Stephen Silver belongs to a special class of jewelry experts with world-leading expertise in color gemstones and fancy diamonds. Decades of experience working with the finest estate jewelry pieces, jewels of great provenance, and the world’s finest gemstones has also informed their design practice. Nothing less than the best will do for the Silicon Valley based jeweler, who continues to seek out only the finest gem specimens and to demand excellence in design and craftsmanship in each of his original, house-made creations.
This fall, Stephen Silver reveals a collection of new fine jewelry pieces that draws inspiration from old and new, each crafted to the highest standard. Each piece is available in the SF Bay area in Menlo Park or online at shsilver.com.
Precious Y-Necklaces
Yellow Gold Citrine Necklace
This stunning one-of-a-kind platinum, pink and white diamond necklace from Stephen Silver showcases the Silicon Valley jeweler’s world-leading expertise in rare colored stones and fancy diamonds.
The Y-style necklace features exquisite trapezoid, kit, hexagonal, square, and round brilliant cut diamonds totaling 9.98 total carats (D-G color and VVS1-VS2 clarity). Silver adds a pop of precious color with 0.85 total carats of pink round brilliant cut diamonds.
Pink and white Diamond Necklace
This stunning one-of-a-kind platinum, pink and white diamond necklace from Stephen Silver showcases the Silicon Valley jeweler’s world-leading expertise in rare colored stones and fancy diamonds.
The Y-style necklace features exquisite trapezoid, kit, hexagonal, square, and round brilliant cut diamonds totaling 9.98 total carats (D-G color and VVS1-VS2 clarity). Silver adds a pop of precious color with 0.85 total carats of pink round brilliant cut diamonds.
Regal Hues
Amethyst and Diamond Hinged Bracelet
This head-turning amethyst and diamond hinged bypass bracelet from Stephen Silver presents two showstopping oval cabochon cut amethysts totaling 118.13 carats.
A further 5.39 total carats of round brilliant cut diamonds (G-H color and SI1-SI2 clarity) trims the outer edges of the bangle.
Amethyst Bracelet
A carpet of cabochon cut amethyst gems combines to offer an astonishing 500.88 total carats in this fine jewelry masterpiece by Stephen Silver.
A further 1.21 total carats of round brilliant cut diamonds add a glittering dimension to the 18-karat yellow gold bracelet, the very definition of a conversation piece.
Halos of Color
Rhodolite Garnet and Diamond Necklace
Fit for a modern-day-queen, this Rhodolite Garnet and Diamond Necklace from Stephen Silver wows with top quality graduated round brilliant rhodolite garnets – 90 carats in total, set in platinum.
Altogether, the raspberry-red gems are ringed with halos and links of round brilliant cut diamonds totaling 7.00 carats. The perfectly integrated box clasp, disguised beneath a large rhodolite garnet setting, completes and secures the piece without disrupting the piece’s visual harmony.
Yellow Diamond Halo Bracelet
With this handmade Yellow Diamond Halo Bracelet, Stephen Silver demonstrates the company’s unrivaled expertise in fancy-colored gemstones, effortlessly color matching a medley of fancy yellow diamond cuts that includes yellow pear, marquise, cushion, oval and heart shaped diamonds.
The total carat weight of these 14 certified gemstones is a jaw-dropping 15.24 carats. Unified in color yet diverse in cut, the bracelet demonstrates a unique visual rhythm. Each yellow diamond has been framed with a halo of round brilliant cut diamonds, altogether totaling 2.21 carats.
Brown Oval Diamond Halo Ring
Stephen Silver has acquired and improved some of the world’s most incredible fancy-colored diamonds and gemstones. This new Brown Oval Diamond Halo Ring is just the latest addition to the Silvers’ ever-expanding colored gemstone offerings.
This dramatic platinum halo ring showcases a 6.39 carat oval cut Fancy Dark Orange-Brown diamond (GIA certified, SI2 clarity). The showstopping oval diamond ring gains even more intrigue and sparkle from a halo of 40 round brilliant cut diamonds, totaling 0.83 carats.
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
