Best of Instagram 2019: The 12 most popular jewellery designs of 2019 – Part II

January 9, 2020

By Jodie Smith

5 min read

To wrap up 2019, we’re taking a look at the most instagrammed precious creations of the past year. Some were part of famous auctions, others were showcased at art exhibitions, or were simply new collections which caught the industry’s eye. Continuing on from Part I, covering the first 6 months of the year – we begin this article with a celebrity engagement…

July: Scarlett Johansson’s Taffin engagement ring

Although it was Marion Fasel, Founder and Editor of The Adventurine, who broke the story, soon afterwards the whole world (as well as those outside of the jewellery industry) began reposting images of Scarlett Johansson wearing an 11 carat, light brown diamond engagement ring. The unusual shape and style of the ring had people talking, and the excellent choice of jeweller got the approval from even the most discerning jewellery experts.

Taffin 11 cts old mine diamond engagement ring for Scarlett Johansson

Taffin 11 cts old mine diamond engagement ring for Scarlett Johansson

August: Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ jewels

What made these jewels so shareable? Rachael Taylor, Founder of The Jewellery Cut shares her insight: “what makes Isla Gilham’s ‘Bitten’ jewellery so perfect for Instagram is its whimsicality, bold colours and shock factor. It is an arresting enough image to stop any scroller in their tracks as they try to decipher what they see – is it a sweet, is it a jewel, is it real? I think we are all looking for a bit of escapism on social media, and such a fun and original motif as a gemstone with a bite out of it is ripe for such distractions. It also perfectly captures the fine jewellery zeitgeist as luxury melds with playfulness.”

Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ jewels

Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ jewels

 Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ ringin rose quartz

Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ ringin rose quartz

 Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ ring in amethyst

Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ ring in amethyst

 Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ earrings in smokey quartz

Isla Gilham ‘Bitten’ earrings in smokey quartz

September: Graff yellow diamond watch

There’s no wonder this high jewellery watch caught the eye of Editors like Melanie Grant of The Economist and Vogue’s Rachel Garragan – with 59.25 carats of Fancy Vivid yellow diamonds set at varying angles so the stones constantly catch the light brilliantly. On her Instagram, Melanie says: “Graff have outdone themselves this year. Every time I drop in I am braced for heart-stopping jewels of mammoth proportions. Then they throw you a curve ball in the shape of a delicate yet intense beauty like this”.

Graff watch made with 59.25 carats of Fancy Vivid yellow diamonds

Graff watch made with 59.25 carats of Fancy Vivid yellow diamonds

October: Taffin diamond cuff

The only jeweller to make this year’s most shared list twice is James de Givenchy of Taffin. His enormous, staggered, square cut diamond cuff with heavy gold setting was posted to Instagram by seemingly every jewellery maven who attended PAD London! Kate Baxter from The Cut London shared on social media that “without a doubt this was THE piece of the PAD show”.

Taffin diamond cuff exhibited at PAD London

Taffin diamond cuff exhibited at PAD London

November: Hemmerle cameo pendant

On 26th November 2019, the largest single-owner collection of Hemmerle jewellery in history was auctioned at Sotheby’s in London. The jasper cameo and tsavorite garnet pendant which was offered amongst the selection being brought to auction was posted by jewellery expert and gemmologist Joanna Hardy – amongst others. Estimated to sell at between £15,000 and £20,000, the necklace fetched an astonishing £112,500 on the day.

The jasper cameo and tsavorite garnet pendant by Hemmerle

The jasper cameo and tsavorite garnet pendant by Hemmerle

 The jasper cameo and tsavorite garnet pendant by Hemmerle

The jasper cameo and tsavorite garnet pendant by Hemmerle

 The jasper cameo and tsavorite garnet pendant by Hemmerle

The jasper cameo and tsavorite garnet pendant by Hemmerle

December: Ambaji Shinde necklace

During Christies’ Important Jewels auction in London, 27th November, a gorgeously festive diamond necklace stole the show. Both Joanna Hardy and Christie’s Jewels’ instagram accounts showcased the magnificence of Ambaji Shinde’s baguette diamond masterpiece made in 1954 under the brand name of Indian jeweller Nanubhai Jhaveri. From creativity displayed in works like these, Ambaji Shinde would go on to begin working for Harry Winston in 1962 and was the leader of the design atelier by 1966. The necklace realised at £539,250 under the hammer and rounded off the year of the most popular jewels of 2019.

Ambaji Shinde necklace with custom-cut baguette diamonds

Ambaji Shinde necklace with custom-cut baguette diamonds

There are certain properties which make a jewellery item shareable, and to get press excited about posting it as soon as they encounter it. Enormous stones such as in Taffin’s diamond cuff are always a hit, as well as bright coloured, completely decorated designs like Graff’s yellow diamond watch. The common denominator between all of the jewels from this two part series is that they appeal to our human desire for rare and unusual beauty.

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