Antique emerald and diamond earrings

EDITOR'S REVIEW

Simon Teakle’s eye for acquiring some of the most intriguing and rare antique jewels stems from his 20 years running Christie’s New York jewelry department. A qualified gemologist, Teakle has handled jewels belonging to Eva Peron, Doris Duke and Elizabeth Taylor. Here is one of his latest acquisitions, a pair of emerald and diamond earrings, each designed as an open gold foliate loop with carved emerald and circular-cut diamond detail.