E SSENTIAL S OF S T YLE
“ WE ARE ENDE AVORING TO OFFER JE WEL S THAT ARE TRULY AR TIS TIC AND UNUSUAL — JE WEL S WITH AN OLD - WORLD TOUCH YE T WITH A SMAR T DIS TINC TION THAT MAKE S THEM RIGHT F OR THE MODERN WOMAN.”
C O N S T E L L AT I O N D O M E E A R C L I P S , B A N G L E A N D B R A C E L E T ZODIAC PENDANT NECKL ACE S
C O N S T E L L AT I O N BAND RING
ZODIAC PENDANT NECKL ACES
C O N S T E L L AT I O N DOME E ARCLIPS
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R AV E N N A C U F F
M A LT E S E C R O S S STONE CUFFS
COCO CHANE L While working with Chanel in the 1930s, Verdura designed the first enameled cuffs for the coutourière with stones from her personal collection. Inspired by the heraldic symbol of the Medieval Knights of Malta, the Maltese Cross Cuffs launched Verdura’s career.
BL ACK & WHITE FULCO CUFFS NUMBERED 8 0 TH A N N I V E R S A R Y E D I T I O N
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THEODOR A CUFF
M A LT E S E C R O S S BR ACELET & CUFF
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CURB -LINK WAT C H & B R A C E L E T
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CUR B - LINK
THE ORIGINAL CURB -LINK NECKL ACE & BR ACELET
GRE TA GARBO After debuting her own Curb - Link Bracelet and Watch in publicity stills for her final film in 1941, Garbo was rarely seen without the signature links on each wrist, from lounging at home to working in the garden.
CURB -LINK PENDANT E ARCLIPS
DOUBLE WR AP CURB -LINK BR ACELET & NECKL ACE
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DIAMOND CURB -LINK BR ACELET
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PEBBLE BR ACELETS
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THEODOR A PENDANT BROOCH
R AV E N N A P E N DA N T BROOCH
E M PRES S THEODOR A Verdura began his career in the early 1930s with Coco Chanel. Among the first pieces he made were the Theodora and Ravenna brooches, vibrant starburst designs, a notable departure from the proliferation of platinum and diamond jewelry. Inspired by the mosaics of the Byzantine Empire, Verdura began a modern revolution.
BY Z ANTINE PENDANT BROOCHES
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CIRCLE ROPE LINK NECKL ACE
FIGURE EIGHT E ARCLIPS
DOUBLE “X” E ARCLIPS
T WISTED HORN E ARCLIPS
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L S TA CE CRY ECKL A K C N S RO E BL BUB
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CAGED E ARCLIPS & PE ARL BUBBLES NECKL ACE
BY Z ANTINE PE ARL NECKL ACES
SOUTH SE A PE ARL DROP E ARCLIPS
DIANA E ARCLIPS
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SOUTH SE A PE ARL “ Y” NECKL ACE
TA S S E L N E C K L A C E S
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C ANDY RINGS
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CONFET TI NECKL ACE
WHITE CONFET TI NECKL ACE
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POLK A DOT RINGS
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S TA R D U S T C LU S T E R E ARCLIPS & NECKL ACE
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TENDRIL CLUS TER E ARCLIPS
ROPE CLUS TER E ARCLIPS
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TENDRIL CLUS TER E ARCLIPS
SMALL & L ARGE CAPS INITIAL PENDANT NECKL ACES
“I LOV E YO U ” BR ACELETS
CAGED CUFF
D E G CA CAGED DROP E ARRINGS
C AG E D L A R I AT NECKL ACE & RING
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“TEN BUCK” PENDANT NECKL ACE
“FIVE BUCK” E ARCLIPS
COIN S Wrapping coins in gold rope and encrusting them with diamonds, Verdura reimagined the vintage 1907 – 1933 gold currency as a tribute to his adopted country. Right: Fulco di Verdura’s Indian Head Brooch sketch.
“ 2 1/2 B U C K ” R I N G
“FIVE BUCK” CUFFLINKS
“ THIRT Y BUCK” BR ACELET
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“T WENT Y BUCK” BR ACELET
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THREE STONE RINGS
CASCADE E ARCLIPS
Q UAT R E F O I L E ARCLIPS
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LOOPED E ARCLIPS
DOU B LE - CRESCE NT Since its creation in 1944, Verdura’s Double Crescent Bracelet has been adopted by style-setters including Marjorie Meriwether Post and Diana, Princess of Wales. The interlocking Cs derive from the cipher of Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt.
