January Birthstone
Garnet
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Garnet stone is the crystal you need if you feel scattered and out of balance in any area of your life. If you are feeling disconnected from the things that usually bring you a sense of joy and peace then this beautiful gemstone is what you need. The Garnet is said to revitalize, purify and balance the energy, bringing serenity or passion into one's life. This is a stone of commitment, and the red Garnet represents love. It is known to enhance sexuality, bringing warmth, devotion, understanding, trust, sincerity, and honesty to a relationship. All Garnet types have a lot to gain from in this eye-catching gemstone. Garnet is a multi-faceted gemstone with deep healing properties.
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Auction News – National Jeweler Magazine
The Most Expensive Louis Comfort Tiffany Piece Ever Sold at Auction
The “Medusa” pendant went for $3.7 million at Sotheby’s New York,
smashing pre-sale estimates.
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This circa 1904 opal, garnet, and gold “Medusa” pendant is one of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s first jewelry designs. It smashed its pre-sale estimates at auction Tuesday, garnering more than $3.5 million.
December, 2021.
New York—The “Medusa” pendant was one of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s earliest designs, so it’s no surprise the piece set a record when it went up for auction this week. Though Tiffany eventually came to be known for his painting, interior design, and glass and enamel work (and for being the first design director at his family’s jewelry company, Tiffany & Co.), he initially started designing jewelry in 1902 for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, a.k.a. the St. Louis World’s Fair, in 1904. The “Medusa” pendant was showcased at this event, alongside 26 other items from Tiffany, of which only four are known to exist today, according to Sotheby’s. Designed at a time when jewelry design in both America and Europe was turning away from revival styles and toward nature as a source of inspiration, the “Medusa” pendant clearly shows how the natural world captivated Tiffany. At the center of the piece is a cluster of tumbled opals, from which emerge several stylized snake motifs, two of which are articulated and all of which are set with opals and demantoid garnets. The piece is further accented with rubies and amethysts. Art collector and philanthropist Henry Walter bought the Medusa pendant sometime after it was displayed at the World’s Fair, but then history lost track of the piece for a bit. The pendant was listed as “whereabouts unknown” after the Parke-Bernet Galleries sold it at auction in 1943. It is believed entrepreneur and business leader Salman Schocken bought it at that auction, Sotheby’s said. His grandson, professor Shimon Schocken, indicated it was a gift to his mother from her father-in-law, Salman, and it has stayed in the Schocken family, until now. When Medusa hit the auction block at Sotheby’s New York Tuesday, it sold for $3.7 million, smashing its pre-sale estimate of $100,000-$200,000 and setting a world record for any Louis Comfort Tiffany creation at auction. According to Sotheby’s, three bidders competed for nearly 10 minutes to purchase the pendant, which was the third highest-grossing lot at the sale.
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Style & Trends
Pieces of the Month
Greenwich St. Jewelers’, NYC
New Constellation Jewels
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The “Astra” collection is handmade in New York City in 18K recycled gold and the pendants are priced at $2,900. |
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Argenti Designer Jewelers
"Lotus Spirit Necklace"
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The Lotus flower motif is a symbol of purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration and rebirth. Its characteristics are a perfect analogy for the human condition.
14K rose gold designed in a Lotus flower motif with
.025 carats of natural diamonds and a 16"-18" necklace.
Available in yellow or white gold as well.
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Argenti Designer Jewelers
Is the Winner
"Best Jeweler 2020"
Fort Lauderdale Magazine.
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Argenti Designer Jewelers
Is Located In Beautiful
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Mark Silver, Fine Jewelry Designer
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Address: 218 Commercial Blvd #103
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Showroom: (954) 772-6177
Mobile: (954) 732-2438
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