MAJESTIC, IMPRESSIVE, & OPULENT: JEWELRY INSPIRED BY INDIA
December 23, 2023 – February 24, 2024
Kim Nogueira
Oracle of Reveries
Necklace. Sterling silver, copper, 24k gold,
vitreous enamel, spinel, sapphire, zircon, garnet.
Each bead
1.75" x 1.25" x .25".
Approximately 18" long.
$4,600
The sky… seemed a great blue eye which was looking lovingly at the earth." -Théophile Gautier
Mythic and earth-centric iconography of divine Hindu gods and goddesses of India comingles with tight rope walking heroines, turn-of-the-century pearl divers and acrobatic aerialists to form a visual anthology of liberation, bravery, introspection and humor to support and encourage the realization that all of nature is waiting for us to allow ourselves to be loved, just as we are. The natural world is waiting for us to realize that we are a part of the web of life, not separate from it. In Hindu teachings, nature and the environment are not outside of us; they are an inseparable part of our existence, and they constitute our very bodies. Several Hindu traditions regard the earth as a goddess to be protected and venerated, and reverence for the water and land are an intrinsic part of daily life; there is no need for environmentalism, an ecology of unity is simply embraced.
Elizabeth McDevitt
Pendant
Reversable Pendant. 18 inch 18K gold handmade link chain with traditional style, reversible Crescent-shaped pendant constructed in 23K gold, set with flat-cut diamonds in 24 Kundan-style settings. The reverse side is red enamel over an engraved ground. This was fabricated in the Mughal style and technique.
$8,100
Petra Class
Constellation Necklace
Multicolor sapphires in mixed shapes and cuts, 22k gold bezels, 18k gold connectors, ball details and hook clasp.
(forms a constellation like pattern around the neck)
$23,000
Petra Class
Sapphire Cuff
Mixed blue/purple sapphires, 18k and 22k gold.
2.5” circumference. 1 6/8" wide.
$23,000
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures #1
2023
Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater
pearl, glass beads, 18ct gold
25.5" long
$2,000
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures
2023
Necklace. Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, coral beads.
27.5" Long
$2,000
Elizabeth McDevitt
Raj
Pendant: Enameled 22k gold, enameled silver, peridot, coral, sterling silver blue chalcedony. Handmade 22k gold chain.
African Blackwood Stand hand turned by Lew Wackler.
Pendant: 4" x 1 1/4" x 1/2".
$23,000
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
1) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $660.
2) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $620.
3) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
4) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $660.
5) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.
6) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.
Kim Nogueira
Oracle of Reveries
Necklace. Sterling silver, copper, 24k gold,
vitreous enamel, spinel, sapphire, zircon, garnet.
Each bead
1.75″ x 1.25″ x .25″.
Approximately 18″ long.
Elizabeth McDevitt
Pendant
Reversable Pendant. 18 inch 18K gold handmade link chain with traditional style, reversible Crescent-shaped pendant constructed in 23K gold, set with flat-cut diamonds in 24 Kundan-style settings. The reverse side is red enamel over an engraved ground. This was fabricated in the Mughal style and technique.
Petra Class
Constellation Necklace
Multicolor sapphires in mixed shapes and cuts, 22k gold bezels, 18k gold connectors, ball details and hook clasp.
(forms a constellation like pattern around the neck)
Petra Class
Sapphire Cuff
Mixed blue/purple sapphires, 18k and 22k gold.
2.5” circumference. 1 6/8″ wide.
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures #1
2023
Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater
pearl, glass beads, 18ct gold
25.5″ long
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures
2023
Necklace. Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, coral beads.
27.5″ Long
Elizabeth McDevitt
Raj
Pendant: Enameled 22k gold, enameled silver, peridot, coral, sterling silver blue chalcedony. Handmade 22k gold chain.
African Blackwood Stand hand turned by Lew Wackler.
Pendant: 4″ x 1 1/4″ x 1/2″.
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
1) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $660.
2) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $620.
3) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $690.
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
4) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $660.
5) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $690.
6) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $690.
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Kim Nogueira
Oracle of Reveries
Necklace. Sterling silver, copper, 24k gold, vitreous enamel, spinel, sapphire, zircon, garnet. Each bead
1.75" x 1.25" x .25".
Approximately 18" long.$4,600
The sky… seemed a great blue eye which was looking lovingly at the earth." -Théophile Gautier
Mythic and earth-centric iconography of divine Hindu gods and goddesses of India comingles with tight rope walking heroines, turn-of-the-century pearl divers and acrobatic aerialists to form a visual anthology of liberation, bravery, introspection and humor to support and encourage the realization that all of nature is waiting for us to allow ourselves to be loved, just as we are. The natural world is waiting for us to realize that we are a part of the web of life, not separate from it. In Hindu teachings, nature and the environment are not outside of us; they are an inseparable part of our existence, and they constitute our very bodies. Several Hindu traditions regard the earth as a goddess to be protected and venerated, and reverence for the water and land are an intrinsic part of daily life; there is no need for environmentalism, an ecology of unity is simply embraced.
Elizabeth McDevitt
Pendant
Reversable Pendant. 18 inch 18K gold handmade link chain with traditional style, reversible Crescent-shaped pendant constructed in 23K gold, set with flat-cut diamonds in 24 Kundan-style settings. The reverse side is red enamel over an engraved ground. This was fabricated in the Mughal style and technique.
$8,100
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Petra Class
Constellation Necklace
Multicolor sapphires in mixed shapes and cuts, 22k gold bezels, 18k gold connectors, ball details and hook clasp.
