The French house of Skander LB brings out very limited edition pieces melding intense, unusual gemstones with French craftsmanship. Color is key with the stones carefully selected and sourced by Marion, the creative force behind the house. Each piece is crafted by hand in a workshop just outside of the French city of Bordeaux.
The Star of Uruguay long necklace or sautoir from Skander LB is an ode to the amethyst and an inspirational gift for anyone who loves this versatile February gemstone. The piece is fashioned in 18k pink gold amethyst beads, 18 pink gold beads, diamonds and each piece contains a slice of an amethyst stalactite rom Uruguay making each austoir a unique piece. Photo courtesy Skander LB. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
The Olympia ring is a compilation ring stacking together the Symétrie ring, Deep Sea rings and Lime rings. The Symétrie ring in 18k yellow gold is fashioned with an emerald cut green tourmaline and two trillion-cut tanzanites. The Deep Sea ring in 18k yellow gold is set with a trillion-cut tanzanite and brilliant-cut topazes. The Lime ring in 18k yellow gold is a festival of tsavorite garnets. You can keep the rings separately to stack at will, or have them soldered together in the house’s workshops. Photo courtesy Skander LB. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
For the Saqqarah ring, the house’s designer drew inspiration from the legendary Pyramids of Egypt a constant source of eternal fascination. The rings fashioned in 18k gold has as its centrepiece a mandarin garnet, spessartine in an intense orange color, reminiscent of its namesake the mandarin orange and weighing in at 4.19 carats and surrounded by 16 pink spinels. Photo courtesy Skander LB. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
The Gramma royal ring is a unique piece whose centrepiece is an ametrine or amethyst-citrine weighing in at 8.54 carats surrounded by round green sapphires. The stone hails from Bolivia and its colors offer a journey from violet to golden yellow. These colours incited the designer to set the stones in 18k pink gold. Photo courtesy Skander LB. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette
Skander LB jewelry is available at Psyche Paris, 18 rue du Pont Louis-Philippe, 75004 Paris, France. The rue Post Louis-Philippe is dotted with unique boutiques in-between the Seine and the Marais neighborhood. And in Monaco at Mademoiselle Jeanne, 38 boulevard des Moulins 98000 Monaco. https:/.skanderlb.com/
See also: thegourmetgazette.com/2026/02/21/made-in-france-scintillating-sapphires/
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