Jewel of the day: Jean Schlumberger sixteen-stone ring

I love Schlumberger’s work – it’s lavish and rich and slightly over the top in the way that some of the best jewellery was in the middle of the last century. It makes me think of Lilly Pulitzer-clad ladies lounging by Florida pools and a woman in a turban and sleek ski pants in Gstaad.

This is perhaps one of the designer’s most famous pieces, an 18k and platinum ring with 16 diamonds interspersed with X’s for love. Sold through Tiffany, this model sells currently for Cdn $7,900. The ring is also available in all platinum, and with blue or pink sapphires. The diamond total carat weight of 1.18 stays the same no matter the ring size. I asked about that; in the smaller rings, the X’s are made fatter; in the larger ones, smaller – but the diamond weight stays the same.

Interestingly, there seem to be only three other designers Tiffany has allowed to sign their work: Paloma Picasso, Frank Gehry, and Elsa Peretti.

2 thoughts on “Jewel of the day: Jean Schlumberger sixteen-stone ring

  1. I a same ring like this but there is no maker or what so ever is that the one you 1st release last couple of years . Hope you can answer me because I’m planing to sell it it was an engagement ring of my mom who past away

    1. I’m not really sure what you are asking, but a Tiffany ring will have the Tiffany name inside as well as other markings that identify it as coming from Tiffany. If your ring does NOT say Tiffany, it is not made by them.

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