TEFAF 2018: High Jewellery Highlights of this Year’s Art Fair
TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) is an exhibition which was established in 1988 by art dealers, and has since grown to become one of the most anticipated fairs of the year in the world of fine art and high jewellery alike. Before you go to visit the fair, why not look through some highlights of Haute Joaillerie that will be showcased at 2018’s TEFAF Maastricht, held at the MECC Maastricht from 8th – 18th March.
Hemmerle
Hemmerle are often cited as being favoured by jewellery writers because of the wealth of unique features and materials used in their pieces. Pictured below are 5 of their new creations exhibited at TEFAF Maastricht 2018. They all feature the characteristic texture, intriguing materials and spellbinding attention to detail which the Munich-based jeweller is renowned for.
Hemmerle ‘Harmony’ bangle in 26.16ct and 24.93ct aquamarine, aluminium and white gold
Hemmerle earrings in diamond, jade, silver and white gold on the reverse side
Hemmerle earrings in emerald, variscite, bronze and white gold posts
Hemmerle earrings in rock crystal, diamonds, blackened silver and white gold clips
Hemmerle earrings in rubies, spinels and aluminium
G by Glenn Spiro
One of the most exciting additions to this year’s exhibition is ‘G’ by Glenn Spiro, for whom it is the first time displaying his pieces at TEFAF Maastricht. Among the jewellery which Glenn will be presenting from his ‘G London’ collection are the ‘Sirene’ cuffs; made from Titanium and 18k White Gold, set with 350 pear cut diamonds weighing a total of 77.21carats, and complemented by 11,412 round diamonds.
Glenn Spiro ‘Sirene’ cuffs in 124.63cts diamonds, set in titanium and 18k white gold
Glenn Spiro ring with 4.40cts marquise diamond (H/VS1), agate, 3.02cts surrounding diamonds set in 18k white gold
Glenn Spiro earrings with 17.02cts diamonds set in t itanium
Glenn Spiro earrings with 2 pear cut diamonds weighing 4.01 cts and 4.03 cts, blue sapphires, blue sapphire beads, brilliant round cut diamonds and diamond beads set in 18k white gold
Otto Jakob
For TEFAF Maastricht 2018, German art jeweller Otto Jakob has prepared 4 new pieces; an amulet, a ring, and two sets of earrings. One of the most spectacular creations is undoubtedly the ‘Impactus’ earrings, which are crafted from debris which was ejected from the impact of a meteorite landing 15 million years ago. Otto continues to be inspired by the spiritual power of Etruscan, Celtic and Hellenic jewellery, and this is clearly reflected in the design motifs of these latest pieces.
Otto Jakob ‘Impactus’ earrings in Moldavite green glass, demantoid garnet and diamonds
Otto Jakob ‘Akula’ Amulet with shark tooth on diamond-set enamel, in engraved rock crystal and diamonds, set in 18k yellow gold
Otto Jakob Babbaluscia II earrings in white gold, enamel and brown old mine cut diamonds
Otto Jakob ‘Anat’ ruby micro pavé-set ring with central Burmese ruby
Wallace Chan
Wallace Chan returns to TEFAF Maastricht to display 30 unique jewellery pieces, with the most spectacular creations of 2018 edition being ‘Light Spiral’ earrings, the ‘Soaring Spirit’ brooch and ‘A Love Tale’ brooch. All these jewels feature not just the exquisite signature design of the Asian master jeweller, but also extraordinary gemstones; the ‘Light Spiral’ earrings exhibiting 4.02ct yellow diamond, the ‘Soaring Spirit’ – 17.67carats Tsavorite Garnet, and ‘A Love Tale’ brooch – 23.09 carats jadeite.
