The swan is an animal that signifies grace, elegance, and subtle dignity.  It coasts through the water with ease as its intricate shape and magnificent feathers provide an image of nature’s true beauty.  It is one of the most beautiful birds to ever grace the animal kingdom.

Combining the elegant swan with decadent gemstones makes for a fine piece of luxury decoration.  This sapphire and topaz are crafted onto the base frame of a swan sculpture, providing you with a beautiful sculpture that is sure to light up any room in your home.  The fact it doubles as a convenient jewelry box does nothing to detract from its artistic luster.

This jewelry box, along with a vast assortment of luxury jewelry, is only a mouse-click away from being yours.  Don’t hesitate to bid on this beautiful jewelry auction today.

Have you ever wondered how long people have doted over sapphires? Sapphire has been a popular gemstone for a longer amount of time than any of us actually need to know. All we really need to know is that sapphire is a gorgeous gemstone, and I’d say we’re already quite knowledgeable in that respect!

We most commonly know sapphires to exhibit a gorgeous deep blue coloring, but sapphire is actually available in a variety of bright colors (often assisted to brighter coloring through heat treatments). Sapphires come in pink, green, yellow, purple, blue, clear—as I said, a variety of colors. And beautiful colors, at that.

As legend states, sapphire is believed to offer healing properties for those suffering from colic, rheumatism and mental illnesses. It has also been used as an antidepressant and to provide spiritual enlightenment and inner peace to the wearer/beholder. Quite the impressive little stone, eh? Yes, I’d say so.

This great little box is valued at $110.00 retail. The piece features five round cut dark blue sapphires and features a single white freshwater pearl, 5.5mm in diameter. The piece is decorated by gold, red and blue enamel.

“This jewelry trinket box exclusively made in fashionable tradition; hand-crafted with incredible detail using genuine gemstones is a sympathy warming and unforgettable gift for any occasion or good for your home collection. Our Jewelry Box collection is saturated with shiny natural precious and semi-precious gemstones, accenting its brilliant gold and enamel plated base metal construction, perfect for stowing away your treasures. Excellent collectible will get attention of every one on any cabinet, table, shelf or dresser. It comes in wonderfully made gift box.”

This gorgeous ring, valued at $3,410.00 retail, is made of 18K yellow gold. The ring features 1.15 carats worth of precious gems including 16 round cut white diamonds and 16 princess cut dark blue sapphires.

The auction reads, “Oscar Heyman, founded in 1912, is a New York manufacturer of the very finest precious stone jewelry; one of a handful of family-owned shops still dedicated to European-style craftsmanship and ”by hand” fabrication. The family of six brothers and three sisters emigrated from Latvia in the early 1900’s. Having apprenticed at a Faberge workshop in Russia, two of the brothers had extensive experience with platinum, a new metal at that time. Another brother was skilled at tool making. Together, they were able to establish a self-contained company where quality could be monitored at all stages.

“To this day, the firm continues to make its own tools, alloy its own platinum and gold as well as design and create each piece of jewelry to demanding specifications. Oscar Heyman continues to be a supplier and a key source for the finest retail jewelers worldwide.”

This gorgeous ring is the product of master jewelers at Frace-based Mauboissin. Valued at $4,095.00 retail, this 18K solid yellow gold ring is studded with 31 gorgeous round cut orange/yellow sapphires.

That may come as a surprise to you! It’s true, many people are under the impression that sapphires are blue. That’s it. They’re just blue. Well, the truth is sapphires come in a gorgeous array of bright colors, from the traditional blue we know them for to this orange yellow tone and even pink coloring.

Bid on this gorgeous ring today!

Sapphires are one of the very few precious gemstones on this earth. They qualify as gemstones because of their beauty, rarity and value to buyers.

Sapphires are loved for their gorgeous blue coloring, though they do come in many other color options such as pink, yellow and even white diamond-like varieties.

This stunning necklace is studded with 72 multi-shaped blue sapphire gems. That’s a whopping 52.90 carats worth of gorgeous sparkling sapphires! The necklace also includes two round cut white diamonds.

Bid on this great necklace today, valued at $39,000.00 retail!

This great Oscar Heyman ring is made of 18K yellow gold and features five princess cut deep blue sapphires. The unique design and stunning color contrast makes this ring a beautiful gift for any woman.

Here’s what the auction has to say about this fab ring:

“Oscar Heyman, founded in 1912, is a New York manufacturer of the very finest precious stone jewelry; one of a handful of family-owned shops still dedicated to European-style craftsmanship and ”by hand” fabrication. The family of six brothers and three sisters emigrated from Latvia in the early 1900’s. Having apprenticed at a Faberge workshop in Russia, two of the brothers had extensive experience with platinum, a new metal at that time. Another brother was skilled at tool making. Together, they were able to establish a self-contained company where quality could be monitored at all stages. To this day, the firm continues to make its own tools, alloy its own platinum and gold as well as design and create each piece of jewelry to demanding specifications. Oscar Heyman continues to be a supplier and a key source for the finest retail jewelers worldwide.”

Sapphire is one of those gems that just pops with brilliant color. When paired with yellow gold, blue sapphire is even more brilliant—as is apparent in this piece.

This ring is Italian made by the master jewelers at Bulgari. Set in a band of 18K yellow gold is a single 0.82 carat oval cut blue sapphire. If you’re a fan of sapphires, this is the perfect piece for you.

The auction description for this piece reads, “For over a century, Bulgari has been setting the pace for Italian style in jewelry. A forward-looking, creative spirit which never ceases to draw inspiration from the timeless beauty of Greek and Roman art, while giving it a distinctive contemporary touch. Bulgari is pure luxury obtained by means of daring combinations of the finest precious stones, highest quality dazzling diamonds and detailed gold expressions. Each piece is a work of art with its own voice, and can be found in the famous boutiques of Paris, Beverly Hills, Rome and New York. Bulgari, timeless and prestigious, dares you to express yourself in luxury.”

One of my favorite old British TV shows is Monty Python’s Flying Circus. I’m not really a fan of the “art work” in the show but so many of the skits they perform are classically hilarious. One series of skits had the theme “And Now for Something Completely Different” and when I saw this little chicken box I couldn’t help but think of that series.

This cheeky little box features four round cut black sapphires, two round cut blue/violet tanzanite gems and two round cut white topaz stones.

The auction reads, “This jewelry trinket box exclusively made in fashionable tradition; hand-crafted with incredible detail using genuine gemstones is a sympathy warming and unforgettable gift for any occasion or good for your home collection. Our Jewelry Box collection is saturated with shiny natural precious and semi-precious gemstones, accenting its brilliant gold and enamel plated base metal construction, perfect for stowing away your treasures. Excellent collectible will get attention of every one on any cabinet, table, shelf or dresser. It comes in wonderfully made gift box.”

Sapphire has been a popular gemstone for a longer amount of time than any of us actually need to know. All we really need to know is that sapphire is a gorgeous gemstone, and luckily we’re already quite aware of that!

We most commonly know sapphires to exhibit a gorgeous deep blue coloring, but sapphire is actually available in a variety of bright colors (often assisted to brighter coloring through heat treatments). Sapphires come in pink, green, yellow, purple, blue, clear—as I said, a variety of colors.

As legend states, sapphire is believed to offer healing properties for those suffering from colic, rheumatism and mental illnesses. It has also been used as an antidepressant and to provide spiritual enlightenment and inner peace to the wearer/beholder. Quite the impressive little stone, eh?