Elite Traveler May-June 2016

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Jewelry

Dior Fine Jewelry earrings, price on request

Pasquale Bruni bracelet, $20,890

Fabergé earrings, $250,000

Roberto Coin ring, $29,000

Garden of delights

Lydia Courteille ring, $10,800

Inspired by lush gardens teeming with flowers and insects, fine jewelry designers have been showcasing their craftsmanship and ingenuity . The collection Incroyables et Merveilleuses (incredible and marvelous) from creative director of Dior Fine Jewelry Victoire de Castellane, is inspired by Christian Dior’s garden at Milly-la-Fôret. These 18K yellow gold earrings are from the Fruit collection and have two pear-shaped morganite center stones weighing 42.16 carats that hang from the branches of a blossoming tree. Roberto Coin is also using morganite as a centerpiece. This cocktail ring from his Garden collection features a 20-carat morganite stone and is surrounded by gem-set flowers, leaves and creatures including a dragonfly, millipede, caterpillar and ladybug. Lydia Courteille describes her Paris boutique as a “cabinet of curiosities”.

This 18K pink gold ring with roses carved from pink opals, on which tiny dragonflies set with pink sapphires and white diamonds rest, is one of her more tame pieces, but the black diamond leaves add a touch of mystery. Fabergé’s Secret Garden 18K white gold chandelier earrings are intricately set with a host of colored, precious gems, including 11.65 carats Gemfields emeralds and 12.72 carats of pink,

purple and yellow sapphires. Family- run Italian jeweler Pasquale Bruni’s Giardini Segreti (secret gardens) collection focuses on delicate leaves that are so graceful they could be mistaken for a butterfly in flight. The 18K rose gold bracelet has jade, green agate, tsavorite and diamonds. dior.com, faberge.com, lydiacourteille.com, pasqualebruni.com, robertocoin.com