FD Gallery

FD Gallery FD Gallery is located on Manhattan's Upper East Side, specializing in one-of-a-kind contemporary and estate jewelry.
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06/11/2026

Cartier Burmese Ruby and Diamond Ring, circa 1940. A vivid oval-cut ruby is cradled in a sculptural fluted gold band, its profile accented by twin baguettes and tiny brilliant diamonds that underscore the clean, modern lines.

Created in the heart of the French Retro period, this ring reflects the moment when platinum disappeared from the jeweler’s bench and yellow gold took center stage, worked into bold volumes, coils and ridges that made the metal itself an essential part of the design.

Under Jeanne Toussaint’s direction, Cartier moved away from the icy, linear geometry of Art Deco toward more voluptuous, architectural silhouettes—rings meant to be seen across a room, with one saturated gemstone and a few decisive diamonds doing all the talking.

Ruby and diamond cocktail rings like this were the perfect punctuation for a sharply tailored wartime suit, worn by women who wanted one strong, glamorous piece to take them from late-afternoon cocktails to an evening out in liberated postwar Paris and New York.

Today, the combination of rich yellow gold, flame-red ruby and precise baguette diamond capture that shift in taste and history in the most wearable way.

Mid-century Boucheron diamond riviùre necklace in platinum, composed of a finely articulated line of graduated bezel‑set...
06/11/2026

Mid-century Boucheron diamond riviùre necklace in platinum, composed of a finely articulated line of graduated bezel‑set brilliant‑cut diamonds that sit low and fluid against the collarbone, capturing that effortless Parisian luminosity Boucheron perfected in the 1950s

06/11/2026

Black pearls have always been admired for their beauty and rarity. To call them “black” is slightly misleading, as in fact, being produced by nature, they are all a little different and vary from dark grey/black to aubergine with wonderful green or purple overtones. The oyster producing most of the black pearls, that are found off of the Mexican coast, is the Pinctada Margaritifera, which is best known for its black, dark grey and gun metal colored pearls. The degree of “blackness” is due, in part, to the color of the shell as well as the black organic substance in the pearl. The early Spanish merchants to the area found it much easier to sell fine white pearls in Europe and it was not until the second half of the nineteenth century that black pearls grew in popularity. This was principally due to French Empress EugĂ©nie who developed a taste for these exotic gems

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1960s Van Cleef & Arpels sunbursts in angel‑skin coral and turquoise, capturing the exact color crush of the decade. The soft blush domes glow against intense Mediterranean‑blue cabochons and gold, a palette that appeared on everything from couture caftans to enamel bangles in the jet‑set years.

This was the moment when warm pastels and saturated resort blues ruled coastal wardrobes, and jewelers answered with bold, joyful combinations just like this. On the ear, they read as easy, glamorous little suns.

06/11/2026

Cartier has used the star motif episodically rather than as a single, continuous emblem, but it recurs in several distinct moments: early garland and tiara work, mid‑century diamond jewels such as these earrings from 1958, and, more recently, explicitly cosmic high jewelry.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Cartier’s diamond tiaras and devant‑de‑corsage pieces sometimes incorporated radiating “starburst” and celestial motifs within the broader garland style vocabulary of C‑scrolls, hearts, and foliage, often executed in diamonds on platinum. These stars tend to read as part of the general Belle Époque fascination with astral and botanical ornament rather than as a standalone Cartier signature, in contrast to later icons like the panther.

Through the mid‑century, Cartier periodically produced diamond star brooches and ear clips, usually in platinum or white gold, aligned with the maison’s focus on brilliance, light, and graphic geometry; these jewels sit comfortably alongside other abstract and geometric motifs that chart the house’s stylistic evolution.

06/10/2026

Midcentury geometric sapphire and diamond ring, designed as a bold cubist plaque centering a cut cornered square diamond framed by calibré-cut sapphires in a crisp, architectural grid

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Elongated antique turquoise and diamond navette ring, the sculptural bombe plaque composed of calibrĂ© turquoise in undulating diagonal rows, interlaced with shimmering old‑cut diamond ribbons and finished in warm yellow gold, circa 1900

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This contemporary gold chain is punctuated with little pavĂ© diamond balls, each set with antique-cut diamonds that catch the light the way only old stones can — a soft, warm sparkle

An Art Deco Ring centering a luscious jadeite bead, accented by small diamonds on stepped shoulders, dating to the mid 1...
06/10/2026

An Art Deco Ring centering a luscious jadeite bead, accented by small diamonds on stepped shoulders, dating to the mid 1930s and reflecting the period’s fascination with Chinese inspired color and streamlined geometry.

During the 1920s and 30s, Western jewelers embraced jade - especially bright green jadeite - under strong Asian influence in Art Deco design. Platinum mountings with small diamonds and a single bold colored stone were characteristic of the period, and jade cabochons, plaques, and beads became fashionable alternatives to emerald or onyx for modern cocktail rings.

After the 1930s, jade largely disappeared from Western jewelry until a revival in the 1970s, which underscores how distinctly interwar this ring’s look and materials are.

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