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Spring into Style with these Nature-inspired Jewelry – Elite Traveler


With spring in the air, the grass is greener, the skies are bluer and the plants and animals around us are showing their colors. It is the perfect time to indulge in nature-inspired jewelry that ranges from the subtle to the sublime. 

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Boucheron  

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The dazzling Plume de Paon takes inspiration from the peacock / ©Boucheron

These stunning peacock-inspired pieces, from the Plume de Paon collection, are inspired by hair jewelry and brooches from this fine Parisian jeweler that date back to the mid-1800s. The series is now reinterpreted using light-weight titanium for the forms and setting them with diamonds, sapphires, tsavorites and tanzanites for extraordinary depth and color. The collection includes a necklace with a detachable brooch (see first image), earrings, rings and a bracelet.

Plume de Paon earrings from $54,000

Plume de Paon necklace POA, boucheron.com

Tiffany & Co

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The so-called ‘rock’ is a yellow diamond weighing more than 25 carats / ©Tiffany & Co

This stunning Bird on a Rock pendant is inspired by Jean Schlumberger and the incredible jewels he imagined and brought to life as wearable art for Tiffany & Co. This newest brooch is inspired by one that was first introduced in 1965. The pendant boasts a ‘rock’ made from a fancy yellow diamond weighing more than 25 carats, white diamonds for the bird, with a pink sapphire eye and rose gold feet, beak and head plume.

POA, tiffany.com

Graff   

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Three butterflies encrusted with diamonds form this ring / ©Graff

Subtle yet sparkling, this Graff Triple Butterfly Silhouette diamond ring is crafted in 18-karat white gold and boasts three butterflies in flight – each one a different size – that wrap around the finger. The open motif and the butterflies are both iconic looks for Graff. The ring is completely paved with diamonds weighing just under half a carat.

$7,900, graff.com

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Buccellati

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Each sterling silver bracelet is hand-crafted and is inspired by a different leaf form / ©Buccellati

Buccellati has regularly created floral and leaf motif jewelry. The newest series of nature-inspired jewelry was inspired by designs Mario Buccellati created after looking at a botanical book in the 1930s, and consists of 925 sterling silver leaf motif bracelets. The Mario Leaf cuff bracelets are handcrafted, hand-hammered and hand-embossed and each is inspired by a different leaf, including apple leaves and olive leaves.

$970, buccellati.com

Harry Winston

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A blue diamond flanked by colorless diamonds form the floral shape / ©Harry Winston

Always a lover of nature and keen to focus on floral designs, Harry Winston was a master at jewelry making. The fine house that still bears his name continues the ritual with this floral-inspired blue diamond ring. It boasts a radiant-cut blue diamond center with petals of fancy-cut pear and marquis colorless diamonds, all set in platinum.

POA, harrywinston.com

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Gumuchian

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A portion of Gumuchain’s sales of the Honey Bee ‘B’ Collection goes towards City Growers Charity in New York City / ©Gumuchian

The new Honey Bee ‘B’ collection from Gumuchian celebrates the honeybee in all its glory, with designs that emulate the bee itself, as well as its pride — the honeycomb. In this instance, the Worker B stud earrings are crafted in 18-karat yellow gold with wings set with 20 round diamonds. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this series is being donated to City Growers Charity in New York City.

$1,600, gumuchian.com

Katherine Jetter

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The bird of paradise is the inspiration for this ring / ©Katherine Jetter

Jewelry designer Katherine Jetter regularly works with fancy stones and enamel. This limited-edition bird of paradise ring is crafted in 18-karat yellow gold and features a Mexican fire opal center stone of 2.15 carats, set against a fancy yellow sapphire pave base of 1.64 carats and finished with hand-painted enamel stem, base and petals.

$29,800, katherinejetter.com

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