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Animal instinct kicks in
I’ve seen some fierce animal-inspired jewelry lately, and I’m talking about more than gold and silver serpents slithering up arms and fingers. Designers have embraced the entire animal kingdom, from exotic felines to animals under the sea. Carrera y Carrera...
I’ve seen some fierce animal-inspired jewelry lately, and I’m talking about more than gold and silver serpents slithering up arms and fingers. Designers have embraced the entire animal kingdom, from exotic felines to animals under the sea.
Carrera y Carrera celebrates pinnacle predators with its “Bestiario” collection. Included in the line is this 18-karat gold eagle cuff (below), which retails for $31,300.
The collection’s 18-karat gold tiger ring with smoky quartz (below) retails for $9,800.
Carrera y Carrera’s “Mediterraneo” 18-karat gold Calipso ring (below) features a simple, snail shell-like detail and retails for $4,200.
Christian Tse's turtle ring (below) is made of 18-karat white gold and features over 1 carat of pave diamonds. The ring retails for $3,800.
Tse's 18-karat yellow gold bird (below) ring retails for $1,500.
Amrapali’s 18-karat gold and diamond black spider cuff (below) retails for $8,070.
Perfect for Saturday’s upcoming 136th Preakness Stakes, this Le Vian “Equestrian” ring with chocolate and white diamonds (below) retails for $2,398.
Tiffany Chou’s “On the Rocks” crab claw bangle (below) is plated with 14-karat gold and retails for an affordable $125.
“Original Sin” cufflinks by evelynH. Jewelry (below) feature 1 carat of white sapphires and 2 carats of peridot, with colored enamel in palladium and 18-karat white gold posts. The cufflinks retail for $6,800.
Meus Designs’ large rings with pave diamonds (below) feature a fold serpent on a gold shank with a blackened silver frame and just over 2 ½ carats of diamonds. The rings retail for $5,860 each.
C. Greene's double coil snake ring (below) is made of 18-karat gold with pave diamonds and retails for $5,000.
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