Shades of Glory

Cast in lush hues, high jewelry strikes a dazzling note.
By Venessa Lau
Photograph by Nicolas Clerc
November 2009
Van Cleef & Arpels’s 18k white gold and yellow gold, tsavorite garnet, mandarin garnet, yellow sapphire, black opal and diamond necklace, price upon request, 877.VANCLEEF, vancleef-arpels.com; Tiffany & Co.’s platinum, black opal and diamond ring, $30,000, and 18k yellow gold, lacquer, tsavorite, spessartite, sapphire and diamond brooch, $50,000, at Tiffany & Co., 800.526.0649; Pomellato’s 18k white gold, morganite, pink sapphire and diamond ring, price upon request, at Pomellato, New York, 212.879.2118.

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