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Colorful sapphire and diamond bracelet.

August 31, 2012

This sapphire and diamond bracelet is what the yellow brick road in Oz would look like if it was made of colored sapphires and diamonds. It’s so fun and happy – it’s just dying to climb on your wrist and go have some fun. (Personally, I’d be more than happy to let it.) With 180 carats of colored sapphires and 2 carats of diamonds, all mounted in white gold, it’s really something special.

This beautiful sapphire and diamond bracelet was sold to some lucky buyer for $13,125 (including premium) at the Bonhams 17 August 2012 Jewelry auction in Carmel, California.

All images and information in this post are thanks to Bonhams. See the original lot here.

Rose quartz and diamond necklace.

August 30, 2012

This necklace is pure pretty. From the large, polished rose quartz pendant to the rose gold to the diamond-embellished bow, it’s feminine and sweet without being saccharine. As a girl who loves pink and bows, I’m a big fan of this one. I think it could easily have gone too far into girlyness but it’s saved by the sedate color of the quartz, the careful use of the diamonds, and the shape of the single bow.

This lovely necklace was sold to some lucky buyer for $5,000 (including premium) at the Bonhams 17 August 2012 Jewelry auction in Carmel, California. All images and information are thanks to Bonhams. See the original lot here.

Bonhams description:

A rose quartz and diamond necklace

estimated total diamond weight: 3.80 carats; mounted in eighteen karat rose gold; length: 16 1/2in.

Lovely lavaliere.

August 27, 2012

This is a diamond and emerald lavaliere from 1930 (a wonderful year for jewelry).

I love a lavaliere necklace – so elegant and delicate. This one is particularly pretty, I think, with the way the emerald is framed. The chain is also very intricate and beautiful, and the clasp detail is stunning. The stones are also no joke, despite how delicate it is: the emerald is 6 carats and the diamonds total 10.5 carats.

You could dress this up or down. I can see it going out to dinner with a silk blouse and nice jeans or down a red carpet above a cobalt blue sweetheart neckline. Really, I’d be perfectly happy to wear it around my house with my bathrobe. It’s beautiful.

This piece is going to be part of Sotheby’s Important Jewels Sale in New York on 20 September 2012 – click here for the listing. All information and photos of this piece are thanks to Sotheby’s.

Sotheby’s description:

Platinum, Emerald and Diamond Lavallière, Circa 1930.

Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 USD

Set with an emerald-cut emerald weighing approximately 6.00 carats, the floral drops, openwork chain and clasp set with numerous old European-cut diamonds and one baguette diamond, together weighing approximately 10.25 carats, further accented by numerous single-cut diamonds, length 16 inches, one diamond missing.

Platinum, Emerald and Diamond Lavallière, Circa 1930.

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