(forms a constellation like pattern around the neck)$23,000
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Petra Class
Sapphire Cuff
Mixed blue/purple sapphires, 18k and 22k gold.
2.5” circumference. 1 6/8" wide.$23,000
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Mariko Sumioka
Treasures #1
2023
Oxidised silver, gold-leaf, mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, glass beads, 18ct gold
25.5" long$2,000
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Mariko Sumioka
Treasures
2023
Necklace. Oxidised silver, gold-leaf, mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, coral beads.
27.5" Long$2,000
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Elizabeth McDevitt
Raj
Pendant: Enameled 22k gold, enameled silver, peridot, coral, sterling silver blue chalcedony. Handmade 22k gold chain. African Blackwood Stand hand turned by Lew Wackler.
Pendant: 4" x 1 1/4" x 1/2".$23,000
The dome was inspired by my 2008 visit to the 16th century Amer Palace and Fort in Jaipur, India. There I saw an Asian Ring-necked parrot, standing atop a dome. ![1_image]( "1_image")
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So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
1) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $660.
2) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $620.
3) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.![4_image]( "4_image")
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
4) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $660.
5) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690. 6) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.
Kim Nogueira
Oracle of Reveries
Necklace. Sterling silver, copper, 24k gold,
vitreous enamel, spinel, sapphire, zircon, garnet.
Each bead
1.75" x 1.25" x .25".
Approximately 18" long.
$4,600
Elizabeth McDevitt
Pendant
Reversable Pendant. 18 inch 18K gold handmade link chain with traditional style, reversible Crescent-shaped pendant constructed in 23K gold, set with flat-cut diamonds in 24 Kundan-style settings. The reverse side is red enamel over an engraved ground. This was fabricated in the Mughal style and technique.
$8,100
Petra Class
Constellation Necklace
Multicolor sapphires in mixed shapes and cuts, 22k gold bezels, 18k gold connectors, ball details and hook clasp.
(forms a constellation like pattern around the neck)
$23,000
Petra Class
Sapphire Cuff
Mixed blue/purple sapphires, 18k and 22k gold.
2.5” circumference. 1 6/8" wide.
$23,000
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures #1
2023
Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater
pearl, glass beads, 18ct gold
25.5" long
$2,000
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures
2023
Necklace. Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, coral beads.
27.5" Long
$2,000
Elizabeth McDevitt
Raj
Pendant: Enameled 22k gold, enameled silver, peridot, coral, sterling silver blue chalcedony. Handmade 22k gold chain.
African Blackwood Stand hand turned by Lew Wackler.
Pendant: 4" x 1 1/4" x 1/2".
$23,000
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
1) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $660.
2) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $620.
3) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
4) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $660.
5) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.
6) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5". $690.
Kim Nogueira
Oracle of Reveries
Necklace. Sterling silver, copper, 24k gold,
vitreous enamel, spinel, sapphire, zircon, garnet.
Each bead
1.75″ x 1.25″ x .25″.
Approximately 18″ long.
Elizabeth McDevitt
Pendant
Reversable Pendant. 18 inch 18K gold handmade link chain with traditional style, reversible Crescent-shaped pendant constructed in 23K gold, set with flat-cut diamonds in 24 Kundan-style settings. The reverse side is red enamel over an engraved ground. This was fabricated in the Mughal style and technique.
Petra Class
Constellation Necklace
Multicolor sapphires in mixed shapes and cuts, 22k gold bezels, 18k gold connectors, ball details and hook clasp.
(forms a constellation like pattern around the neck)
Petra Class
Sapphire Cuff
Mixed blue/purple sapphires, 18k and 22k gold.
2.5” circumference. 1 6/8″ wide.
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures #1
2023
Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater
pearl, glass beads, 18ct gold
25.5″ long
Mariko Sumioka
Treasures
2023
Necklace. Oxidised silver, gold-leaf,
mother of pearl, freshwater pearl, coral beads.
27.5″ Long
Elizabeth McDevitt
Raj
Pendant: Enameled 22k gold, enameled silver, peridot, coral, sterling silver blue chalcedony. Handmade 22k gold chain.
African Blackwood Stand hand turned by Lew Wackler.
Pendant: 4″ x 1 1/4″ x 1/2″.
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
1) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $660.
2) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $620.
3) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $690.
So Young Park
Fake or Note Series
Left to right:
4) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $660.
5) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $690.
6) Sterling silver, powder coating.1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1.5″. $690.
MAJESTIC, IMPRESSIVE, & OPULENT: JEWELRY INSPIRED BY INDIA
December 23, 2023 – February 24, 2024
Throughout ancient times and today, jewelry and gems have played a fundamental role around the world and in the history of India. In pursuit of these jewels, wars and empires have been fought and won searching for these riches.
Jewels have always been considered a force and symbol of power, conveying authority, with powerful messages of honor and love. For the wedding ceremony, elaborate wedding necklaces in India were embellished with snakes or fish, symbolizing fertility, nose rings were worn, depicting happiness in the union.
Gems and stones protect the wearer from negative energy, bringing good health, wealth, mental strength and wisdom. Vibrantly colored gems, such as spinels, rubies, sapphires and lustrous enamels symbolically represented the surging forces of life: red as blood, manifesting the life force of the animal kingdom, green, with emeralds, signified pIant life, a combination of the blue sky merging with the yellow sun.
We invited artists to create their own history, vision and interpretation of jewelry using their innovative techniques and materials.