Kazanjian & Fogarty

The Cartier brand had humble beginnings when it was established in 1847 by Louis-Francois Cartier in Paris, France. Cartier set up shop in the area immediately surrounding the Palais-Royal with the ambitious intention to become jeweler to the French imperial family, gaining an aristocratic clientele composed of counts and and receiving his first order from the Empress Eugenie in 1859.

Van Cleef & Arpels, founded in 1906, is one of the greatest of the luxury jewelry houses. They are recognized for exceptional creativity, craftsmanship and the use of high quality gemstones. Design highlights include lace-like platinum from the Edwardian period, the "Mystery Set" and other sublime jewels in geometric patterns set with colorful gemstones, jade and black onyx from the Art Deco period, the famed "Zipper" necklace from the 1950s, the "Ludo" bracelet, the "Snowflake" collection and perhaps the most well known and popular style today is the "Alhambra" collection, which consists of quatrefoil clover motifs in gold, diamonds, mother-of-pearl, black onyx, carnelian, malachite, tiger's eye and more.

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Every facet and characteristic of a diamond can be a complex web of information that tells us exactly how precious an individual stone really is. The established jewelry house with a varied and storied offering sets a high bar for ornate, show stopping pieces. Elsa Peretti was born in Italy, educated in Europe, and spent several years in the 1960s working in Milan with an interior design firm while.