Paris, France —A gold phoenix hairpin, a sceptre of gemstones and jade. The court of the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from 1368 until 1644, has made its way to the French capital […]
Imperial Splendors: Marvels of the Ming Dynasty
Fantastic Flowers from Le Sibille
Rome, Italy — Wisteria, one of the world’s favorite climbing plants has been immortalized in the Roman workshops of Le Sibille, the high jewlery house specialized in the ancient technique of micro-mosaics. […]
Djula’s Jewels For A Cutting Edge Christmas
Left: Ring from the Barbelés Collection by Djula. Photo courtesy Djula. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette. Right: Bracelet from the Barbelés Collection by Djula. Photo courtesy Djula. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette […]
Golden Pearls of Elegance and Light
Left: Five-strand bracelet in yellow gold and diamonds from the Van Clef & Arpels Perlée collection. Right: Five-strand bracelet in pink gold and diamonds from the Van Clef & Arpels Perlée collection. […]
On the Blue Path
It’s time to take the blue path. And not just any blue path. The house of Bucherer Fine Jewellery has just brought out its Blue Path collection marrying recycled 18 carat yellow […]
Perfection from Piaget with the 150th Anniversary Collection
The fabulous French fable writer Jean de La Fontaine was famous for inventing words and the high jewelry house of Piaget has formidably followed in his footsteps with its new high jewelry […]
A Himalayan Treasure Trove
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France — There is a stone of dzi flanked by coral, finely crafted jewels from the Newari of the Kathmandu Valley and a ring of nine stones from Tibet symbolising the […]
Lalique’s World of Wonder
Paris, France — She was a nymph named Arethusa. She followed the goddess of hunting Artemis who would save her from the pursuits of the River God Alpheus — who had fallen […]
Red Carpet News: Chopard Sparkles in Venice
Venice, Italy — The Venice Film Festival, which closed on September 7th, is the oldest film festival in the world and it offered a perfect backdrop for shimmering pieces from the high […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Find: Fabulous Fans
The fan has seemingly been around since hot weather. A cooling device but a symbol of wealth and power in Antiquity, the pharaohs were fanned by their servants and the first hand […]
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