Sciara

Massimo Izzo Scaira, 2022 Blackened silver, 6kt Mexican Fire opal, 1.65kt orange sapphires ring 4.5 x 3 x ø 1.68 cm unique and signed Sciara, from the Arabic word < ša῾ra> “barren and uncultivated ground, sodaglia” on a derivative of Latin flagrare “ardere” meaning “glowing lava,” then “hardened lava”, is a local term, used in Sicily,  precisely in the Etna and Stromboli (Eolian Islands) areas to refer to the accumulations of volcanic slag formed on the surface or sides of lava flows: the stars also shone brightly on the sc., and the surrounding countryside was also black, like the sc. ( Giovanni Verga, Italian realistic writer) The six one of a kind rings made of blackened silver, sapphires, diamonds and precious opals are for Massimo a journey in search for the essence. The Sciara rings are surreal, colourful, luminous craters with saturated blacks contrasted with shimmering lines. They are evocations of feelings and a calling for a new life. It is a magical world of astonishing colours and fascinating shapes the one of Massimo’s. Techniques like filigrane, lost wax, embossing and engraving are used to bring alive vibrant natural gemstones, corals and noble metals. “There, on top of the mountain, one can find the truth, building over a rock […]

Massimo Izzo Sciara, 2022 Blackened silver, 11.5kt Australian opal, 19.7kt blue sapphires ring 3.5 x 2.8 x ø 1.68 cm unique and signed Sciara, from the Arabic word < ša῾ra> “barren and uncultivated ground, sodaglia” on a derivative of Latin flagrare “ardere” meaning “glowing lava,” then “hardened lava”, is a local term, used in Sicily,  precisely in the Etna and Stromboli (Eolian Islands) areas to refer to the accumulations of volcanic slag formed on the surface or sides of lava flows: the stars also shone brightly on the sc., and the surrounding countryside was also black, like the sc. ( Giovanni Verga, Italian realistic writer) The six one of a kind rings made of blackened silver, sapphires, diamonds and precious opals are for Massimo a journey in search for the essence. The Sciara rings are surreal, colourful, luminous craters with saturated blacks contrasted with shimmering lines. They are evocations of feelings and a calling for a new life. It is a magical world of astonishing colours and fascinating shapes the one of Massimo’s. Techniques like filigrane, lost wax, embossing and engraving are used to bring alive vibrant natural gemstones, corals and noble metals. “There, on top of the mountain, one can find the truth, building over a rock is […]

Massimo Izzo Sciara, 2022 blackened silver, 2.7kt Australian opal, 2.7kt yellow diamonds ring 3 x 4 x ø 1.78 cm unique and signed Sciara, from the Arabic word < ša῾ra> “barren and uncultivated ground, sodaglia” on a derivative of Latin flagrare “ardere” meaning “glowing lava,” then “hardened lava”, is a local term, used in Sicily,  precisely in the Etna and Stromboli (Eolian Islands) areas to refer to the accumulations of volcanic slag formed on the surface or sides of lava flows: the stars also shone brightly on the sc., and the surrounding countryside was also black, like the sc. ( Giovanni Verga, Italian realistic writer) The six one of a kind rings made of blackened silver, sapphires, diamonds and precious opals are for Massimo a journey in search for the essence. The Sciara rings are surreal, colourful, luminous craters with saturated blacks contrasted with shimmering lines. They are evocations of feelings and a calling for a new life. It is a magical world of astonishing colours and fascinating shapes the one of Massimo’s. Techniques like filigrane, lost wax, embossing and engraving are used to bring alive vibrant natural gemstones, corals and noble metals. “There, on top of the mountain, one can find […]

