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A blue and yellow sapphire necklace by Cartier.

March 4, 2016

Today’s piece is all about color. Glorious color! This blue and yellow sapphire necklace is exceptional in many ways, all of which will be immediately apparent when I show you the picture.

Are you ready??

Helllll to the yes.

This luscious blue and yellow sapphire necklace is the work of the incomparable Cartier. It’s gold and platinum, set with a fringe of alternating rectangular cut blue and yellow sapphires, alongside circular and marquise cut diamonds.

It’s 15 inches long, so it would sit close to the neck. I think my very favorite part – except for those amazing stones – is the fact that the gemstone fringe goes all the around. So decadent, so glamorous. Do you need sapphires on the back of your neck? No. But why not have them, if you can?

This beauty is retro, dating to 1957. Can’t you see it at a glamorous late 1950’s cocktail party? The bright gemstones would sure pick up the colors of what ever stunning cocktail dress its glamorous owner would surely have been wearing.

Yes, yes, and yes. Aren’t sapphires magnificent?

If this color scheme is working for you too, check out this post from my archive. Apparently this is a combo that’s caught my eye before.

What do you think, my darlings? Do you love this necklace as much as I do?

This blue and yellow sapphire necklace by Cartier was listed in a recent Christie’s auction. All images and info are thanks to Christie’s, unless otherwise specified.

Your favorite jewels of 2014.

January 5, 2015

Good morning, my darlings, and happy 2015!

I thought I’d try something new and do a mini retrospective before we dive into what this bright new year has to offer us. According to my site stats, these are the 15 most viewed posts of 2014: the pretties you loved so much you wanted to look at them over and over, pin them and share them and send them to your friends.

#15: Van Cleef and Arpels Midnight Planetarium watch.

#14: Ring roundup: rose gold engagement rings.

#13: Ode to a moval: Lang Antiques’ 9.55 carat beauty.

#12: Fit for a Disney Princess: engagement rings (Part II).

#11: Two antique diamond rings at Lang Antiques.

#10: Two exceptional 1920s engagement rings.

#9: Tacori.

#8: Dreamy engagement rings by Erika Winters.

#7: Serious sparkle: JB Star rings.

#6: Eerie beauty: Sevan Biçakçi’s tiny masterpieces.

#5: 3.26 carat antique diamond engagement ring.

#4: Tiffany and Co black opal and diamond ring.

#3: Store profile: Erstwhile Jewelry Co.

#2: Ring roundup: more Art Deco engagement rings.

Your favorite post of 2014: The Treasures of Scott Antique Market.

The trends are pretty clear: you love rings, especially the Art Deco kind. In other words, you have marvelous taste, my dears. That’s no shock.

It appears that you are big fans of the fabulous Erstwhile Jewelry Co., because a whopping three of the above posts are exclusively their rings. Ditto for Lang Antiques, who also appear more than once.

You also enjoy interesting and beautiful designs, as evidenced by your love for the Sevan Biçakçi post. That’s wonderful, because one of my goals for 2015 is to keep seeking out and sharing fabulous new contemporary work.

Is there anything you’d like to see more of here in the coming year, my darlings?

xoxo,
Becky

Aquamarine and diamond ring by Cartier.

July 18, 2014

This aquamarine and diamond ring by Cartier was going to be a Tumblr post, but I couldn’t bring myself to shrink it down. The longer I looked at it, the more I realized it needed its own blog post.

Not too shabby, right? That’s a 28.50 carat aquamarine in the center there. (Fun fact: it’s my birthstone!). The choice of 18k yellow gold here gives this piece a retro feel, but it’s contemporary.

How do you like that gold and diamond lattice on the side? I think it’s just fantastic. So bold, but still thoughtfully designed in a way that doesn’t let it feel over-the-top ostentatious.

This is actually my favorite part. In a totally unnecessary but utterly fantastic move, the diamond inlay continues around the back of the shank. It would have been so easy not to add this final detail, but because Cartier is Cartier, they understand exactly what’s necessary to make this ring an A++++ instead of just an A.

Look how wide open the basket is, too – I bet that aquamarine sparkles like nobody’s business in a wide-open setting like that. An exceptional piece; a cocktail ring worthy of gracing the most fabulous of hands.

This Aquamarine and diamond ring by Cartier is currently for sale by J.S. Fearnley via 1stdibs. All images and info are thanks to J.S. Fearnley and 1stdibs.

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