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Five pairs of jaw-dropping Bhagat earrings from FD Gallery.

September 27, 2016

Good morning, my dears! Did you notice I’ve been switching up the schedule a little bit? Don’t worry – I still have plenty of lovelies to share with you. I just needed to move things around a little because of all of the traveling I’ve been doing (and to make time for my new gig writing for Instore Magazine).

Today I have something fresh and glorious for you: five pairs of earrings by modern master-jeweler, Viren Bhagat.

I love Bhagat’s work because not only does it always feature raw materials of exceptional quality worked with great technical ability, it also always leaves me feeling like I’ve just seen something that had never before occurred to me. It feels so new and fresh and right.

Showing you a single example will make my point better than any amount of words can.

See what I mean? These Bhagat earrings are magnificent. Spectacular and celestial, they burst forth from their respective center stones with complementary, asymmetric perfection. Natural pearls with white and yellow diamonds.

Here’s what they look like worn, thanks to FD Gallery’s Instagram. Pretty amazing.

Another diamond and pearl pair of Bhagat earrings. So unique and slightly odd and yet absolutely perfect. Like the world’s most elegant snails.

A glorious multi-strand pearl and diamond necklace.

April 22, 2016

I just a have a subtle little necklace for you today. An understated piece you could throw on with yoga pants for a trip to the grocery store or a coffee run. It’s barely visible.

JK. This multi-strand natural pearl and diamond necklace is a megawatt, in-your-face nonstop neck festival of serious glamour.

Holy diamonds, batman.

Let’s break it down:

The heart of this piece is the seven lush layers of alternating pearl and diamond strands. The diamonds strands are all rose-cuts, which would catch the light in a glorious gently diffused shimmering explosion of lovliness. The pearl strands comprise two hundred and sixteen(!!!) natural pearls, ranging in size from 3.95 to 10.30 mm and spaced with itty bitty seed pearls for additional amazingness.

The seven magnificent pearl and diamond strands hang from a circular-cut diamond link neckchain in 18k white gold. This neckchain – the links across the back – is adjustable, so this curtain of beauty could hang at a variety of lengths.

The piece is further embellished by a sensual, unbelievably elegant double tassel with two strands of rose cut diamonds, diamond beads, and and natural pearls. One of the tassel strands ends with a larger baroque-shaped natural pearl topped with a circular-cut diamond cap. The baroque pearl is sized 17.30 x 12.90 x 10.80 mm.

I love how the seven strands are so carefully attached to the 18k diamond neckchain. Look at where the chain meets the strands: each strand is carefully attached to its own loop, all precisely spaced so as to not overlap.

I would like every celebrity who’s ever walked a red carpet with a bare neck to look at this necklace and reconsider their poor life choices. With something like this necklace in the world, there’s no excuse for under-adornment.

This fabulous multi-strand natural pearl and diamond necklace was listed in a recent Christie’s auction. All images and info are thanks to Christie’s.

Two Art Deco emerald and diamond bracelets.

April 8, 2016

Happy Friday, darlings! I’ve got a twofer for you today – a pair of very different but equally thrilling Art Deco emerald and diamond bracelets.

Art Deco emerald and diamond bracelet #1 is big and bold. It’s circa 1925, but possesses a magnificent boldness that I generally associate with Deco pieces from closer to 1940. It looks like it should go with bias-cut satin, not flapper beads.

But I’m not complaining. It’s a forward-thinking piece of heaven. Also, the top part of the piece – the juicy, gemmy part – is two matching Art Deco emerald and diamond dress clips that detach and can be worn separately.

The dress clips are platinum with old, circular, baguette and square-cut diamonds and rectangular-cut emeralds. The bangle attachment is 18k white gold. Both dress clips and the bangle are signed Cartier, Paris. Please also note the yellow gold prongs around the emeralds. So wonderful.

I wonder if it’s possible that the dress clips predate the bangle? If so, this is a wonderful after-the-fact convertible piece.

On to beauty #2 – this Art Deco emerald and diamond stunner is sensual and sophisticated in a way that is simultaneously classic and exotic, bold and delicate. You know I love a tassel.

This beauty is also from 1925, and also French, although it’s unsigned. It features a flexible openwork bracelet with circular, baguette and hexagonal-cut collet-set diamonds alongside richly green rectangular-cut emeralds, leading to a delightful tassel of circular-cut diamonds.

I think my very favorite part is that tiny ring of emeralds just before the fringes of the tassel begin. Such a perfect touch.

It reminds me of this all-diamond Van Cleef and Arpels tassel bracelet, which is from the same era. And as much as I love bracelet #1….I would choose Mr. Tassel here over it in a heartbeat.

What about you, darlings? Who is Team Tassel and who is Team Dress Clip Bangle?

These Art Deco emerald and diamond bracelets were both listed in Christie’s April 2016 Magnificent Jewels sale. All images and info are thanks to Christie’s.

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