Best of Jewellery, LAPADA Fair, 2018
LAPADA is a veritable treasure trove. The annual art and antiques fair, celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, caters to collecting tastes old and new. There's everything from Old Master paintings and Aboriginal Art to European Porcelain and Contemporary Art.
But make no mistake, LAPADA offers a wealth of sparkling fine jewellery, too. From Art Deco bracelets to vintage creations from the 1950s, LAPADA presents exceptional and rare pieces from around the world.
Ahead of LAPADA London 2018, we scout out the diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires to covet, buy and, of course, at the very least, try on.
We love this quirky, elegant yet surprisingly contemporary pair of French 18ct yellow gold and diamond butterfly brooches designed by René Boivin, dating to the 1950s. Lucas Rarities, a London-based jeweller specialising in rare jewels and objets d'art from Art Deco to the 1970s, will also present a superb platinum and diamond Riviere bracelet by Van Cleef & Arpels, from c.1920.
