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Gold Spotlight: Ray Griffiths
Taking on an apprenticeship with tiara makers and jewelers when he was 15, the training designer Ray Griffiths received in his youth has translated into the “crownwork” style he incorporates into his jewelry today.
PHOTO The designer’s 18-karat yellow gold earrings are half oxidized sterling silver set with pavé diamonds ($15,830).
PHOTO The designer’s 18-karat yellow gold earrings are half oxidized sterling silver set with pavé diamonds ($15,830).
PHOTO An 18-karat yellow gold bracelet with a diamond-set toggle ($10,990)
PHOTO These 18-karat yellow gold “Gypsy” multi-drop earrings boast pavé diamonds ($10,550).
PHOTO An 18-karat yellow gold ring with a cabochon rhodochrosite and pavé diamonds ($7,030)
PHOTO This 18-karat yellow gold link necklace features a diamond-set bale ($17,810).
PHOTO These 18-karat yellow gold earrings feature teardrop-shaped chrysoprase and diamonds ($4,170).
PHOTO This 18-karat yellow gold ring boasts black diamond pavé ($7,690).
PHOTO Griffiths’ 50-inch 18-karat yellow gold and oxidized sterling silver sautoir ($6,590)
PHOTO These 18-karat yellow gold earrings feature cascading spheres ($3,730).
PHOTO A pair of 18-karat yellow gold earrings with teardrop-shaped agate ($6,270)
Taking on an apprenticeship with tiara makers and jewelers when he was 15, the training designer Ray Griffiths received in his youth has translated into the “crownwork” style he incorporates into his jewelry today.
The Australian-born Griffiths has been designing for more than 30 years. He’s set up in a studio on Fifth Avenue in New York and offers pieces in 18-karat yellow gold and oxidized sterling silver with diamonds and colored gemstones.
His newest pieces feature his signature openwork design in link bracelets, necklaces and teardrop-shaped earrings.
Click through this gallery to see the designs.
The designer’s 18-karat yellow gold earrings are half oxidized sterling silver set with pavé diamonds ($15,830).
An 18-karat yellow gold bracelet with a diamond-set toggle ($10,990)
These 18-karat yellow gold “Gypsy” multi-drop earrings boast pavé diamonds ($10,550).
An 18-karat yellow gold ring with a cabochon rhodochrosite and pavé diamonds ($7,030)
This 18-karat yellow gold link necklace features a diamond-set bale ($17,810).
These 18-karat yellow gold earrings feature teardrop-shaped chrysoprase and diamonds ($4,170).
This 18-karat yellow gold ring boasts black diamond pavé ($7,690).
Griffiths’ 50-inch 18-karat yellow gold and oxidized sterling silver sautoir ($6,590)
These 18-karat yellow gold earrings feature cascading spheres ($3,730).
A pair of 18-karat yellow gold earrings with teardrop-shaped agate ($6,270)
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