The diverse beauty of nature is identified in Tiffany & Co's splendid selection of gemstones to create high jewellery under the brand's 2021 Blue Book Collection.
Nearly 600 pieces from this edition titled, "Colors Of Nature", were recently unveiled in Shanghai before the collection travels to other cities around the world.
The high jewellery is grouped under four themes: Earth, Land, Sea and Sky.
Highlights of the Earth pieces include a show-stopping necklace with seven types of gemstones, including a morganite, a rubellite and tanzanites; and platinum yellow gold earrings with rare emerald-cut unenhanced esteemed Colombian emeralds.
Land designs are as vibrant with colours recalling berries and pomegranates as well as green vegetation, rendered by various gemstones.
For example, an oval rubellite illuminates a platinum and diamond pendant whereas round esteemed Russian demantoid garnets lace along with diamonds on a versatile necklace.
Land: An oval rubellite centres this platinum and diamond pendant.
Sea: The necklace and earrings feature an extravagant display of aquamarines and yellow beryls.
Sky: The yellow gold butterfly brooch boasts a masterful juxtaposition of purple sapphires and diamonds.
Earth: Rare and unenhanced esteemed Colombian emeralds adorn the elegant earrings. Jack Studios
Tiffany & Co's penchant for pearls is shown in an extremely rare Melo Melo pearl that graces a yellow gold diamond pendant under the Sea theme.
Ocean hues and colours of aquatic life are splashed on creative designs. Shimmering with aquamarines and yellow beryls, an innovative necklace features alternating yellow gold frames, whose planes of rock crystal are centred by an oval diamond.
Fauna inspires the Sea and Sky creations that further showcase the fine craftsmanship of the New York-based jewellery house.
The turtle brooch boasts precision in the setting of custom-cut diamonds and the butterfly brooch displays a masterful juxtaposition of purple sapphires and diamonds set in a cracked-ice cut that the brand introduced in 2018.
Moreover, the gold hinge allows this versatile brooch to be worn in four wing positions that evoke the motion of flight.
An extremely rare Melo Melo pearl graces a yellow gold diamond pendant under the Sea theme.
The bird brooch designed in carved white agate, yellow gold and custom-cut diamonds.
The design of the bird brooch combines carved white agate with yellow gold while custom-cut baguette and round brilliant diamonds make it an avian sparkler.
The collection is enriched by eight rings presented in bespoke vessels handcrafted by silversmiths at the brand's hollowware workshop in Rhode Island.
Shaped like a lava rock, a sterling silver vessel with a sulfur black patina houses a yellow gold and platinum ring set with Earth's geological wonder, a rare oval cabochon black opal, whose mesmerising play on colour is accented by pavé diamonds.
The collection includes a series of rings with exceptional gemstones, housed in handcrafted bespoke vessels.
The collection includes a series of rings with exceptional gemstones, housed in handcrafted bespoke vessels.
The seven other vessels include those evoking a honeycomb, a starfish and an egg for treasuring rings centred by exceptional gemstones.
