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    JEWELRY: Cindy Chao Inducted Into The Musée des Arts Décoratifs

    Cindy Chao, an elegant woman and world renowned jewelry designer extraordinaire, was once a sweet child taking trips around Taiwan beside her grandfather to exquisite temples. Temples that he had designed as an architect, now considered to be national monuments, and it was on this sacred ground that became the solid foundation of her art form. Training her eye to the elements of what creates not just beauty but an ethereal timelessness that speaks to others, not bound by languages and nationalities, but something that whispers to the souls of humanity. For beauty, you know her when you meet her.…

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    SOTHEBY’S: HONG KONG MAGNIFICENT JEWELS & JADEITE

    This spring on the 2nd of April 2019, Sotheby’s Sale of Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite in Hong Kong will have the pleasure of leading the auction with a behemoth of an oval diamond, coming in at a magnificent 88.22 carats. When it comes to the Critical Criterion for diamonds (the GIA’s 4C’s of diamonds: Cut, Color, Carat weight and Clarity), this stone has met every category with perfection. Most people confuse diamond shapes, such as oval or princess, with a diamond cut but the two are not the same. Diamond cut refers to how the diamond cutter achieved balancing the…

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    JEWELRY: THE BODY TRANSFORMED AT THE MET

    JEWELS, COAL, & GLUE AT THE MET MUSEUM Jewelry: The Body Transformed at The Metropolitan Museum has many royal gems even if it didn’t snag Marie Antoinette’s pearl and diamond pendant at Sotheby’s. Instead, the exhibition brings together innovative adornments from a range of centuries and cultures. An 1890s Tiffany Orchid brooch 4 ½” long combines an orchid’s delicacy with the glow of gold and diamonds. A bronze Celtic Northern Italy brooch from 600 B.C. is austere and elegant. It may be a model for a 1994 William Harper brooch Homage to Cy Twombly and Joseph Cornell. Both circular forms…

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    REVIEW: TOP DIAMOND AUCTIONS

    In the world of scintillation and fire, colored diamonds proved to be the most crave-able treasures at the auction block during 2017. This past year saw an impressive $1.1 billion worth of exceptional top-tier diamonds, colored gems and jewelry sold. Clearly the most sought after pieces were large, luscious and so very rare pink and blue diamonds, however there were also a few stellar D-Flawless diamonds that rounded out the party. Here is a look at the top earning jewels of the year. The grand prize went to a Hong Kong retail jewelry chain, Chow Tai Fook. The retailer scooped up the…