Jewelry Set Astraea

Sapphires 6.47 carats, 18K white gold, Diamonds

At the center of the set are unheated, deep-blue sapphires with a cabochon cut: a 3.0-carat sapphire in the ring and a pair of sapphires with a total weight of 3.47 carats in the earrings. The sapphires have not undergone heat treatment, which preserves their natural color. Both pieces are crafted in 18K white gold: the ring is set with 210 diamonds with a total weight of 1.825 carats, and the earrings with 148 diamonds with a total weight of 1.18 carats. In the ring, the sapphire is held by prongs, while curved openwork lines of diamonds radiate from the center, forming a voluminous, open setting. In the earrings, a line of diamonds flows smoothly into an interwoven pattern and ends in a sapphire framed by a diamond arc; the earrings remain light and suitable for everyday wear. The two pieces are complex to execute: the volume, the openwork, and the hand-setting of each of the hundreds of diamonds required painstaking work.