Before he got into the jewelry business, Giorgio Jona worked on the stock exchange. His passion for antiques collecting led him to abandon the financial world in favor of trading antique art and gemstones for creating jewelry. When his son, Alex, joined the Italian jewelry purveyor that Giorgio had founded in 1961, the Jona brand began to offer elegant jewelry subdued enough for daily wear yet visually splendid and skillfully handcrafted using precious metals and stones.
Tucked in a 1690 baroque building on Torino’s Palazzo Balbo di Vinadio is a 3,000-square-foot showroom. This is the headquarters of Jona, home to luxury jewelry designs that are complex, yet often understated. For example, a slender pair of yellow tourmaline drop earrings set into 18-carat gold has a juxtaposition creating just the slightest contrast, which might be noticed only upon close inspection.
Vibrant precious stones collected from around the world are a common fixture in Jona jewelry, with stones like lapis lazuli shaped into eye-like cufflinks, sapphires caged in 14-carat-gold rings and quartz crystals stacked into modern beaded necklaces. Enamel is often arranged to create graphic, abstract patterns or cheekier winks, like miniature tennis balls on cufflinks. Even sparklier pieces, like diamond-encrusted earrings, bear an organic quality when arranged in the shape of a blooming daisy. An innovative spirit can also be found in Jona’s collaborations, such as the partnership with Italian architect and jewelry designer Tiziana Redavid that yielded radical bracelets and necklaces made with stainless-steel springs. The result is a brand whose modern shapes and precious stones ride the line between traditional elegance and modern daring.
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Jona Sterling Silver "Sacco" Fruit Basket
By Jona
Located in Torino, IT
Jona design collection, handcrafted in Italy, 925/ sterling silver "sacco" fruit basket. Weight: 454 gr. All of our silver is new and has never been previously owned.
Sterling Silver
$3,950
H 21 in W 12.5 in D 10 in
Wonderful Monumental European Sterling Silver Bridal Basket Cobalt Blue Glass
Located in Roslyn, NY
A rare and wonderful monumental large European sterling silver pierced bridal basket with open work handle inset with a beautiful cobalt blue glass.
Silver, Sterling Silver
1950´s Sterling Silver Cup, turquoise enamels, Baguès - Spain
By Maison Baguès
Located in Girona, Girona
Sterling silver cup, turquoise enamels encrustation. Stamps: Bagués, others illegibles. Weight: 878 grms Barcelona, circa 1950.
Sterling Silver
$11,708
H 16.93 in W 14.57 in D 9.06 in
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Centrepiece with fruit on Cristal Base
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid sterling silver oval centerpiece with fruits and leaves composition made by chiseled silver sheet. The fruit and leaves have been modeled by hand from the silver plate, shaped ...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Thomas Pitts Sterling Silver Epergne Nine Baskets London, circa 1773
Located in Austin, TX
Offers are welcome. Museum quality antique sterling silver epergne by famous English silversmith Thomas Pitts, 18th century. Eperge is handmade and has nine reticulated baskets tha...
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Footed Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th Century Sterling Silver tableware serving footed bowl with Exterior floral design details resting on a proportions round footed base. The serving bowl is in great antique condit...
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Serving Bowl 430B
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver serving bowl in pattern 430B by Danish maker Georg Jensen. Designed in a classic and simple design, standing on base. Measuring 3 inches tall and 9 1/4 inches in diam...
Sterling Silver, Silver
Sterling Silver Tiffany Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are honored to offer you this sterling silver Tiffany centerpiece from the late nineteenth century. Just an exquisite piece of sterling silver hollowware...
Sterling Silver
English Georgian Silver Nine-Basket Epergne
Located in New York, NY
Marked: Thomas Pitts, London 1771. Arms: Carson Impaling Parker.
Silver
Antique Cut Glass and Sterling Silver Bon Bon Basket
By James Deakin & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique George V English sterling silver and cut glass bon bon basket; an addition to our silverware collection This fine antique George V sterl...
Sterling Silver
$1,950 / item
H 2.5 in Dm 11.5 in
Art Deco Sterling Silver Centerpiece Dish, International Silver Co, C.1940
By International Silver
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco Sterling silver centerpiece dish, International Silver Co, C.1940. The large dish on plain pedestal foot, the body with scalloped undu...
Sterling Silver
Square, Sterling Silver Tray, Made in Italy
By Ganci Argenterie
Located in Milano, IT
The Square - sterling silver tray - ag/925/g 838 Completely handmade in our workshop in Milano Ganci Argenterie - Hallmark 110MI - one of the oldest Italian Silversmith.
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Epergne, England 1894
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are thrilled to offer you this sterling silver epergne from 1894, manufactured by Elkington & Company of Birmingham, England. It is a re...
Sterling Silver