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Ella Gafter Ruby Heart Shape Diamond Necklace

Name: Ella Gafter Ruby Heart Shape Diamond Necklace
Brand: Ella Gafter
Price: 128000 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

The heart shaped ruby and diamond necklace and earrings set is constituted by 17 faceted rubies of homogeneously brilliant quality, especially cut from larger Mozambique rough to obtain the regular and symmetrical graduation from center to back. The total weight of rubies after cutting is approximately 44 carats. The colored stones are separated by round diamond motifs, and the 2 rims of the necklace are set with custom cut baguette diamonds all around. The total weight of diamonds is 32.10 carats. All of our diamonds are of top quality (color, clarity and cut F/G-VVS). The set is one-of-a-kind not only for the difficult matching/cutting of the stones, but due to the sophisticated hand workmanship resulting in a statement neckpiece accompanied by a perfectly matching pair of earrings. The set was handmade in Italy in our own workshop by the late maestro Lombardi according to an original design by Ella Gafter. The rubies are not certified. They were selected for their beauty. They have undergone a standard heat treatment further enhancing their natural beauty and brilliance.

Creator:

Ella Gafter

Metal:

18k Gold,White Gold

Stone:

White Diamond,Ruby,Diamond

Stone Cut:

Heart Cut

Style:

Artist

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

Unknown

Condition:

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: 540x, 1ax1stDibs: LU80235863322

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Ella Gafter

Even before Ella Gafter founded her namesake jewelry collection in 1982, she was a formidable presence in the jewelry industry.

As a Rome-based gem dealer, Gafter sold pearls and precious stones to retailers and jewelers but was often dissatisfied with how they made use of the rare materials she worked so hard to source. Instead of grousing, she decided to design jewels that would do them justice, focusing primarily on pearls — akoya, Tahitian and South Sea. She explains her fascination with the lustrous marine treasures simply: “Every woman looks better with pearls than without.”

Her daughter Talila Gafter, then an undergrad at Harvard, was her ally in getting the project off the ground. Together, they made the rounds to stores with Ella’s first efforts. “We had a little pouch with eight pieces and we sold everything,” Talila tells 1stDibs. After graduation, she “was involved one hundred percent” in building the company, whose pieces are handmade by master jewelers in Naples.

The designer insists that her unwavering focus is the source of her success. “There’s no compromising for me,” she says. She’s been known to replace the pearls in a single piece time after time until she’s certain she’s achieved her ideal result. “A pearl you have to respect,” she explains. “You have to put it where it wants to sit.”

Ella describes the collaboration with her daughter as a “partnership,” with each having her own domain. “I’m all fantasy; Talila is the concrete one,” she says. The company is now based in New York City, with Talila as its president while Ella is firmly at the helm of creative decisions. “I’ve never made a design suggestion to Ella,” says Talila. “Nobody does.”

That forbearance has been earned, says Talila. “I admire that Ella doesn’t take no for an answer, her tenacity, her extraordinary ambition. She believes as long as there is life, there is a lot of beauty to create. She’s a force of nature.”

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