Laykin et Cie Classics

This fabulous Laykin et Cie ring is named for the Roman Senator Nonius who owned the most beautiful "hazelnut sized" opal in the Roman Empire. After, refusing to sell the opal at any price to Marc Anthony so that he may present it to Cleopatra, Nonius was banished from Rome and lost all of his possessions except for one. The magnificent opal ring which he refused to relinquish. Such is the captivating nature of this multi colored and transfixing stone which in this example has been surrounded by a tempest of diamond waves buffeting on every side. But at the same time; the opal remains unmoved and steadfast. Intractable as Nonius.  This Laykin et Cie ring is set in platinum and features an important black opal from the Lightning Ridge mine of Australia and was originally conceived in 1941. Our workshop has faithfully reproduced this design using top quality diamonds weighing over 7 carats.

In addition to the images of the Nonius is an image of the original Laykin et Cie color sketch of this lovely ring from 1941 featuring a cabochon emerald.

18K white and yellow gold three stone ring with a 3.88 carat radiant shape natural fancy yellow diamond with VS2 clarity (GIA#16854857) set with 2 trapezoid shape natural white diamonds at 0.55 carats (F/SI1). Finger size 6.50. Total Carat Weight= 4.43 carats

Clean and striking, these beautiful ear clips were designed by Laykin et Cie in the 1940's and evoke the Scallop shells traditionally collected by pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago who make their way from France and elsewhere to the Saint James shrine at Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.

The ear clips have been reintroduced in their original form for the 2018 collection and can be owned with calibre rubies, sapphires, emeralds, onyx or diamonds. Set in 18kt yellow gold with .30cts of diamonds. 

Handcrafted 18K yellow gold snake design ring with candy red enamel.

This sexy ring has life to it and is lovely and smooth to the touch with it's perfectly applied cold enamel. A challenging and artful technique mastered by Carl Faberge, the jeweler to the Russian Czars in the late 1800s and continued in France after the Russian Revolution with houses such as Cartier and Boucheron.  Our hard to find enamelists utilize the same generation to generation techniques and still produce for Laykin, Bvlgari and Cartier to this day.

Handcrafted 18K Rose gold snake design ring with Jet Black enamel. This sexy ring has life to it and is lovely and smooth to the touch with it's perfectly applied cold enamel. A challenging and artful technique mastered by Carl Faberge, the jeweler to the Russian Czars in the late 1800s and continued in France after the Russian Revolution with houses such as Cartier and Boucheron.  Our hard to find enamelists utilize the same generation to generation techniques and still produce for Laykin, Bvlgari and Cartier to this day.

Handcrafted 18K yellow gold snake design ring with jet black enamel.

This sexy ring has life to it and is lovely and smooth to the touch with it's perfectly applied cold enamel. A challenging and artful technique mastered by Carl Faberge, the jeweler to the Russian Czars in the late 1800s and continued in France after the Russian Revolution with houses such as Cartier and Boucheron.  Our hard to find enamelists utilize the same generation to generation techniques and still produce for Laykin, Bvlgari and Cartier to this day.