For Cindy Chao, gemstone aesthetics are the essence of her jewellery art. She selects and shapes each stone to capture the mood and vision she envisions. The interplay of colour, unique cuts, and creative artistry brings out each gemstone’s unique charm, giving every piece lasting artistic and collectible value.
2018 Black Label Masterpiece XXI Nobility Brooch
CINDY CHAO The Art Jewel’s Ribbon Collection debuted in 2013 with the 2013 Black Label Masterpiece XIX “Ruby Ribbon Ring”, featuring an 8.03-carat non-heated pigeon’s blood Burmese ruby. The piece was hammered at USD 3.84 million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Auction, setting the then auction record for an Asian contemporary art jewel.
The 2018 Black Label Masterpiece XXI “Ribbon Brooch” features an extremely rare 76.91-carat old mine brilliant-cut diamond, GIA-graded as F-colour and VVS1-clarity. Cindy Chao and her team spent over a year collecting 20,000 pieces of rubies around the world from which 2,275 pieces diamond-cut rubies totaling to 117.12 carats were selected to be pave-set on the ultra-undulated ribbon. Each of the gemstone seats is anodized for a glamourous violet hue to accentuate the rubies’ magnificent colour.
