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Minimalist Eye Like Marquise Diamond Engagement Ring in 18k Gold & Platinum

Poor Mouchette | Curated Antique Jewelry, Vintage Jewelry & Engagement Rings | Portland, Oregon | A striking pair of dangling earrings, modeled in 18k yellow gold, by the innovative Italian designer, Carla Riccoboni. These earrings, which the designer calls "alpha," are part of Riccoboni’s Alphabet series— they are crisp, surprising, and modern. The chain elements of these earrings, which were joined without welding, make a light, metallic sound in movement.

Carla Riccoboni "Alpha" Alphabet Dangling Chain Earrings in 18k Gold

Organic Modern Fiery Crystal Opal Cladonia Ring in 18k Gold

Weighty 24" Round Snake Chain Necklace by UnoAerre in 14k Gold

Weighty 24" Round Snake Chain Necklace by UnoAerre in 14k Gold

A whimsical 18k gold band, set with an array of fancy colored diamonds, in various shapes. Among these natural, bezel set stones is a cognac round brilliant diamond, two round brilliant canary diamonds, a silver colored round brilliant diamond, and two white diamonds (a triangle and a diamond shape). This playful geometric arrangement sits atop the ring's cutaway face, which has been textured for contrast and features a couple of shapely notches that I especially love.

Whimsical 1990s Geometric Fancy Color Diamond Set Band in 18k Gold

Dumortiorite & Blue Sapphire Voyage Earrings in 18k Gold

Dumortiorite & Blue Sapphire Voyage Earrings in 18k Gold

Playful and quirky, a vibrant, bi-color (violet and lavender) glass seal sits, nested, inside a thick-walled, organic bezel, which tapers seamlessly into the ring's integral shank. This unusual Victorian-era wax seal is carved with the phrase "guess & guess again"— that coy phrase would have struck the seal's owner pretty funny in the 1800s; taken out of context it is an absurd and challenging mantra

"Guess & Guess Again" Organic Modern Cladonia Signet Ring in 18k Gold

Soulful and sparkling, an antique, .70 carat old mine cut diamond sits, nested, inside a thick-walled, organic bezel, which tapers seamlessly into its ring's integral shank. This ring is modern and organic— its graceful shape is reminiscent of the beautiful pixie cup lichens (Cladonia asahinae). Metal is 18k yellow gold; it is delicately brushed. Old mine cut diamonds are much loved by collectors for their unique, hand-cut character, their small, high, tables, open culets, and off-round shape.

Old Mine Cut Diamond Organic Modern Cladonia Ring in 18k Gold

Poor Mouchette | Curated Antique Jewelry, Vintage Jewelry & Engagement Rings | Portland, Oregon | A weighty, 18k yellow gold, foxtail-link chain, manufactured by the Italian makers, Balestra. This 20" chain is comprised of solid, looping links that overlap in a braid-like manner. This is luxurious, but not ostentatious— it has a perfectly fluid hand, and lays beautifully in wear.

Weighty 20" Foxtail Braid Chain Necklace by Balestra in 18k Gold

Vibrant and tranquil, a round, faceted, 2.2 carat, blue zircon gem lays nested, inside a thick-walled, organic bezel, which tapers seamlessly into its ring's integral shank. Zircon is an unusual gemstone that has the distinction of being the oldest mineral found on earth, at 4.4 billion years old— in the middle ages it was thought to induce sound sleep, and to drive away evil spirits. This blue zircon gem was originally mined and cut in the 1930s— its facets have been carefully refreshed by a local cutter.

Teal Blue Zircon Organic Modern Cladonia Ring in 18k Gold

A big, mystical, modernist ring, modeled in 14k yellow gold, that features a rare, axe-head-shaped quartz-in-quartz cabochon. The "mother" quartz, here, is especially fine and optically clear— it holds within it a beautifully formed, iridescent, quartz crystal point that grew into the clear host. This inspiring specimen is mounted north to south, and is seated in a full bezel— it perches atop a shapely, flat pier that connects the ring's head to its wide, flat band.

Quartz in Quartz Modernist Interruption Ring in 14k Gold

Azure-blue, triangular slabs of lapis lazuli dangle beneath a bright pair of brilliant-cut white diamonds. The diamonds are mounted in an exaggerated bezel, which is circular and subtly organic in form. The lapis triangles are matte finished, and their book-matched edges are figured with a heavy streak of golden pyrite— they're are held in full, open-back bezels, and oriented point-down so they read like arrows, darts, or bolts of lightening.

Lapis Lazuli & Diamond Dart Earrings in 14k Gold

Brilliant, blue and green, tongue-shaped chrysocolla in quartz cabochons dangle beneath a bright pair of baguette-cut white diamonds. The diamonds are mounted in hand fabricated bezels, which are rectangular and subtly organic in form. The chrysocolla in quartz gemstones contain vibrant, mossy, blue and green forms, that read like tiny, captive otherworlds

Chrysocolla in Quartz & Diamond Otherworlds Earrings in 14k Gold

A classic, wide-band, three stone ring, modeled in platinum, whose primary gemstone is a striking natural sapphire. This 1.5 carat sapphire is flush set; its color is vibrant and unusual— a rich, evenly-saturated cool spectrum purple, with magenta inflections. It is flanked by a pair of high quality, flush-set, 1/4 carat, round brilliant cut diamonds (F/G, VS).

Purple Sapphire & Diamond Three Stone Wide Band Ring in Platinum

A compelling 1990s necklace, modeled in 14k yellow gold, whose centerpiece is weighty, crescent-shaped, and studded with three flush-set diamonds. This crescent is matte-finished and highly textural; its segmented form is both organized and organic-seeming, with ridges, collars, and nodules that come together to insinuate some kind of biomech— a mechanical caterpillar, or a relic from an HR Geiger illustration.

1990s Biomech Crescent Necklace with Colored Diamonds in 14k Gold

An unusual pair of kinetic earrings, modeled in 14k yellow gold, whose smoky quartz spheres are covered with many, small, hexagon-shaped facets, for extreme light play. These sparkling quartz gems turn freely inside the hand-fabricated, orrery-like mounts, which swing below their earwires. These earrings read like sparkling, ringed planets. The stylized, round, French hooks reflect that spinning aesthetic. These are fun, and eye-catching, with a great warm-neutral color palate.

Vintage Orrery Earrings with Faceted Smokey Quartz Spheres in 14k Gold

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