Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is pleased to present The Treasures of Queen Elizabeth, a new collection by Italian French multidisciplinary artist Faust Cardinali. Composed of thirteen one-of-a-kind jewels, this sculptural body of work will be unveiled through a live performance on 16 October 2025 at 6:30 pm, during Frieze week in London. The exhibition will remain on view until 14 November 2025. The Treasure of Queen Elizabeth is both a performance and a collection, shaped around the theme of transformation. Each of the thirteen works stands as an autonomous jewel, while collectively they form a single poetic body: an imagined entity that comes alive through movement, gesture, and wearability. The project invites the audience into a world where jewellery transcends adornment to become a medium of storytelling and change. “This project is based on the idea of a ‘hypothetical body’,” explains Faust Cardinali. By this, the artist refers to a symbolic body assembled from jewels, one not defined by anatomy but by metaphor. Together, these works suggest a body that embodies meaning rather than form. Highlights of the collection include the Crown of Queen Elizabeth; The Queen’s Skeleton, a necklace in silver and 18k gold incorporating charred bread and resin; The […]

Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery presents Hotel 87 & Other Relics Curated by Melanie Grant, celebrated Luxury Writer and Curator 23-27 September 2025 To celebrate the publication of The Jewelry Book (Phaidon), Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery and Melanie Grant host anew exhibition highlighting 20 artists and design houses in London. This September 24th, Phaidon will publish The Jewelry Book (£59.95 GBP / €69.95 EUR) edited by Melanie Grant, author of Phaidon’s bestselling Coveted (2020), a stunning and authoritative A-to-Z guide to 300 of jewelry’s greatest names spanning more than 200 years. From Chanel pearls and iron jewels at Hemmerle set with flawless diamonds to the Notorious B.I.G. and Greta Garbo, this book offers indispensable insight into the artists, creative houses, and style icons who have defined jewelry. Eminent creatives such as Wallace Chan, Elsa Schiaparelli, Suzanne Belperron, and Bhagat appear alongside such lesser-known trailblazers such as Maōri jade carver Joel Marsters and Winifred Mason Chenet, apioneering metalsmith and designer. And, of course, no book on jewelry would be complete without pieces from the great heritage houses: Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, Chaumet, Harry Winston, and Chopard. In conjunction with the book’s launch, Melanie Grant will curate two exhibitions: one […]

Signs, Painting series (round), 2025; 18kt yellow gold, niello earrings; L 7,2 cm; Unique within a series Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is excited to announce Marks of Time, Gigi Mariani’s first solo exhibition in the UK, opening on Tuesday, 10th June 2025. The show is dedicated to the evocative and transformative artistry of the renowned contemporary jewellery artist and will run until 4th July 2025. Gigi Mariani is part of EC LAB, the gallery’s initiative supporting emerging and established contemporary jewellery artists who challenge the boundaries of jewellery through innovation and unique vision.This highly anticipated show will present 38 unique pieces of jewellery, including rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, created specifically for this exhibition. Marks of Time reflects a dialogue between tradition and experimentation—a cornerstone of Mariani’s practice.Trained in Modena and working as a goldsmith since 1985, Gigi Mariani bridges the ancient and the contemporary. His pieces integrate age-old techniques such as niello, an ancient method using sulphur, silver, and copper to create darkened reliefs, with modern processes such as laser etching and surface manipulation by hammering. The result is jewellery that embodies texture, rawness, and emotion—where fractures, oxidation, and corrosion are not flaws, but defining elements. Marks of Time will […]

Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is excited to continue its ongoing collaboration with acclaimed American artist Liliane Lijn, unveiling a stunning new collection of art jewellery. Lijn’s artistic approach is deeply rooted in natural forms and elements, drawing inspiration from raw materials—volcanic magma, meteorites, clods of earth, and lunar rocks. These forces are translated into wearable sculptures, crafted from pure electroformed silver in Italy, embodying an organic, almost primordial aesthetic. Each piece reflects humanity’s connection with nature and the cosmos, serving as conceptual explorations of our relationship with the planet. Lijn presents a mesmerising new collection of pendants, and a cuff inspired by the ancient landscapes of Pompeii and the movement of lava. The collection explores fluidity, nature, and the powerful bond between humanity and the natural world. Her visit to Vesuvius and Pompeii ignited a creative vision. “These pieces evoke volcanic or lunar landscapes and even our inner selves. They combine ancient luxury with raw landscapes and cliffs,” she explains. Crafted both in silver with hues of blue pigmentation and in gold, the pieces evoke the textures of cliffs and crevices found in volcanic terrains. On the silver pendants intricate details are highlighted that contrast with the smoother, gilded surfaces of […]