New Jewelry Exhibitors Make Strong Impression At TEFAF Maastricht

A shift toward modern and contemporary galleries at TEFAF Maastricht also had an impact on jewelry exhibitors, whether they are contemporary jewelry artists or vintage dealers Among the items on display was a set of large rectangular-shaped earrings made of sapphires diamonds set in titanium; star-shaped diamond ear clips in titanium and yellow gold; and "Tremblant" diamond earrings set in gold in a cascading tree-like shape that enhances the trembling effect Symbolic & Chase of London offered a number of pieces of Royal provenance, including a necklace by Cartier with a number of dangling tear-shaped emeralds and a number of items by contemporary jeweler, JAR, including a pair of fan-shaped sapphire, emerald and diamond earrings that were gone during the second preview day.

First, a collection of 100 aluminum earrings featuring a number of metal techniques, designed and constructed over a three years by jewelry artist, Daniel Brush; and the Nizam Diamond, a 120-carat tear-shaped diamond unearthed at the Golconda mines in India A large emerald necklace centered by a yellow diamond was one of the impressive pieces along with a flower brooch made of brown titanium encrusted with diamonds in a gradation of colors centered with an 84-carat cabochon emerald Van Cleef & Arpels presented its annual mix of vintage and contemporary pieces, including a "Dragon Clip," 1969, made with yellow gold, emeralds and lapis lazuli; a "Queen's Head Clip," 1959, made of yellow and white gold, platinum,sapphires, a ruby, turquoise and diamonds.

Among the new pieces was a suite of Folie des Prés collection of jewels with rubies, diamonds mounted on white and pink gold. . Source