Jewelry pieces at the TEFAF in Maastricht

TEFAF, the international trade fair for art, antiques, and fine jewelry, makes a triumphant return in 2016.

TEFAF, which will last 10 days, from March 11 to 20, will have 30,000 square meters dedicated to jewelry this year. And we offer a small preview of the exhibits of this large-scale exhibition.

Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels, Alexandre Reza, Verdura, Otto Jakob, and, for the first time in public, Belperron will appear in Maastricht this year. In addition, jeweler Hemmerle will present a completely new collection at a solo stand. Wallace Chan, the world-famous “gemstone poet” from Hong Kong, will also make his first appearance at TEFAF.

Duke Fulco di Verdura and Coco Chanel, never afraid to take risks and go against the rules, created an entirely new style, revered for many years. In 1930, the Duke designed a pair of enamel-covered massive bracelets for Coco in which large gemstones were embedded in Maltese crosses of yellow gold. For decades, Coco Chanel wore them everywhere. And to celebrate Verdura’s 75th anniversary, the jewelry house created a new version of the famous jewelry, the Theodora bracelet. Adorned with sapphires, emeralds, amethysts and other precious stones and covered with black enamel, the bracelet will be released in a limited edition of 200 pieces.

The complexity of the development and production of Hemmerle’s bold and original creations stipulates the fact that they usually take several years to create. As a result, a new collection comes out only once every two years. This time, the main material of the line is aluminum, a strong and very light metal, which was given different shades to harmonize or contrast with the precious stones in each jewelry piece. The collection includes 15 pairs of earrings and a brooch in the form of a clematis flower, inlaid with sapphires and diamonds.

Wallace Chan’s creative and technical ambitions seem limitless: his gem-encrusted pieces look so vibrant and alive that they appear more beautiful than their prototypes. More often than not the jeweler takes inspiration from nature, including flowers, insects, marine fishes and even the sky itself. But some of his creations are pure flights of fancy. At TEFAF the jeweler will present his architectural ring My Dreams with aquamarines, tourmalines, lapis lazuli, tsavorites and pink sapphires.

Of course, these are just a few of the incredible variety of jewelry that will be on display at the spring show. However, even these few pieces are enough to make you want to visit TEFAF and see the unique jewels with your own eyes.