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Pink sapphire, pink tourmaline, pearl, and diamond necklace.

This explosive riot of color and sparkle is the work of Boucheron. It’s daring, bold, exuberant, and fabulous.

Boucheron pink sapphire, pink tourmaline, pearl, and diamond necklace.

In a world where there are necklaces like this, there is no excuse for red carpet events where we see nothing but white diamonds. NO EXCUSE. Imagine it with this striped ODLR, this vintage Balmain, this exuberent D&G, or this bold Reem Acra.  Step up your game, celebrities.

This 14-inch necklace is 18 karat blackened gold set all over with circular-cut pink sapphires. It is embellished with a festooned layer of seed pearls and occasional brilliant-cut diamonds. Most spectacularly, this gorgeous necklace further suspends a fringe of drop-shaped pink tourmalines and cultured pearls measuring approximately 9.80 to 10.50mm.

Boucheron pink sapphire, pink tourmaline, pearl, and diamond necklace; detail


This baby totals 25.00 carats of pink tourmalines, 18.00 carats of pink sapphires, and 4.20 carats of diamonds.

Boucheron pink sapphire, pink tourmaline, pearl, and diamond necklace, close up

Look at it. It glows.

This necklace was listed in Sotheby’s April 2012 Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale. All images and info are thanks to Sotheby’s.

Boucheron pink sapphire, pink tourmaline, pearl, and diamond necklace.

Ring roundup: extreme fabulousness.

This rings are all fabulous enough to stand alone, but I felt like lumping them together. It’s everyone’s lucky day.

Art Deco pink sapphire and diamond cocktail ring, circa 1935

This ring is just fabulous.  Made in 1935, this Art Deco cocktail ring is of fan-shaped motif and is set with five cushion and oval-shaped pink sapphires weighing approximately 7.20 carats. The ring is further accented with numerous old European, single-cut and baguette diamonds weighing approximately 1.50 carats. It is my exact ring size.

An early Victorian gold, enamel, and diamond ring, circa 1800

This beautiful and elaborate ring is early Victorian, circa 1800. The top of the ring was previously a pin, it was converted into ring form some time in the past by attaching it to this 18 k gold shank. The decorative top is made of silver and blue enamel, accented with 1 carat of old European and rose cut diamonds.

Art Deco light blue star sapphire and dark purple star sapphire and diamond ring

I’m more than a little obsessed with this 1920’s cocktail ring. This beauty is remarkable, both is design and materials. Can you guess what those stones are? It’s a light blue star sapphire and a dark purple star sapphire. Oh yes. Set in a pierced mount set with baguette and single-cut diamonds. Sparkle heaven.

1980's Buccellati yellow sapphire and emerald cocktail ring in 18 k yellow gold

This 1980’s Buccellati cocktail ring is all kinds of fun. Designed as a flower, this ring features a gorgeous yellow sapphire surrounded by carved emerald leaves in an elaborate eighteen karat gold mount.

An Art Deco sapphire and diamond ring by Cartier.
This Art Deco sapphire, diamond, and platinum cocktail ring is by my fave of faves, Cartier. Made in France between 1920and 1940, this bold beauty features 8.4 carats of deep blue sapphires accented by 0.34 carats of natural round diamonds. Sure to be an eye-catcher.
All of the images and information in this post are thanks to the source linked to below each picture.

 

Glorious cool-colored earrings by Cartier.

Oh, Cartier. It’s possible I should try to post less of you, but I just can’t help it.

Turquoise, amethyst and diamond earrings by Cartier, Paris. Via Diamonds in the Library.

These marvelous earrings are by Cartier, Paris. I think they are simply bursting with fabulousness.

Each surmount of is of cluster design and set with circular-cut amethysts, cabochon turquoise, and brilliant-cut diamonds. Each surmount suspends a detachable drop similarly set with turquoise, diamonds and pear-shaped amethysts, mounted in gold and platinum.

These earrings were sold as part of Sotheby’s November 2011 Magnificent Jewels sale. All images and info are thanks to Sotheby’s.

But the title of this post was plural, remember? I couldn’t resist giving you a double-hitter today. (Did that make sense? I am only marginally sports-literate.)

Sapphire and diamond earrings by Cartier. Set with pear-shaped sapphires and brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds. The bottom pendants detach.
Fabulous earrings #2 are set with pear-shaped sapphires and brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds. The bottom pendants detach so that you have the option of slightly less formal earrings, if that’s what you want. The earrings are signed Cartier and numbered, French assay marks.
These earrings were sold in Sotheby’s May 2012 Suburb Jewels auction. All images and info are thanks to Sotheby’s.

 

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