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29th April 2014
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18 carat yellow gold
USA, 2001
Nicholas Varney – American jewelry designer
Engraved with the maker ‘N Varney’
Marked with the purity ‘18K’
2 x 15 mm baroque cultured South Sea pearls
White and fancy yellow diamonds with a weight of app. 1.50 carats total
Height: 1.5 cm
Weight: 15.4 grams
Very good condition

These one of a kind ‘rose thorn’ earclips were designed by the renowned New York jeweler Nicholas Varney. His exclusive pieces are always of unique design, exceptional quality and materials. These earclips in 18 carat yellow gold are each adorned with a 15 mm baroque cultured south sea pearl, one in a fancy pale pink shade and the other in a deep silvery brown shade. Each pearl is decorated with a set of diamond thorns, one besotted with fancy yellow diamonds and the other with white diamonds.



These earclips are in very good condition. They are each marked with the purity ‘18K’ as well as they bare the maker ‘N Varney’. They are each 1.5 cm in height and the pair weighs 15.4 grams.



American designer Nicholas Varney has an exceptional color sense and talent far beyond his years. Known for his work with opals, spinels and organically-shaped pearls, his one-of-a-kind creations are wildly expensive at retail, offered exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City as well as selected fine retail stores across the United States. Jewelry collectors place him in the same category of living designers as JAR, James de Givenchy for Taffin, and Hemmerle.



Nicholas Varney

Nicholas Varney is an artist working in jewelry as his medium. His jewels, most of them one-of-a-kind, are built around stones, their color and shape often inspiring the design of each piece. Black opals, orange fire opals, iridescent abalone shell, faceted purple spinels and yellow-green tsavorite garnets weave their way into his cuff bracelets, drop earrings and dramatic cocktails rings. Attention to surface detail and contrasting colors and textures characterize his work. His designs are available at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City as well as better retail stores across the United States. Nicholas Varney jewelry is often compared to that of living jewelers James de Givenchy for Taffin and JAR, American designer Joel Rosenthal working in Paris.