Massimo Izzo Sciara, 2022 blackned silver, 9.2kt Mexican Fire opal, 2.2kt orange sapphires ring 4 x 3.5 x ø 1.68 cm unique and signed Sciara, from the Arabic word < ša῾ra> “barren and uncultivated ground, sodaglia” on a derivative of Latin flagrare “ardere” meaning “glowing lava,” then “hardened lava”, is a local term, used in Sicily,  precisely in the Etna and Stromboli (Eolian Islands) areas to refer to the accumulations of volcanic slag formed on the surface or sides of lava flows: the stars also shone brightly on the sc., and the surrounding countryside was also black, like the sc. ( Giovanni Verga, Italian realistic writer) The six one of a kind rings made of blackened silver, sapphires, diamonds and precious opals are for Massimo a journey in search for the essence. The Sciara rings are surreal, colourful, luminous craters with saturated blacks contrasted with shimmering lines. They are evocations of feelings and a calling for a new life. It is a magical world of astonishing colours and fascinating shapes the one of Massimo’s. Techniques like filigrane, lost wax, embossing and engraving are used to bring alive vibrant natural gemstones, corals and noble metals. “There, on top of the mountain, one can find the truth, building over a rock […]

Pol Bury Mezzaluna (Half-moon), 2005 18 kt yellow gold ring D 2,5 cm Edition of 8 Filippini Edition signed and numbered The Mezzaluna (Half-Moon) ring from 2005, is another extraordinary sculptural piece made in 18kt satin yellow gold contrasting with a high polished finish inside. The design of the Mezzaluna ring is composed by half spheres from which multiple rods emerge, giving the possibility to move freely, creating motion and sound.  

Gigi Mariani 27 squares , pebbles serie , 2022 18kt yellow gold, silver and niello ring Unique and signed

Gigi Mariani OPS, Classic serie , 2022 18kt yellow gold, silver and niello ring Unique and signed

Gigi Mariani Sospensioni, Classic series , 2022 18kt yellow gold, silver and niello ring Unique and signed

Sophia Vari Dryades, late 90s 18 kt yellow gold and black marble ring edition of 6 plus 2 AP signed and numbered Dryades (Dryads) and Oreades (Oreads) were the nymphs of trees, groves, woodlands and mountain forests. They were the spirits of the oaks and pines, poplar and ash, apple and laurel. All nymphs, whose number is almost infinite, may be divided into two great classes. The first class embraces those who must be regarded as a kind of inferior divinities, recognised in the worship of nature. The early Greeks saw in all the phenomena of ordinary nature some manifestation of the deity; springs, rivers, grottoes, trees, and mountains, all seemed to them fraught with life; and all were only the visible embodiments of so many divine agents. The salutary and beneficent powers of nature were thus personified, and regarded as so many divinities; and the sensations produced on man in the contemplation of nature, such as awe, terror, joy, delight, were ascribed to the agency of the various divinities of nature. Sophia Vari’s work is a reflection of her multicultural upbringing, her artistic language is distinct and informed by a multiplicity of influences from Mayan, Egyptian, Olmec, and Cycladic traditions […]

Sophia Vari Médée II, before 2010 18 kt yellow gold, ebony and white cultured pearl ring 4.5 cm x 3 cm Edition 4 of 8 Signed and numbered Vari’s sculptures have evolved through several stages in the last few decades. While her early work from the 1960s onwards was mostly figurative, in the 1980s, Vari began to employ rounded abstract forms that suggested the human body. Eventually she began incorporating planar and constructed forms into her work, and by the mid-1990s she had begun to apply colour to the surfaces of her dynamic sculptures. This use of colour contributes to the movement of Vari’s pieces, and her sculptural works, created both on a monumental scale and as table pieces, appear to move autonomously as the viewer walks around them. Her work across all media shares a certain playfulness and liveliness, with compositions in collage, watercolour and paint pushing into the realm of dimensional space.  Sophia Vari’s “portable sculptures”, as she likes to call them, first became part of the artist’s body of work 30 years ago; at a time in her life when demanding international schedule kept her constantly on the move. While travelling, she carried with her a small […]