SC RE T E C ELE L UB R AC B DO
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DIAMOND DOUBLE “X” E ARCLIPS
L I LY B R A C E L E T
MARLE NE DIE TRICH One of Verdura’s earliest designs, the Lily Bracelet is also one of his most famous. Acquired by Dietrich, it became a fitting symbol for the German-born actress, whose 1944 rendition of “Lili Marlene” became a sensation for Allied Troops during World War II.
TREFOIL E ARCLIPS
DIAMOND T WISTED HORN E ARCLIPS
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PINWHEEL E ARCLIPS
TA R G E T E ARCLIPS & BROOCH
DOROTHY PALE Y In his whimsical 1940 “Target” design, Verdura imagined arrows piercing diamond holes in a gold rope target. Dorothy Paley owned the brooch and matching earclips, an appropriate emblem for a woman who never missed the mark.
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CRISS CROSS CUFFS
“ PANAMA HAT TIE ” In 1940, Linda Porter commissioned Verdura to design a cigarette case for her husband, Cole, on the opening of his Broadway show, “Panama Hattie.” Copying the weave of his own Panama hat, Verdura crisscrossed strips of gold.
“ N I G H T ” & “ D AY ” BAND RINGS
“ N I G H T ” & “ D AY ” BANGLES
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“ N I G H T & D AY ” DOME E ARCLIPS
“ N I G H T & D AY ” CUFFLINKS & STUD SET
COLE PORTER Dating back to September 1939, the “Night and Day” design originated as a pair of cufflinks, a tribute to friend and composer, Cole Porter. The whimsical design — a reference to Cole’s eponymous song — is one of the jeweler’s most romantic creations.
“ N I G H T & D AY ” L A R I AT N E C K L A C E
“ N I G H T & D AY ” EARSTUDS
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FULCO MOSAIC E ARCLIPS & CUFFS
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MOSAIC RINGS
MOSAIC In the early 1930s, Verdura toured Europe with Coco Chanel, visiting the Byzantine mosaics in Ravenna. Verdura set out to break the rules of popular style, pressing colored gems into yellow gold in splendid contradiction to one another.
FULCO NECKL ACE
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Some jewelry enlarged to show detail. ©Verdura 2022. All rights reserved. Model photography: ©Gail Job
FULCO E ARCLIPS
FULCO “ Y” NECKL ACE
PRICE LIST ESSENTIALS OF ST YLE 1
CONS TELL ATION
3
CUFF S
9
CURB - LINK
12
PEBBLE S
15
BY Z AN TINE
18
GOLD
20
PE ARL S & BUBBLE S
27
C ANDY
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CONFE T TI
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S TARDUS T
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CLUS TER S
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LOVE LE T TER S
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C AGED
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COINS
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VIVID COLOR S
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GOLD & DIAMONDS
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CRISS CR OSS
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NIGH T & DAY
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F ULCO’ S MOSAIC
C ONSTELL ATION E ARCLIPS
diamond and gold, $24,500
C URB - LINK PENDANT E ARCLIPS
gold, $10,500
C ONSTELL ATION BANGLE diamond and gold, $52,500
11 D OUBLE WRAP CURB - LINK NECKLACE
C ONSTELL ATION BR ACELET diamond and gold, $63,500
D IAMOND CURB - LINK BR ACELET
1 Z ODIAC PENDANT NECKL ACE
12 P EBBLE BR ACELET
hand-engraved, diamond and gold, $7,950 2 Z ODIAC PENDANT NECKL ACE
hand-engraved, diamond and gold, $7,950 C ONSTELL ATION BAND RING
diamond and gold, $14,500 C ONSTELL ATION E ARCLIPS
diamond and gold, $24,500 3 R AVENNA CUFF amethyst, aquamarine,
peridot, ivory enamel and gold, $79,500