Wallace Chan ‘A Love Tale’ brooch in 23.09ct jadeite, colourless, yellow and pink diamonds, jadeite, crystal, brown diamond, tsavorite garnet and titanium
Wallace Chan ‘Light Spiral’ earrings in 2.32ct ruby, pink sapphire, colourless diamonds, purple jade, blue topaz, tsavorite garnet and titanium
Wallace Chan ‘Light Spiral’ earrings in 4.02ct yellow diamond, pink sapphire, colourless diamonds, blue topaz, tsavorite garnet and titanium
Wallace Chan ‘Soaring Spirit’ brooch with a central feature 17.67ct tsavorite garnet, 3.12ct yellow diamonds, fancy coloured diamond beads, tsavorite garnet, ruby, pink sapphire and titanium
Verdura and Belperron
Debuting new and vintage collections at TEFAF this year, Verdura and Belperron focuse on highlighting each house’s archival designs. Verdura will debut the ‘Ravenna Cuff’ as the highlight of the ‘Breaking Away: The Quest for Colour’ collection. It was originally created by Verdura for Coco Chanel in the 1930s, and features green tourmalines tanzanites, aquamarines with amethysts. This is the first time that the cuff will have been displayed in over 80 years, and is truly a perfect representation of the combination between art and jewellery objects of importance which TEFAF presents. Belperron will debut its ‘Toujours’ collection, celebrating the agelessness of Suzanne Belperron’s designs; including the ‘Triple Wave’ cuffs, signature ‘Corne’ earclips and Serti Couteau ‘Paisley’ earclips.
Verdura ‘Mosaic’ earclips in emerald, multi-coloured sapphire, amethyst, rubellite, topaz and set in 18k yellow gold
Herz-Belperron ‘Corne’ earclips in diamonds, platinum and 18k white gold
Verdura ‘Ravenna’ cuff in tanzanite, moonstone, white topaz, amethyst and black enamel in 18k yellow gold
Herz-Belperron ‘Wave’ cuff in diamonds, platinum and 18k yellow gold
Reza
Reza is a jewellery house known for the setting of rare gemstones in an exceptional manner and design infused with creativity. The pieces which Reza creates have to be credited as being among the best in the world to be showcased in such a celebrated design event. For TEFAF Maastricht 2018 Olivier Reza has created 2 new jewels, one of which is the Zamarat Necklace featuring a Colombian emerald weighing 19.78 carats as well as emerald beads, cultured pearls and diamonds.
Reza ‘Zamarat’ necklace in 19.78 cts emeralds, diamonds, pearls and 18k white gold
Reza ‘Cornes de Abondance’ earrings in pearl, emerald beads and orange sapphire pavé set in 18k yellow gold
Van Cleef & Arpels
At this year’s TEFAF, Van Cleef & Arpels will display pieces from the ‘Heritage’ collection, featuring creations from the1920s to the 1960s. One of the houses icon motifs has become their high jewellery representations of the peony flower, and the ‘Pivoine Spinelle’ clip is the perfect example of this. Featuring pink, red and peach toned spinels, as well as asymmetric diamond leaves, it is a jewel that will certainly fascinate the visitors of this year’s Fair.
Van Cleef & Arpels ‘Pivoine Spinelle’ clip with Pink and white gold, round diamonds, round pink, red and peach-colored spinels
Van Cleef & Arpels ‘Rouge Gorge’ clip, 1949. Yellow gold, platinum, pink gold, cabochon-cut ruby (Burma), ruby, emeralds, diamonds, from the Heritage collection
Van Cleef & Arpels ‘Féodora’ Turquoise butterfly clip in White gold, round and pear-shaped diamonds, cabochon- cut blue sapphires, round and oval-cut mauve sapphires, round black spinels, onyx, turquoise
TEFAF Maastricht brings together over 7000 years of art history with a peerless combination of prestigious and intriguing brands. Over the 20 years of the exhibit, TEFAF has become recognised as the go-to destination to experience the height of masterful jewellery, art and unique design – 2018 will certainly be another year of magnificent fine jewellery discoveries.
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Katerina Perez is a jewellery insider, journalist and brand consultant with more than 15 years’ experience in the jewellery sector. Paris-based, Katerina has worked as a freelance journalist and content editor since 2011, writing articles for international publications. To share her jewellery knowledge and expertise, Katerina founded this website and launched her @katerina_perez Instagram in 2013.
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