Contemporary fine
jewelry artist Cindy Chao, globally recognized for her intricate designs of Drare, colorful gemstones, has collaborated with actress, entrepreneur and
philanthropist Sarah Jessica Parker on a singular jewelry creation.The 2014 Black Label Masterpiece “Ballerina Butterfly”brooch (Est. HK$6 – 7 million /
US$750,000 – 950,000), co-designed by Chao and Parker, will
be auctioned at Sotheby's
Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Sale on 7
October.Net proceeds from it's sale will benefit the New York City Ballet.
The Black
Label “Ballerina Butterfly” brooch was completed with heart and soul over the course of two years, during which Parker and Chao held
several design meetings, reviewed sketches, wax models and gemstones together.Chao began the creation process by building a wax model of the piece, as she
does with all of her
Black Label Masterpiece creations.The “Ballerina
Butterfly” brooch melds together Chao's craftsmanship as one of the jewelry
world's premier artists along with Parker’s discerning eye for style
and design.
The resulting creation
is the 2014 Black
Label Masterpiece “Ballerina Butterfly”brooch,
constructed of a titanium and 18-karat gold body, featuringa cushion-cut fancy brown diamond
weighing 26.27 carats, three rough brown diamond slices weighing 47.71 carats
in total, three pieces of conch pearls weighing 7.25
carats in total,
surrounded by4,698 diamonds and fancy-colored diamonds weighing 98.09 carats in total, completing the majesty of the Black Label Masterpiece Butterfly.The “Ballerina
Butterfly”brooch is inspired by the graceful beauty and elegance of ballet, displaying the sensibility,
delicate structure, strength and mellifluous movement exhibited within a
ballerina.The brooch can be worn either right-side up or
upside-downto create two silhouettes of exceptional splendor.
The “Ballerina Butterfly”brooch made its debut during Haute Couture week in Paris, July 7-10.It will travel throughout Asia before going to New York, where Chao and Parker will serve as Co-Chairs of the New York City Ballet's Fall Gala on September 23, 2014.The brooch will then return to Hong Kong in October, prior to the auction.
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