gold, 35" length, $59,750 diamond, platinum and gold, $29,500 aquamarine, diamond and gold, $41,500; citrine and gold, $19,750; amethyst and gold, $22,500 13 P EBBLE BR ACELET
turquoise and gold, $18,500; rainbow moonstone, diamond and gold, $26,500 14 T HEODOR A PENDANT BROOCH
colored gemstone and gold, wearable as a pendant on a separate chain, $52,500 R AVENNA PENDANT BROOCH
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ALTESE CROSS STONE CUFF M cocholong, black and white diamond, pearl and gold, $58,500; black jade, black and white diamond, pearl and gold, $56,500
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L ACK & WHITE FULCO CUFF B black briolette diamond, white diamond, white and Tahitian cultured pearls, ivory or black enamel and gold, $127,500 each
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HEODOR A CUFF sapphire, emerald, T amethyst, colored gemstone, black enamel and gold, signed and numbered in a limited edition series of 200, $107,500
17 C IRCLE ROPE LINK NECKL ACE
ALTESE CROSS BR ACELET M peridot, blue topaz, pearl, diamond, enamel and gold, $64,500
19 DOUBLE X E ARCLIPS gold, $9,500
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ALTESE CROSS CUFF amethyst, peridot, M diamond, enamel and gold, $54,000 8 C URB - LINK BR ACELET WATCH
gold, $29,500 9 C URB - LINK BR ACELET gold, $25,500 C URB - LINK NECKL ACE
gold, 17" length, $56,000 10 D OUBLE WRAP CURB - LINK BRACELET
gold, $27,500
colored gemstone and gold, wearable as a pendant on a separate chain, $44,500 16 B YZ ANTINE PENDANT BROOCH
black spinel, colored gemstone and gold, wearable as a pendant with 19" chain (included), $35,000; amethyst, colored gemstone and gold, wearable as a pendant with 19" chain (included), $35,000 gold, 39" length with detachable links, $54,750 18 FIGURE EIGHT E ARCLIPS gold, $5,500
T WISTED HORN E ARCLIPS
gold, $13,500; diamond, platinum and gold, $56,500 20 B UBBLES NECKL ACE
rock crystal and gold, 42" length, $24,500 21 C AGED E ARCLIPS
mabé pearl and gold, $9,500 P E ARL BUBBLES NECKL ACE
South Sea cultured pearl and gold, 42" length, $34,500
22 B YZ ANTINE PE ARL NECKL ACE*
South Sea cultured pearl, emerald, sapphire, diamond, gold and silver, 42" length, $25,500 to $29,500; South Sea cultured pearl, sapphire, emerald, diamond, gold and silver, 39" length, $25,500 to $29,500 23 D IANA E ARCLIPS mabé pearl, diamond,
platinum and gold, $21,000 P E ARL DROP E ARCLIPS South Sea
cultured pearl, diamond and gold, $19,500 YZ ANTINE PE ARL NECKL ACE * B South Sea cultured pearl, emerald, ruby, sapphire, diamond, gold and sterling silver, 16 -18" length, $14,500 to $17,500 24 P E ARL "Y" NECKL ACE South Sea cultured
pearl, sapphire and gold, $37,500 25 TASSEL NECKL ACE
South Sea and Akoya cultured pearl, black spinel, diamond, gold and sterling silver, $31,500; South Sea and Akoya cultured pearl, rock crystal, moonstone, diamond, gold and sterling silver, approx. 36" length, $32,500 26 C ANDY RING
aquamarine, emerald and gold, $16,000; green tourmaline, tanzanite and gold, $18,500; amethyst, turquoise and gold, $13,500; turquoise, amethyst and gold, $15,000 27 C ANDY RING
citrine, chrome tourmaline and gold, $12,500 28 C ONFET TI NECKL ACE
aquamarine, amethyst, peridot, prasiolite, citrine, lemon quartz, rutilated quartz and gold, 43" length, $37,500 30 W HITE CONFET TI NECKL ACE
rock crystal and gold, 40" length, $21,500 31 P OLK A DOT RING
black jade, diamond and gold, $11,500; lapis, diamond and gold, $12,500; cocholong, turquoise and gold, $11,500; turquoise, diamond and gold, $14,500 32 S TARDUST CLUSTER E ARCLIPS
aquamarine, diamond and white gold, $29,500
33 S TARDUST NECKLACE rainbow moonstone,
diamond and white gold, $87,500
