ALEXIA CONNELLAN

COLOR

YELLOW GOLD

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The Design: A timeless silhouette comes alive with vivid gems in saturated complementary colors. On top, Welo opal has a warm honeyed hue with flashes of play of color. Rare and beautiful sphene in the center has a high dispersion, flashing a spectrum of rainbow brilliance. Fancy vivid yellow diamonds frame the gems in color and brilliance. The golden hues are contrasted with a rich purple amethyst, like the robes of Roman emperors, which were royal purple trimmed in gold thread. Alexia's Inspiration: Sphene, one of the first gems I collected, has rainbow flashes of dispersion. I love the way they look next to the play of color in the opal. I chose to pair them with purple, the complementary color. The combination is so striking, rich and lush. The Gems: The Welo opal from Ethiopia has a beautiful combination of body color and play of color: opals from any other source can’t match it. The natural and untreated amethyst is from Siberia, with an unusually fine and intense color that is very rare. Sphene is a rare collector’s gem with a very high dispersion that makes it flash in spectral colors. It’s perfect to admire in earrings but would be too soft to wear in an everyday ring. The Craftsmanship: These earrings are hand fabricated in 18k yellow gold, platinum, and 18k green gold to complement the play of colors in this design. The fine craftsmanship makes them heirloom quality. This piece is one of a kind. Made in NYC.

18k yellow gold, 18k green gold, and 950 platinum

1.75cttw oval welo opal pair unheated, 1.08cttw round golden sphene unheated, 12.65cttw Zambian amethyst oval cab unheated, 1.75cttw fancy yellow diamond melee

Length: 40 mm; Width: 19 mm; Depth:15 mm

Style E18RPe-16

Style EMMAm-17

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