by Benedetta Romanini e Teresa Scarlata
When she was at the height of her fame in the 1930s, the voluptuous and uninhibited Hollywood star May West loved to say maliciously that “I’ve always had the feeling that a piece of jewellery given as a gift shines much brighter than one you bought yourself”.
After almost a century, now as then, a jewel can be a sparkling promise of love that is perpetuated in time. In the moment it is received, it eternalises the happy amazement, the uncontrollable frenzy, the childish enthusiasm to wear it. A feeling that is always perpetuated, as well as the feeling of the donor.
The next Monte Carlo Jewellery auction, on December the 8th, will offer many opportunities to choose a jewel, either for our dear ones or for ourselves, that will make a moment in life unforgettable and perfect. A pair of pendant earrings with diamonds and Colombian emeralds, and a ring with a 4.57 carat diamond, colour D, purity VVS2. Also, a gold ring with diamonds and a 8.48 carat ruby, a pair of earrings in gold, diamonds and emeralds, a delightful brooch pendant in gold, chalcedony and coral, signed by Van Cleef & Arpels, a ring with sapphire and diamonds signed by Mario Buccellati, and a light and elegant diamond necklace of about 1920.
