Theodora cuff with sapphires, emeralds and amethysts

EDITOR'S REVIEW

Created to commemorate Verdura’s 75th anniversary, the Theodora cuff marks the beginning of Verdura’s career as a jewellery designer and his earliest collaboration with Coco Chanel. Inspired by the Byzantine mosaic of Empress Theodora at the Italian Basilica, Verdura and Chanel set out to break the rules of popular style. The Verdura Theodora cuff features a centred trio of sapphire, emerald and amethyst in high relief, surrounded by rubies, diamonds, aquamarines, garnets, citrines and peridot. Set in gold on a hinged cuff of black enamel over gold, the Theodora cuff is a limited-edition piece in a splendid contradiction of colours and materials.