The color scheme of these Margherita Burgener chrysoprase pieces slays me. They’re not sold as a set, but they were listed in the same auction and they clearly match.
These earrings are simple, but oh, the colors! They’re just begging to adorn a hazel-eyed brunette (I volunteer!). Each earring features – from top to bottom – a pavé-set diamond surmount, a circular-cut chrome diopside link, and a chrysoprase drop with a pavé-set diamond cap. The colors are bold but the size – 1.5 inches – means these beauties wouldn’t be overly loud.
Have you seen chrysoprase in person? It’s the most marvelous, softly glowing green color. I nearly bought a gold and chrysoprase necklace a few weeks ago at the Maryland Renaissance Faire. By that I mean I wore it for a while while I looked at the jeweler’s other pieces and wondered which of my internal organs might be the most marketable/nonessential and then handed it back and walked quickly away.
The ring is a very funky shape – a little funkier than my normal style, but the kind of piece I would admire greatly on a funkier friend. The ring is of crossover design and set in 18 k white gold. It’s set with a carved chrysoprase as well as pavé-set diamonds and tsavorites.
This post originally only contained one pair of earrings, but lo and behond, I just found more that would go perfectly with the ring! And because I am super into chrysoprase right now and the color is seasonally appropriate, I decided to add more.
These funky earrings involve chrysoprase and diamonds only. How amazing are those lines? So fun and fresh. At 2 3/8 inches, these earrings make a larger green statement than their cousins above.
These beauties involve the same materials as the first two Margherita Burgener chrysoprase pieces, but in a different way. They’re slightly larger than the first pair – 1 3/4 inches long – and feature a chrysoprase drop suspended from pavé-set diamond link and a line of chrome diopside leading to a pavé-set diamond surmount.
Are you as into this color scheme as I am? Which earrings are your favorite?
These Margherita Burgener chrysoprase pieces were all listed in Philips auctions. Please see individual descriptions for links. All images and info are thanks to Philips.
To dive right into the color: how luminous are these two gemstone rings? They look like they’re on fire from within. Both setting are platinum adorned with diamonds; one features an unenhanced cushion-cut yellow sapphire and the other, an orange sapphire.
This necklace is one of my favorites from this year’s Blue Book and (unsurprisingly) another piece that shows a strong Art Deco influence. The tassel of gloriously green tsavorites dangles from a platinum and diamond cap suspended from a platinum and diamond chain. I could not be more into this color.
Speaking of marvelous color…feast your eyes upon these earrings. They feature oval spessartites glowing within scrollwork of diamonds in platinum. I say infinite amounts of yes to these.
A quick jump back to cool colors for this fantastic bracelet. It’s composed of five rows of tanzanite beads, perfectly finished by a clasp of diamonds and milgrained platinum at the end.
This is the Shell necklace by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co.. It’s made of 18ct gold and is adorned with cabochon rubellite. How fantastic is that detail? Exactly what I’d expect from a Schlumberger piece.
Last but not least, we have this bangle with spessartites, tsavorites, yellow sapphires, fancy sapphires and diamonds in 18ct white gold. I think it looks like Autumn leaves.