Colorful ‘Very Peri’ Fine Jewelry from Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry in Pantone’s 2022 Color of the Year – Periwinkle and Purple
This year’s Pantone Color of the Year is “Very Peri,” a cheerful periwinkle hue with hints of blue and purple, finds multi-faceted expression in these colored gemstone pieces from Silicon Valley jeweler Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry. This curated fine jewelry collection also offers an unexpected new color-way for Valentine’s Day jewelry gifting.
From tantalizing tanzanite, to alluring amethysts, to vivid purple sapphires, each piece presents a different take on the timely tone, crafted by the artisans of Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry to the highest standard using only the rarest and most precious materials.
Few colored gemstones align as well with the “Very Peri” tone as tanzanite, long renowned for the gem’s unique “pleochroic” color. In truly exceptional examples, these flashing gems can present hues that range from periwinkle to violet-blue in color. The supply of this rare gemstone is ever-dwindling, making tanzanite pieces wise acquisitions for the savvy gem collector or a truly special Valentine’s Day gift to be treasured forever.
Tanzanites are known as pleochroic, meaning that in truly exceptional examples, they can present an intense violet-blue color with flashes of red from within the stone, as is the case with Stephen Silver’s tanzanite and diamond ring.
This high jewelry design features a stunning 26.48-carat cushion cut tanzanite in a 18-karat white gold ring, nestled in a halo of round brilliant and baguette-cut diamonds that continue down the band for a total of 1.91 carats.
Purple Mozambique Garnet Pavé Pendant
Stephen Silver offers a California cool take on Very Peri in this disc pendant set with rich purple Mozambique garnets (6.85 total carats), set in 18 karat gold, and finished with dramatic black rhodium.
The purple-disc-style pendant is suspended from an 18-karat gold black rhodium plated chain that offers the ultimate versatility, adjustable to 16, 18, or 20 inches to suit any neckline.
Multicolored Spinel Bib Necklace
This spectacular multicolored bib necklace from Stephen Silver offers endless visual interest with a spectrum of multicolored spinel and garnets.
The lustrous multicolored cabochon cut Burmese spinel gems total 29.83 carats, and the 4mm cushion cut mixed color spinels combine for a total of 18.08 carats. The incredible detail extends to the clasp, which features an untreated 1.17-carat cushion cut spessartite garnet.
Violet Sapphire and Purple Garnet Ring
Stephen Silver updates the signet style ring with a playful design that features a showstopping center cushion cut violet purple sapphire measuring 6.03 carats.
Three-quarters of the ring shank has been artfully paved in round brilliant cut purple garnets of various intensities and diameters (7.91 carats total), that with an additional 1 carat of round brilliant cut diamonds, creates a dazzling dappled effect.
Amethyst and Hand-Woven Leather Necklace
Stephen Silver has designed this amethyst and hand-woven leather necklace to old-world estate jewelry standards, but with a modern West Coast sensibility. The soft sheen of the hand-woven gold leather choker makes an exceptional foil to the strong lines of the central emerald cut amethyst.
The regal gem, set in 18-karat yellow gold, weighs in at an astonishing 80.85 carats and is ringed in round brilliant cut diamonds.
Diamond Tassel Bracelet with Tanzanite Beads
Try on the Very Peri hue with this triple strand diamond tassel bracelet with tanzanite beads from Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry.
The tasseled bracelet is both delicate and dramatic, featuring 6.91 total carats of tanzanite gemstones and 19.68 total carats of exquisite rose cut, briolette cut, and micro pavé set round diamonds.
For over 45 years, Stephen Silver has been Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area’s go-to jeweler for world-class color gemstones, estate jewelry, and custom jewelry, each piece meticulously crafted to last for generations.
Visit shsilver.com to discover even more original high jewelry and fine jewelry designs, timepieces, and truly rare and exceptional gifts for Valentine’s Day and other special occasions.
About Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry
Stephen Silver is a Silicon-Valley based gemologist, geologist, diamonteer, and philanthropist. Over the course of the last 40 years, Silver has established a reputation amongst his global network of jewelry industry contacts and elite gemstone collectors for his expertise in diamond and color gemstone cutting and jewelry design. Following his geology studies at San Diego State University and earning a Graduate Gemologist degree from GIA, Silver later returned to the San Francisco Bay Area to found an estate jewelry firm specializing in antiques and precious stones. There, he gained access to a number of history’s most important colored gems, including the famous Cullinan Blue Diamond necklace, a historic piece he went on to purchase and donate to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and later, the Pink Promise Diamond, which he recut and improved, resulting in a record price per carat at auction in 2017. Joined in recent years by son and Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry President Jared Silver, Stephen Silver expanded his business into a vertically integrated wholesale manufacture and retail operation of international reach with an office and retail boutique based in and around Menlo Park, California. For more information, visit shsilver.com
Edited by Brianne Oliva
