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A large X pin and pendant in 18K yellow gold, designed by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. circa 1983. The X is drawn in plain polished gold, the two strokes crossing at the cent...

A Roberto Coin open heart pendant necklace in two-tone 18K gold, signed RC. The heart is open through the center and measures approximately 1 5/8" × 1", large enough to read across a...

Cartier called this design Entre Lacé, and the name does the explaining: a band whose lines cross and interlace rather than run straight. In 18K white gold, 2.30mm wide, it sits clos...

A Tiffany & Co. 18K white gold pendant, signed Tiffany & Co., 2004, Italy. The form is square and set with 24 pavé diamonds, approximately 0.15ct. t.w. Pavé at this scale giv...

A Piaget "Possession" two-row band in 18K yellow gold, hallmarked 750 PI 52 Piaget B60911. Two rows of round brilliant diamonds, 1.10cts. in total at E-F/VVS-VS, carry the full circu...

Paloma Picasso designed this stacking ring for Tiffany & Co. It is hallmarked 1981 Tiffany & Co. 750 Paloma Picasso, in 18K yellow gold. One round brilliant-cut diamond, beze...

A vintage Tiffany & Co. flower pin in 18K yellow gold. Two layers of petals cascade from the center, the upper set riding above the lower so the flower holds depth instead of lyi...

A ribbon pin and brooch by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co., worked in 18K yellow gold. The gold is turned like ribbon, so light runs along the curves and shadow gathers where th...

Chopard 18K white gold earrings set with 112 full-cut diamonds, approximately 2.25cts. t.w. at F/VS. Each earring measures about 1" high × 1" wide, so the pair covers the lobe and re...

A Chopard Happy Diamonds Icons ring in 18K yellow gold, reference 82/3926, serial 2284771. The top of the ring is 1/2" in diameter and closed with a sapphire crystal. Under that crys...

Elsa Peretti's starfish pendant for Tiffany & Co., in 18K yellow gold. A small evocation of life beneath the waves, rounded and organic rather than geometric, with the polished g...

A Tiffany & Co. flower pin, crafted in Italy in 18K yellow gold. The petals are grooved rather than smooth, so the gold reads as a set of fine channels that break the light inste...

Tiffany & Co. 18K gold ear clips, each set with three triple rows of diamonds, 160 in all, approximately 3.00cts. t.w. The rows read as bands of light across the lobe, and the de...

A vintage Mikimoto cocktail ring in 18K white gold, centered on a 9mm Tahitian black pearl. The pearl carries the high luster the house is known for, a dark body with the light movin...

Jean Schlumberger's "Buckles" design for Tiffany & Co., worked in platinum and 18K gold. Two strands of round emerald beads run the length of the necklace, 344.64cts. of them, fi...

A carved red coral rose pin from Spritzer & Fuhrmann, mounted in 18K yellow gold. The rose is carved by hand, and the gold is kept to the mount so t...

From M. Buccellati, Italy, a pair of 18K yellow gold Sea Anemone earclips dating to around the 1960s, signed. The surface is worked all over and the form is organic rather than geome...

A gentleman's Tiffany & Co. ring in 18K white gold, inscribed 2000 Tiffany & Co. 750. A square iolite of approx. 8mm is held in tension between the ends of the shank, with no...

Fred Leighton built this choker from linked "S" forms in 18K white gold, each one set with round brilliant diamonds. There are 495 of them, approx. 3.75cts. t.w., H-I/SI1. The count ...

An 18K yellow gold Tiffany & Co. brooch, the top worked as a braided love knot with a coral heart dangling below. The braid gives the gold a woven surface that holds light withou...

David Yurman shrimp-style earrings in 14K yellow gold, set with two cabochon amethysts and accented with channel-set green tourmalines. The shrimp form curls upward along the lobe, s...

A Tiffany & Co. ring in 18K yellow gold, worked in a basketweave. The weave is the whole design: gold crossing over gold, catching the light in short segments rather than across ...

Tiffany & Co. made this Vanerie heart in Italy, in 18K white gold. The surface is worked as a woven basket, strands of gold crossing over one another so the pendant carries textu...

From the collection of Tiffany & Co., an 18K yellow gold seagull pin, one of the larger designs in the house's avian series. The bird is caught mid glide, wings held out and slig...

David Yurman heart shrimp earrings in 18K yellow gold, signed DY 750. Forty-two full-cut diamonds run pavé-set across the face, approx. 0.80cts. t.w. at G-H/VS, so the light comes ba...

A Tiffany & Co. flower ring in .950 platinum. Seven round brilliant diamonds, approx. 0.55ct. t.w. at E-F/VVS-VS, sit in individual 3- and 4-prong platinum settings, grouped so t...

A cultured pearl sits at the center of this Tiffany & Co. pendant, 8 to 8 1/2 mm, held in platinum. Around it runs a halo of 12 round brilliant diamonds with two marquise cuts, a...

Elsa Peretti's starfish design for Tiffany & Co., worked in 18K yellow gold. An organic form that feels as fluid as the ocean itself, the arms taper and curl at slightly differen...

Elsa Peretti's bean design for Tiffany & Co., worked in 18K yellow gold. The form is the whole argument here: an organic, sculptural curve that reads as something found rather th...

