Monday, August 10, 2015

JCK Re-post...Maria Callas

The Diva Has Landed: The Jewels of Opera Star Maria Callas

The Way We Wore
By Aubry D’Arminio
This story appears in the June 2015 issue of JCK magazine
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The Diva Has Landed: The Jewels of Opera Star Maria Callas
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It’s believed the earrings and a matching clip, purchased in late November 1965, were gifts for Callas’ 42nd birthday in early December.
A stylish woman feels free to mix and match. Wear Hermès with J.Crew. Tuck Italian silk into French denim. Pair an evening bag from your former ­husband with jewelry from your lover. In 1965, opera star Maria Callas attended a London soirée carrying a yellow gold and diamond basketweave clutch that her ex, Italian industrialist Giovanni Battista Meneghini, had purchased from Van Cleef & Arpels eight years earlier. (“These bags were very à la mode in the 1950s and 1960s,” says Catherine Cariou, the company’s ­heritage director.)
Callas also wore earrings and a bracelet made of round cabochon-cut coral surrounded by rings of round diamonds, cultured pearls, and turquoise set in yellow gold. They were special-ordered from the same ­jeweler by the soprano’s then-boyfriend, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (whom she took up with while still married to Meneghini). So which man had better taste? “Her husband, Meneghini,” says Daniela Mascetti, the Sotheby’s international senior jewelry specialist who worked on the 2004 sale of some of Callas’ pieces, including the bag. “He was really the one who gave Maria all the most important items in her ­collection.”
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Monday, June 23, 2014

Dare To Be Different....

My husband and I are renewing our vows this year and this article could not have come at a better time! When we got married six years ago, I did not really want a traditional diamond, but I felt I HAD to have one. This time, I'm going to pick a ring that I want.    Elle Online-http://www.elle.com/accessories/


Steal of a Deal!

Massive 30-carat yellow diamond sells for $500,000 in Toronto

Massive 30-carat yellow diamond sells for $500,000 A 30-carat yellow diamond that was expected to fetch up to $2 million at a Toronto auction on Sunday was nabbed for a bargain price of $500,000.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/massive-30-carat-yellow-diamond-sells-for-500-000-in-toronto-1.1881171#ixzz35TbsuCeH

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The Best Blue in the World...

Biggest and flawless blue diamond up for grabs

Radhika Bhalla   |   Mail Today  |   May 6, 2014 | UPDATED 17:45 IST
 
If you were smitten by the ' Heart of the Ocean' blue diamond in Titanic which Kate Winslet casually tossed into the Atlantic Ocean, your chance to own a similar stone has arrived.
At the Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction due on May 14 at Geneva, the largest, flawless blue diamond in the world will be up for grabs. Fondly known as ' The Blue', the pearshaped gem weighs 13.22 carats, is flawless and reflects a vivid blue colour.
At the Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction due on May 14 at Geneva, the largest, flawless blue diamond in the world will be up for grabs
Rahul Kadakia, head of Jewellery for Christie's Americas & Switzerland, said: " In simple terms, it's the best blue diamond in the world." Going by its size and beauty, the diamond that is believed to have been mined in South Africa is expected to fetch $ 25 million ( Rs.150 crore).

Apart from the star attraction of the auction, other fine jewels will also go under the hammer including precious jewellery by Bvlgari, Van Vleef & Arpels, Repossi, Tifanny & Co. and Boucheron among many others famous names. The total sale is expected to cross over $ 100 million.

Check out JCK- 2014 Jewelers' Choice Award Winners!

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The Winners: the 2014 Jewelers’ Choice Awards

Features
By JCK Staff
This slideshow appears in the March 2014 issue of JCK magazine
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Talk about variety: The first-place finishers in our seventh annual ­retailer-driven design competition comprise 19 categories, 49 pieces, and price points ­ranging from $170 to $1 million. There’s something for every store in this sparkling salute to our 2014 JCK Jewelers’ Choice Award winners.