John Rubel Pavé Turquoise and Ruby Brooch and Earrings Suite
Regular price
$32,000
This suite of a colorful brooch and earring set, from John Rubel, is comprised of rich red rubies, pavé-set turquoise cabochons, and colorless diamonds. The epitome of graceful Franco-American Retro style, the suite can be worn together with the graceful and airy gold flower brooch, a jewel of intriguing and asymmetrical minimalism, and the sky-blue turquoise earrings, with their rich red ruby centers, delivering a burst of color to enliven the face and eyes alike. Sold exclusively as a matching set.
Item #: ST-19327
Artist: John Rubel, New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1945
Size: 2.75” diameter (brooch); 1” diameter (earrings)
Materials: On Brooch—88 round-cut rubies (approximate total weight 5.85 carats); 3 Round-cut diamonds (approximate total weight of 0.95 carat); 69 Cabochon turquoise; On Earrings—10 Round-cut rubies (approximate total weight 1.60 carats); 5 Round-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.60 carat); 18K Gold; Together with signed box
Signed: Unsigned, with signed box
Item #: ST-19327
Artist: John Rubel, New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1945
Size: 2.75” diameter (brooch); 1” diameter (earrings)
Materials: On Brooch—88 round-cut rubies (approximate total weight 5.85 carats); 3 Round-cut diamonds (approximate total weight of 0.95 carat); 69 Cabochon turquoise; On Earrings—10 Round-cut rubies (approximate total weight 1.60 carats); 5 Round-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.60 carat); 18K Gold; Together with signed box
Signed: Unsigned, with signed box
The Rubel Brothers, or the Rubel Frères, had emigrated from Paris to New York with the Van Cleef & Arpels family, and were the jewelers who brought to life the famous ballerina designs, with the seemingly weightless rose-cut diamond dancers that best came to symbolize the designs of the Retro period.
The Rubel Brothers, or the Rubel Frères, had emigrated from Paris to New York with the Van Cleef & Arpels family, and were the jewelers who brought to life the famous ballerina designs, with the seemingly weightless rose-cut diamond dancers that best came to symbolize the designs of the Retro period.
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