A David Yurman cocktail ring built around a 13mm South Sea pearl, set in sterling silver and 18K yellow gold. The pearl is vibrant white with excellent luster and minimal blemishes, ...

A Chopard 18K white gold heart pendant from the house's Happy Diamond line. Thirteen round brilliants, approximately 0.27ct. t.w. at F/VVS-VS, are set around the heart. Inside it sit...

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Bean cufflinks by Elsa Peretti, in solid 18K yellow gold, here in the larger scale. The Bean is emblematic of Peretti's organic forms, a smooth swelling sha...

From 1990, a pair of Tiffany & Co. bow earrings in 18K yellow gold. The bow is a signature motif from a storied house, and at this size it reads as a detail rather than as the su...

An 18K white gold Hidalgo band set with eight red enamel hearts, each one intact. The hearts sit in a row around the band, red against white metal, and the enamel is what carries the...

A rare Tiffany & Co. platinum Paloma Picasso Diamond Loving Hearts necklace, signed T & Co. PT 950 Paloma Picasso. Sixteen round brilliant diamonds, 0.12ct. t.w., are set int...

Tiffany & Co. knot cufflinks in 18K yellow gold, signed Tiffany & Co. 750. The knot design is a familiar form, here rendered in solid gold with the loops left plain and polis...

A pair of two-tone 18K white & pink gold diamond heart tassel earrings, set with approximately 3.00cts. t.w. of diamonds, SI1 clarity. The heart motif sits at the top and leads i...

Frank Gehry designed the "Equus" line for Tiffany & Co., and this 18K white gold ring carries his architectural hand. The band sweeps into a curve and reads as one continuous ges...

Tiffany & Co. solid oval disc cufflinks in 14K yellow gold, signed Tiffany & Co. on the swivel backs. The oval is left plain and polished, offering a clean, understated prese...

A pair of vintage Tiffany & Co. 3-leaf ear clips in 14K yellow gold, signed Tiffany & Co. on the back. Three leaves to a clip, grouped so the shape follows the curve of the e...

A substantial Tiffany & Co. signet ring in 14K yellow gold, much heavier than current models, with a high gloss finish. The top measures approximately 19 × 17mm, a broad face tha...

Paloma Picasso's leaf design for Tiffany & Co., realized in 18K white gold and signed Tiffany & Co. 750. The leaves are individually marked Paloma Picasso, a testament to the...

A 14K yellow gold Tiffany & Co. initial ring, size 8, with the initials "WB" framed by a double octagonal border. The two octagons ring the letters and give the top a defined edg...

Spritzer & Fuhrmann hanging earrings in 18K yellow gold, signed, set with red grape coral. The coral carries the pair; the gold is there to hold it and frame the drop. Each earri...

Mario Masenza was heir to the jewelers for the Italian Royal Family, and he established the "School of Rome," known for its experimental and creative jewelry. This 18K yellow gold ab...

An Art Deco platinum engagement ring, handcrafted, set with a 6.03ct. cushion cut diamond graded D/VVS2 and GIA certified #:14474309. D color with VVS2 clarity at this size is rare. ...

A pair of Damiani heart earrings in 18K white gold, pavé-set with 38 full-cut diamonds at G-H/VS, approx. 0.60cts. t.w. The heart is rounded and compact rather than drawn out, and th...

An 18K rose gold wide bracelet, built as an abstract design of triangular links. Each link is set with oval turquoise stones and pavé diamonds, so the color runs the full 7" length i...

From Garavelli Jewelers, Italy, an 18K white gold marquise link diamond choker. The links are marquise and flat, finished matte, so the gold stays a quiet ground and the stones do th...

A pair of sterling silver and 14K yellow gold shell earrings from Tiffany & Co., signed T&Co. Str-14k. A shell is an easy motif to overdo; this one is kept small and simple, ...

A Tiffany & Co. Scribble Pin in 18K yellow gold, designed by Paloma Picasso. The line is the design: fluid, abstract, doubling back on itself the way ...

A Tiffany & Co. flower pin and matching earrings in 14K yellow gold, from the house's inventive period. Rock crystal forms the petals, cut and polished so light passes through ra...

An 18K yellow gold Loving Heart pin, designed by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. The heart is drawn as an open loop of gold rather than a closed outline, so the form is carried ...

Barry Kieselstein-Cord 18K yellow gold and diamond ear clips from the 1980s. Seventy round brilliant diamonds, E-F/VS1 quality, catch the light across the gold. Kieselstein-Cord's wo...

An oval open X pin and brooch, designed by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. and worked in 18K yellow gold. The X sits within an oval, both drawn in the same polished gold, and th...

A 14K yellow gold bangle bracelet with an openwork design and roped edges, centered on figure-8 diamond clusters. Ninety-seven round brilliant cut diamonds, approximately 7.00cts. t....

A Tiffany & Co. heart pin in platinum, set with eighteen round brilliant diamonds, approximately 2.50cts. t.w. at G/VVS-VS. The stones carry the full outline of the heart, so the...

A David Webb Zebra ring, built in 18K yellow gold and platinum. The zebra pattern is worked in black and white enamel with 28 round brilliant dia...