewels of great designers, or of great Maison. In 1911, the jewelery store, led by the founder’s sons, moved to London after some shift, settled in the modern headquarters in the Mayfair district. Wartski is one of the most exclusive British jewelers. It participates in antiques fairs such as Tefaf and is now owned by Nicholas Snowman, Kenneth’s son and Morris Wartski’s grandson. Geoffrey Munn, on the other hand, is the current Ceo and is a well-known face of the BBC, as well as author of numerous books on jewels and Wartski’s story.

Anello in oro bianco, diamanti e zaffiri

Spilla primi Novecento in oro e diamanti

Collana in oro firmata Giacinto Melillo, orafo napoletano, 1870

Collana in oro e cristallo di René Lalique

Masterpieces, high jewelry in London

Published on June 28, 2019

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Cindy Chao, la collana The Art Jewel Emerald Architectural

High jewelry at the Masterpieces London fair: from Boghossian to Cindy Chao, Chatila, Grima … Here are the exhibitors ♦ ︎

From June 27 to July 3, in an exceptionally flushed London, Masterpieces London returns, an antique fair, arts and great jewels. In addition to the jewels of the time, also in this edition the high contemporary jewelry is not missing. Among the Maison present, for example, there is Boghossian, the sixth generation of jewelers based in Geneva, strong in the long Armenian tradition, with a passion for researching and treating rare gems around the world. La Maison is known for its innovative craftsmanship, which requires exceptional mastery techniques to contribute to the art of jewelry, as with the Inlay, Kissing and Merveilles collections.

Boghossian, orecchini Kissing, con fancy intense pink diamond

Another jewel of the artist at Masterpieces London is Cindy Chao, who has kept the ancient European technique of lost wax. At the London fair she presents two collections of Art Jewel products, the Masterpieces Black Label masterpieces and the White Label Collection, both sought after by the most demanding connoisseurs at international auctions. The Royal Butterfly Brooch was adopted by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC in 2010.

Black Label Masterpiece II. Spilla Marguerite, con smeraldo cabochon, diamanti fancy, tsavoriti, lacca su titanio

But the names of great Maison at Masterpieces London are several, such as Chatila, Eliane Fattal, Grima, Fabio Salini, Van Cleef & Arpels, Verdura, Wartski. A great opportunity for lovers of fine jewelry. Federico Graglia

Cindy Chao, spilla Black Label Royal Feather, con zaffiri, diamanti bianchi e fancy, titanium

Chatila, collana con diamanti briolette e smeraldi

Wartski, talismano a forma di mano in cristallo di rocca intagliato e smalto

Masterpiece of jewelery in London

Published on June 23, 2017

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Wallache Chan, Damask Silk. Diamanti trillion, tormalina rosa, diamanti fancy, zaffiro rosa, agata bianca

Back to Masterpiece London, art, antiques, but also many jewelries ♦ ︎
Masterpiece London (June 29 – July 5) is one of the highlights for those who love art and antiques. And the jewels. The fair brings together 150 of the best galleries and specialists around the world, and attracts 40,000 visitors on average. As mentioned, there are also jewels and jewelers, with pieces of antiquity, but also new creations. There are Maison like Grima and Hammerle who choose to be present only here in London and Tefaf. From Wallace Chan to Van Cleef & Arpels, from Boghossian to Cartier, Boucheron, Jar and Fabergé, you can find the most interesting pieces with Wartski, Symbolic & Chase, Verdura, Hancocks and SJ Phillips. As always, there there is jewelery created by painters and sculptors, such as Calder, or jewelry that can represent a bridge between different disciplines, such as those of Theo Fennell. Here are some of the most interesting pieces that are present in the exhibition catalog. Federico Graglia

Spilla del 19esimo secolo a forma di ape, con topazi o rosa, diamanti e smeraldi

Bracciale di Louis Osman in argento e turchese, 1968

Bracciale di Boghossian con diamanti e perle

Bracciale di Cartier a forma di due tigri

Collier in oro e diamanti, Afro Basaldella, 1955

Bracciale in platino con diamanti e rubini attribuito a Ruser, 1940

Orecchini in oro, diamanti e granati, firmati Grima

Van Cleef & Arpels, bracciale e clip in oro e diamanti, 1935

Wallache Chan, Bliss and Peace, collana. Una boccetta da fiuto imperiale dal periodo Daoguang (1821-1850) della dinastia Qing si trasforma in un vettore di buon auspicio