Alexandre Reza Vintage Diamond Emerald Parure Suite

Alexandre Reza (1922-2016) was a Paris-based jeweler known for his diverse and rare collection of precious gemstones. He traveled the world in search of the finest examples, which he supplied to many of the renowned Maisons for over three decades. Reza's quest for extraordinary old-mine gemstones took him to Colombia, India, Burma (now Myanmar), Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Reza founded his own eponymous Maison in the 1950s, and in 1984, he opened on the Place Vendôme in Paris offering Haute Joaillerie especially focused on suites of jewelry and inspired by art and history of the Renaissance and the 18th Century.
This exquisite Alexandre Reza Vintage Diamond Emerald Parure Suite, created in Italy(France?) in the 1980s, is comprised of three related yet distinctive pieces–including necklace, bracelet, and earrings. Each piece, crafted in 18K yellow gold, with an estimated total of 146 carats of emeralds, 52.96 carats of rose cut diamonds, and 22.30 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds, is a variation on a theme of five-petal diamond and emerald flowers, abstracted and ingeniously constructed. The gemstones float in a unique setting of gold wire halos affixed with prongs on both sides, making each “diamond petal” and each diamond-dotted emerald center totally reversible, or at least giving 360-degree access to all facets. As a whole, the parure suite evokes the height of Summer, dazzlingly opulent and rich with its many verdant offerings.
The necklace, with the most varied and spectacular masterpiece of the suite, features a 16-inch (40.64 cm) chain of six (or eight?) floating flowers alternating with trios of the single elements that compose each flower. The diamond-dotted emerald beads are exquisitely appointed with a gold bezel setting that bores through the center of the stone to the back. The necklace builds drama, showcasing more and more unique gems before it ultimately culminates in a large pear-shaped Colombian emerald set in a diamond halo. The Colombian emerald pendant which is approximately 3.5 inches long (8.89 cm) with an approximate weight of 65.93 carats is accompanied by report no. 1124193 dated 20 July 2022 from the America Gemological Laboratories (AGL) stating that it is a natural beryl type emerald of Colombian origin with minor clarity enhancement.
The balance of unique gems includes a fancy intense yellow diamond with an approximate weight of 8.72 carats and of VVS2 clarity, accompanied by a report from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA); a flower brilliant diamond with an approximate weight of 1.28 carats of F color and SI2 clarity, accompanied by a report from the GIA; and two triangle diamonds with an approximate weight of 4.46 carats total. Rounding out the necklace are an estimated total of 25 carats of emerald beads, 21.92 carats of rose cut diamonds, and 4.97 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds.
The bracelet is a simplified version of the necklace with six floating flowers flanking a spectacular center emerald set in a diamond halo. The oval rose-cut emerald has an approximate weight of 27.14 carats and is accompanied by report no. 1124194 dated 20 July 2022 from the America Gemological Laboratories (AGL) stating that it is a natural beryl type emerald of Colombian origin with minor clarity enhancement. Rounding out the 7.25-inch (18.415 cm) bracelet are an estimated total of 10.64 carats of emerald beads, 14.70 carats of rose cut diamonds, and 3.49 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds.
The 2.5-inch (6.35 cm) (chandelier?) earrings are clip-back and focus solely on the floating flower motif, with a proliferation so abundant, the forms get delightfully obscured. The explosion of flowers comprises an estimated total of 17.43 carats of emerald beads, 16.34 carats of rose cut diamonds, and 0.66 carat of brilliant-cut diamonds. As Alexandre Reza once said, “Jewels are the safest investment. A beautiful emerald or ruby never goes out of fashion.”

SKU :S1005
Category :SET
Metal :18KYG

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18K Yellow Gold

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