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2010s Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Zircon, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Zircon, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1940s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Zircon, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Zircon, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Engagement Rings
Diamond, Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Zircon, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Opal, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Brown Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Tsavorite, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yell...
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Zircon, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Tennis Bracelets
Aquamarine, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, Zirc...
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Cluster Rings
Citrine, Peridot, Zircon, Blue Topaz, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Blue Zircon, Zircon, Platinum, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century North American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Quartz, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Tanzanite, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Zircon, Yellow Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Coral, Blue Zircon, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Cocktail Rings
Blue Diamond, Zircon, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Zircon, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Zircon, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Aesthetic Movement Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Zircon, Brown Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Fashion Rings
Blue Zircon, Zircon, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century European Engagement Rings
Diamond, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Zircon, Multi-gemstone, Blue Zircon, Gold, 18k G...
2010s American Aesthetic Movement Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Brown Diamond...
21st Century and Contemporary American Byzantine Cocktail Rings
Zircon, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cambodian Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Zircon
2010s American Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Chain Necklaces
Chalcedony, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Zircon, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Engagement Rings
Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Iolite, Peridot, Tourmaline, Apatite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Zircon, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Zircon, Base Metal
Antique 1880s English Victorian Cocktail Rings
Zircon, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cluster Rings
Zircon, Blue Zircon, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White...
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Pendant Necklaces
Zircon, Tourmaline, Brown Diamond, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Diamon...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green S...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White...
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Zircon, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Opal, Peridot, Tsavorite, Blue Zircon, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Pendant Necklaces
Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
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The Legacy of Zircon in Jewelry Design
Zircon is a magnificent and underrated natural gemstone that has been worn and adored for centuries. The rainbow of colors and the stone’s double refraction of light makes antique and vintage zircon jewelry and watches especially versatile and attractive for wearers all over the world.
Imagine if you could capture the sky, encircle it with diamonds and hold it in your hand. The magic of blue zircon rings is like that, a piece of sky slipped onto your finger. It isn’t just its sumptuous cerulean blue, with a depth that seems to stretch into forever; or the fact that blue zircon changes color with the sun, growing lighter until it is placed again in darkness; or even that zircon in its many colors is itself nearly as old as the earth, if not the heavens, dating back 4.4 billion years on a planet that is 4.5 billion years old.
Rather, the real splendor of zircon jewelry — zircon rings, necklaces, earrings and other accessories — is its scintillation, its extraordinary sparkle, what Reshma Kothari of Diagem Imports, or DGI, calls its “brilliance and impressive fire, with flames of color that give off a lot of sparkle and shine — more so than other colored stones.” Indeed, notes jeweler Paolo Costagli, “because of its sparkly appearance, zircon lends itself to be worn as a single accessory. If you have a nice large zircon cocktail ring, you don’t need anything else.”
While blue zircons are the most frequently sought after, zircons stand out from most other gems in that, like diamonds, they can be found in several colors, from oranges and yellows to greens to pinks and reds. All except white zircons are lightly heat treated to create or enhance their colors, though nearly all are naturally pleochroic.
Keep in mind that for all its versatility and allure, zircon is not a stone best worn every day. The gem registers 7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, which means that while harder than many other gemstones, it can chip more easily than rubies, sapphires and diamonds.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021There are many colors of zircon, with blue being the most popular and expensive color. Yet the rarest natural color of zircon is green.