Double delight: pearls with gemstones
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| Photo: judimccormickjewelry.com |
Designers often use big Chinese freshwaters, which supply the real estate for a sumptuous spread. This large baroque pendant, by Judi McCormick, is studded with sapphires, emeralds, London Blue topaz, apatites and tiny gold balls—just a gorgeous array. Price, $US 1, 895.
This is a perfect example of what to look for: lively stones, a glowing pearl, and a high level of craftsmanship. Visit Judy's site to see how she inlays various gems into her "Constellation" earrings, too.
Hisano Shepherd's "little h" line features her acclaimed, innovative techniques; she carves pearls, inlays gems into the concave spacesm and circles pearls with halos of precious stones—it's like nothing else.
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| All photos: littlehjewelry.com |
Left: A pendant of pearl lined with rubies, hanging inside a natural sliced geode; price, $US 1, 500.
Top right: Carved small keshi pearl earrings set with layers of turquoise, ruby and seed pearls; price, $US 895.
Bottom right: Three-pearl earrings: The top pearl is a black Tahitian inlaid with black diamonds; the detachable yellow gold jackets are a Tahitian keshi lined with rubies, and a gold Tahitian keshi; price, $US 3, 250.
Ms. Shepherd has been collecting awards for her work; visit the site to see other jaw-dropping designs.
Pascale Monvoisin sets stones or gold elements on pearls; this pendant, a 13mm x 16mm freshwater pearl set with a tiny diamond, framed in 9k yellow gold, is discreet yet unusual. Price, $US 964 at TwistOnline.
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| Photo: TwistOnline.com |
When I saw my girlfriend Alice's Tahitian reno, I was crazy about her one Tahitian with an inset, bezeled yellow sapphire that Kojima Company slipped into the mix. Here's one of those beauties in another necklace, the Ocean Gift, that combines abalone, golden-mauve keshi, sterling silver beads, and that 15mm baroque Tahitian, set with a faceted champagne sapphire.
This is one of those pearl pieces you can wear very casually, but it's special. Price, $US 450.
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| Photo: Kojima Company |
I like to end these posts with some fabulous flourish just to tune our eye, and sister, this is it: the extraordinary Elie Top's gold and silver Diamond and Pearl Sphere ring, a remarkable piece with a rotating cover—you have to see the other views!
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| Photo: TwistOnline.com |
TwistOnline mentions its "mysterious, captivating presence"; one of these rings might belong to Dr. Who's wife, and she will not save it for dress-up, in any universe. Price, $US 7, 390.
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