S TARDUST CLUSTER EARCLIPS rainbow moonstone, diamond and white gold, $27,500; emerald, diamond and white gold, $32,500 34 T ENDRIL CLUSTER EARCLIPS tanzanite,
diamond, platinum and gold, $36,950
OPE KNOT CLUSTER E ARCLIPS R turquoise and gold, $23,500; aquamarine and gold, $27,500 35 T ENDRIL CLUSTER E ARCLIPS
aquamarine, diamond, platinum and gold, $31,500 36 " L ARGE CAPS" INITIAL NECKL ACE
diamond, platinum and gold, with 28" chain (included), $21,500 37 " SMALL CAPS" INITIAL NECKL ACE
diamond, platinum and gold, with 16" chain (included), $7,500 " I LOVE YOU " BR ACELET
gold, $12,000, customizable D IAMOND - SHADOWED "I LOVE YOU" BR ACELET
diamond and gold, $27,500, customizable 38 C AGED CUFF rock crystal and gold, $34,500 39 C AGED L ARIAT NECKL ACE
rock crystal, diamond and gold, $15,500 C AGED DROP E ARRINGS
rock crystal, diamond and gold, $12,000 39 C AGED RING rock crystal and gold, $11,000 41 " FIVE BUCK" E ARCLIPS diamond and
gold, two $5 US coins, circa 1910, $12,500
" TEN BUCK" PENDANT NECKL ACE
diamond and gold, $10 US coin, circa 1910, with 19" chain (included), $13,500 42 " 2 1/ 2 BUCK" RING diamond and gold,
$2.50 US coin, circa 1910, $6,500
" FIVE BUCK" CUFFLINKS
gold, two $5 US coins, circa 1910, $7,500 " THIRT Y BUCK" BR ACELET diamond
and gold, six $5 US coins, circa 1910, $39,500
43 " T WENT Y BUCK" BR ACELET
diamond and gold, one $10 and two $5 US coins, circa 1910, $39,500 4 4 T HREE STONE RING
amethyst, denim blue topaz and gold, $14,500; peridot, blue topaz and gold, $19,500; amethyst, peridot and gold, $15,500; rubellite, madeira citrine and gold, $22,500 45 T HREE STONE RING green tourmaline,
tanzanite and gold, $31,000
55 CRISS CROSS CUFF gold, $21,500 56 " DAY" BAND RING
enamel and gold, $9,750 " NIGHT" BAND RING
diamond, enamel and gold, $16,500 " NIGHT" BANGLE
diamond, enamel and gold, $52,500 " DAY" BANGLE enamel and gold, $38,500
46 C ASCADE E ARCLIPS amethyst, emerald,
58 " NIGHT & DAY" DOME E ARCLIPS
47 Q UATREFOIL E ARCLIPS
" NIGHT" STUD SET
tsavorite garnet and gold, $57,500
rubellite, amethyst, diamond and gold, $55,500; aquamarine, peridot, diamond and gold, $44,500 C ASCADE E ARCLIPS amethyst, ruby,
rhodolite garnet and gold, $45,500
48 L OOPED E ARCLIPS diamond and gold,
$31,000; diamond and platinum, $33,500
49 D OUBLE CRESCENT BR ACELET
diamond, platinum and gold, $72,500 50 D OUBLE X E ARCLIPS
diamond and platinum, $63,500 L ILY BR ACELET
diamond, platinum and gold, $83,500 51 T REFOIL E ARCLIPS diamond and gold,
$26,500; diamond and platinum, $28,000
T WISTED HORN E ARCLIPS
diamond and platinum, $59,500 52 P INWHEEL E ARCLIPS
diamond, platinum and gold, $17,500 TARGET E ARCLIPS
diamond, platinum and gold, $11,500 52 TARGET BROOCH
diamond, platinum and gold, $24,500
diamond, enamel and gold, $22,500 diamond, enamel and gold, $14,750 " NIGHT & DAY" CUFFLINKS
diamond, enamel and gold, $8,500 59 " NIGHT & DAY" L ARIAT NECKL ACE
diamond, enamel and gold, $24,500 " NIGHT & DAY" E ARSTUDS
diamond, enamel and gold, $8,500 61 F ULCO MOSAIC E ARCLIPS
colored gemstone and gold, $26,500 M OSAIC CUFF
colored gemstone, diamond and gold, $76,500 62 M OSAIC RING Colombian emerald,
sapphire and gold, $76,500; purple tourmaline, emerald and gold, $48,250 63 F ULCO NECKL ACE colored gemstones,
white ceramic and gold, 39" length, $47,500 64 F ULCO E ARCLIPS colored gemstone,
black or white enamel and gold, $24,500 F ULCO Y NECKL ACE
South Sea cultured pearl, red spinel, amethyst, rubellite, aquamarine, peridot, rose quartz, citrine, blue topaz and gold, $39,500
* Each piece unique; prices subject to material availability. Some jewelry enlarged to show detail. ©Verdura 2022. All rights reserved.
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