Sofia Vergara Diamond Earrings at Golden Globes

Sofia Vergara wore a beautiful set of Harry Winston diamond earrings to the Golden Globes.

Chandelier earrings are definitely in this year.  I love this woman - she is so funny!

Liz Taylor's Amazing Auction

Liz Taylor's jewelry was auction off by Christie's.  There were some amazing prices with the total sales reaching $116 million.

The top piece was a a dog-chewed pearl necklace known as La Peregrina.  It was owned by 8 Spanish kings from1582 to 1808.  Richard Burton bought it for Liz in 1969 for $37,000. It sold for $11.8 million, smashing the expected price of $3 milllion.

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Sapphire and Diamond Engagement Ring

My client was getting engaged and wanted a ring to have a deep personal connection with his fiancé. He knew that she loved pink and so we designed this ring together. I first thought that the center gem should be surrounded solely with pink sapphires, but we then decided to add a mixture of diamond and sapphire pavé. I was very proud of the end-piece and my client’s fiancé loved the piece.

The piece was entirely hand-made. I designed a model in 3-D software. The 3-D render is shown below.

In the end, I hand carved the model from wax to ensure that the ring’s lines were soft and sexy.

Diamond Platinum Tennis Necklace

I completed a magnificent platinum diamond necklace.  The necklace has 14.14 cts of diamonds, D-F color and VS clarity.  In total, there are 112 diamonds.

The entire piece was hand made and I also set each of the diamonds.  The necklace is timeless and will always be in style.  The piece was custom ordered by a lady who prefers elegant, classic diamond jewelry.
Platinum is a wonderful metal with which to work.  It requires special polishing techniques and can be brought up to an almost mirror finish.  It is also extremely strong and so some delicate pieces can be made with platinum that would never be strong enough in gold or other metals.

Kate Middleton Diamond Earrings

Kate Middleton wore an elegant set of diamond earrings for the royal wedding.  The diamonds have a pave set tear drop, with a pear diamond suspended in the center.  The earrings are meant to symbolize an oak leaf with a center acorn.


The earrings were inspired by her family coat of arms which has oak leaves and acorns Kate’s parents, Michael and Carole gave her the earrings for her wedding day.

New York City Metal Art

I was working through Manhattan over the weekend, and took some pictures of some wonderful metal work.
The first pictures are of a brownstone door and window frame, showing a dragon and its web.
Door:

Window Frame:

These were from Central Park:
Dancing Kid:

Bears on the move:

Anne Hathaway Diamond Necklace

What will no doubt become an iconic piece of Oscar Jewelry, Anne Hathaway wore a timeless and elegant diamond necklace. These necklaces never go out of style. It was the perfect complement to her open neckline.

Update: The necklace is a Lucida Tiffany necklace and it has 94 carats. You can pick it up for $10 million! Here is a close up picture:

It was also paired with a matching diamond ring.

Mila Kunis Diamond Earrings

Mila is wearing a delicate lilac dress and delightful hoop diamond earrings with a dangly diamond in the middle.  Her earrings are absolutely precious!

Reese Witherspoon Emerald Earrings

Reese Witherspoon has arrived on the Oscar’s red carpet wearing stunning emerald earrings, and a matching ring.  I just loved her hair and dress.