HARRY WINSTON | A RARE AND IMPORTANT EMERALD AND DIAMOND RING | 罕有重要 海瑞溫斯頓 | 16.08卡拉 天然「哥倫比亞」無油祖母綠 配 鑽石 戒指

House of Winston

The 1950s is considered one of history’s great diamond eras, the decade when diamonds became a girl’s best friend, when they proclaimed the Majesty of the newly-crowned young British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, when De Beers told the world that a Diamond is Forever and when Harry Winston became known as the New York jeweller to the stars, crowned as the King of Diamonds.

Bathed in the glow of post-war optimism, promising peace and prosperity, the 1950s held out the allure of the New Riches. Jewels, and especially the diamond, with its celebratory, light and dream-filled life captured the zeitgeist, answering the longing for luxury, after years of hardship and depravation, and at the same time offering security and longevity.

Creating spectacular jewels from precious gemstones is an extraordinary art. Master jewellers must possess not only a sound knowledge of the finest materials, but the creative curiosity and technical virtuosity to awaken an unimagined brilliance in each individual gem. Celebrating the beauty of the world’s most precious diamonds and rarest gemstones, Harry Winston’s high jewellery creations bring the breadth and creativity of the House’s design legacy to life. Combining exceptional techniques in craftsmanship and innovation with decades of experience and tradition, Harry Winston designers and craftsmen challenge their imagination – from the first design sketch to gemstone sourcing and setting – to create jewels like no other. Jewels that transform fine jewellery, into fine works of art.

Colombian emeralds that are of impressive size, possessing a rich, vibrant hue and determined to be of no oil quality are increasingly rare to the market. For millennia, emeralds have been one of the most admired and sought-after gemstones in the world. Having adorned the Egyptian Pharaohs and Roman emperors, emeralds have achieved an exalted status when they returned to Europe in the 16^th Century on the boats of Spanish Conquistadors from what is now South America.

Lot 1651 is a perfect example of how the House of Winston maintains its taste of exquisite, rare gemstones, set impeccably in a classic Winston mounting, a quintessential piece for every jewellery collection.

海瑞溫斯頓傳奇

1950年代可說是鑽石在歷史上最輝煌的年代。在那十年間，鑽石變成女孩們最好的朋友；那時，年輕的英國女王伊莉莎白二世才剛受加冕繼承君主制度的王位；而當時，戴比爾斯De Beers向全世界宣揚「鑽石恆久遠，一顆永流傳」；也在當時，紐約的海瑞溫斯頓（Harry Winston）成為好萊塢明星的珠寶商，被譽為鑽石之王。

而1950年代的新富階級，沉浸於戰後榮光的樂觀情懷，積極迎向和平與繁榮，開始熱衷於珠寶，尤其是鑽石，因為其象徵著歡慶、光明、充滿希望和時代精神，剛好呼應了當下人們對於追求榮華富貴、告別長年困頓的渴望，同時投射出對安全感和長壽的心理需求。

運用珍貴的寶石打造出令人讚嘆的珠寶首飾，是一項非凡的藝術。頂尖的珠寶商，不僅要對上等的寶石俱備慧眼和知識，還需要極富創意的好奇心和精湛的工藝才華，方能喚醒沉睡於寶石中意想不到的光芒。海瑞溫斯頓為了頌揚全世界最珍貴的鑽石和最稀有的寶石之美，以高級訂製珠寶，將珠寶設計的寬廣度和創造力注入新生命。海瑞溫斯頓的設計師和工匠，累積數十載的經驗，結合傳統與創新，發揮高超的技術和精湛的工藝，從最初的設計草圖到寶石的搜尋和鑲嵌，不斷挑戰想像力，務求創造出獨一無二的作品，寶石從珠寶幻化為藝術品般的傑作。

具有令人印象深刻的重量大小、濃郁飽和而鮮明的色澤，而且從未經過淨度優化處理（泡油）的頂級的哥倫比亞祖母綠，在市面上越來越稀有。幾千年來，祖母綠一直是備受推崇和追捧的貴重寶石之一，從埃及法老王到羅馬大帝，再到16世紀西班牙征服者從南美傳回至歐洲，祖母綠一直享有崇高的地位。

拍品1651是海瑞溫斯頓的經典之作，絕佳的品味設計、頂級珍稀的寶石、無懈可擊的鑲嵌工藝，是所有珠寶收藏系列完美的典範。