The Bubble Ring from Le Sibille with a ruby, brown diamonds, quartz powder, micro mosaics and 18k rose gold. Photos courtesy Le Sibille. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette The jewels take us […]
Magical Mosaics
Lalique Leans into the Animal Kingdom
Paris, France — The animal kingdom is being showcased by the house of Lalique, the house specialized in fashioning crystal and glass into wonders of decorative objects, architecture, tableware and jewelry. Lalique […]
Couture: The Value of Vintage
This Yves Saint Laurent Couture jacket and skirt from the 1988 Winter Collection was purchased by an American collector for US$37,057. The evening jacket in leather satin was embroidered by the house […]
An Artful Auction from Artcurial
Monte Carlo, Monaco —It was another round of applause for an Artcurial auction, a luxury auction that was held in the mythical Hôtel Hermitage of Monaco last January 16, 17 and 18. […]
Another Afghanistan
Paris, France — The Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet, abbreviated as MNAAG, France’s national art museum devoted to Asia, is offering another look at Afghanistan through its rich history and […]
A Scintillating Story of Art and Jewelry
For a sparkling start to the new year, we return to the high jewelry house of Cindy Chao and her high jewel creations which are works of art in and of themselves. […]
Beautiful Bactria
Paris, France — Some of the great places to shop in Paris for highly original objects are the museum boutiques of the Rmn-Grand Palais. Today the spotlight is on their Bactrian jewelry […]
The Twelve Days of Christmas: the Tenth Day of Christmas
Paris, France — As we head into the 10th Day of Christmas for this Christmastide that began on December 25th, glowing jewels from the Parisian house of Isabelle Langlois are a great […]
Exceptional Stones from Chopard for the Ninth Day of Christmas
Paris, France —For the Ninth Day of Christmas we return to one of the exceptional high jewelry moments in Paris in 2022 when the house of Chopard revealed a collection of exceptional […]
The Twelve Days of Christmas: the Seventh Day of Christmas
Left: The Emerald Signature timepiece by Harry Winston with 158 brilliant-cut blue sapphires and a central emerald-cut blue sapphire and 185 brilliant-cut diamonds. Photo ©Harry Winston. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette. Right: […]
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