Letter Opener

An instrument from a bygone era? One forgets how many letters still land on a desk daily. Cards, invitations, invoices, mailings, and once in a while ... a letter. They are ripped open unceremoniously, envelopes and postage stamps torn, contents crumpled. Letters deserve better.

The precious letter openers from CADEAUX JEWELRY do your paper mail justice.

Adorned with skulls made of smokey quartz, lemon quartz or rock crystal. These gemstones are carved by master-craftsmen in Germany.

The skull is an eternal memento mori, a reminder that life is transient and that every moment should be lived and enjoyed to the fullest. Also when one is opening letters!

The blades are made of sterling silver, the mounting and other ornaments are held in 18 Karat gold with precious stones or diamonds. The blade is stamped with the logo CADEAUX.

Alternatively, a one-of-a-kind specimen with a beautifully hand carved frog in nephrite. The frog is resting comfortably on an 18 Karat gold cushion. Its eyes are of ruby.


Or a turtle in silver mounted on a cut and polished piece of onyx and adorned with a Ginkgo leaf in 18 Karat gold set with diamonds.

Blue Diamond fetches 16 times 1972 Price

Ring by Bulgari with the vivid blue diamond of 10.95 carats

At Christie's New York auction on 20 October 2010, a diamond ring featuring a triangular cut and unusually beautiful and vivid blue diamond of 10.95 carats was bought for 15.7 million US Dollars. The ring by Bulgari had been sold at its Rome boutique in 1972 for US$ 1 million.

The chief of Christie's Americas Jewelry division, Rahul Kadakia, said that even after adjustments for inflation, the price of the diamond had tripled in value, "demonstrating the incredible resilience of diamonds in today's volatile economic environment and the true lasting value of fine jewelry."

The ring was sold to a private Asian collectior. During an intense five minute bidding battle, the price of the ring rose from US$ 8 million to US$ 15,762,500.

[RAPAPORT Diamond Report, diamonds.net, "Bulgari Blue Fetches $16M at Christie's New York", by Deena Taylor. Accessed 22.10.10]

PALADIN Ring GREAT SPHYNX

PALADIN by CADEAUX JEWELRY

The finest of CADEAUX JEWELRY. Reserved for connoisseurs and collectors. PALADIN is a collection of unique masterpieces of artistic design or rare gemstone creations, usually limited to one piece of a kind.


Ring GREAT SPHYNX

CADEAUX JEWELRY’s Egyptian series includes the one-of-a-kind CLEOPATRA ring, and the SPHYNX, SCARAB and LUXOR creations. The GREAT SPHYNX ring replicates a Sphynx-style lion’s mane in yellow gold, inset with a feline face carved of Tourmaline. The body is a huge conic Rutilized Quartz.


The outer ring is made of 18 Karat white gold and is engraved with an Ankh, the Egyptian symbol for eternal life. It is worth observing that the Sphynx found its way into Hindu mythology as a divine vehicle and into Thai tradition as Thepnorasingh, a guardian figure.

Ring: Ring with ellipsoid profile, engraved with Ankh symbol.

Precious Metal: 18 Karat yellow and white gold ring inner band pink gold.

Gemstones: Green Tourmaline engraved with a feline face, a large Rutilized Quartz as body, Orange and Yellow Sapphires, Diamonds and green Tsavorites.

Creation Date: 8 September 2010

PALADIN Ring CLEOPATRA

PALADIN by CADEAUX JEWELRY

The finest of CADEAUX JEWELRY. Reserved for connoisseurs and collectors. PALADIN is a collection of unique masterpieces of artistic design or rare gemstone creations, usually limited to one piece of a kind.

Ring CLEOPATRA

Queen of CADEAUX JEWELRY’s Egyptian series, which includes the the GREAT SPHYNX, SPHYNX, SCARAB and LUXOR creations, this one-of-a-kind and truly irreplaceable ring features a 42 carat Rubellite engraved by German gemstone-carving artist Erwin Pauli with a profile of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt (51 – 30 BCE). The ring’s head is encrusted with Diamonds, black Diamonds and Rubies, while the ring band is engraved with an Ankh, the Egyptian symbol that signifies eternal life.

Ring: Ring with ellipsoid profile, engraved with Ankh symbol.

Precious Metal: 18 Karat white gold ring with a pink gold inner band.

Gemstones: Rubellite 42.18 carats engraved by Erwin Pauli of Idar-Oberstein, Germany, holder of the German Order of Special Merit for his masterful craft. Ring set with Diamonds, Black Diamonds and Rubies.

Creation Date: July 2010

KULT Ring SPHYNX

KULT Ring SPHYNX [KU-02-019 RQYG]

KULT by CADEAUX JEWELRY

CADEAUX JEWELRY KULT is jewelry without fear. Symbolic, unmistakable, daring, flamboyant, unique and trendy. Made of precious gold and natural gemstones – for lovers of the Real Thing.

Ring SPHYNX

CADEAUX JEWELRY’s Egyptian series includes the one-of-a-kind GREAT SPHYNX ring (photo right) and the CLEOPATRA ring (photo right below), and the SCARAB and LUXOR creations. The SPHYNX ring replicates a Sphynx-style lion’s mane in yellow gold, inset with a white gold feline face with Diamond eyes. The body is a Rutilized Quartz cabochon.

The outer ring is engraved with an Ankh, the Egyptian symbol for eternal life. It is worth observing that the Sphynx found its way into Hindu mythology as a divine vehicle and into Thai tradition as Thepnorasingh, a guardian figure.

Ring: [KU-02-019 RQYG] Ring with ellipsoid profile, engraved with Ankh symbol.

Precious Metal: 18 Karat yellow and white gold ring inner band pink gold.

Gemstones: 32 Diamonds, apprx. 0.24 carat, Rutilized Quartz cabochon.

Launch Date: 6 September 2010

GINKGO Ring ICON

Ring ICON [GK-02-934 RLRG]

GINKGO by CADEAUX JEWELRY

GINKGO by CADEAUX JEWELRY is a reverence to the Ginkgo tree’s profound symbolism. This ancient tree signifies longevity and everlasting values while its finely textured split leaf represents two united in one, or harmony and love.

Ring ICON

This ring, which is shaped as an octagon, combines finest craftsmanship in gold work, setting and lacquer techniques and features the name CADEAUX cut out in 7 playfully stylized gothic letters and a Ginkgo leaf set with diamonds profiled against a relief background in a multi-layer and translucent red ceramic lacquer.

Ring: [GK-02-934 RLRG] Ring of octagonal shape with relief gothic letters and Ginkgo symbol.

Precious Metal: 18 Karat pink gold.

Gemstones: 22 brilliant-cut Diamonds.

Launch Date: 12 September 2010

COLOR Ring STARDUST

Rings STARDUST [CO-02-004 WG BSD and PG RPYS]

COLOR by CADEAUX JEWELRY

The CADEAUX JEWELRY COLOR collection is an ode to life’s spectacular colors. Autumn leaves, spectral rainbows, tropical sunsets, iridescent minerals, coral reefs. COLOR brings nature’s colors to life in gold and precious gems.

Ring STARDUST

The night sky has stimulated ancient and modern cultures, through mythology with its eternal chaos and balance, for agriculture as a measure of seasons and time, in astronomy in search of origins and with astrology as a reflection of our hopes and dreams. The ring STARDUST is inspired by constellations, galaxies and nebulae. It mirrors the beauty of the night sky through an array of natural gems such as Rubies, Sapphires, Tsavorites and Diamonds set in a white or pink gold ring with an ellipsoid profile that emulates the apparition of a domed universe, and perfectly fits the finger.

STARDUST is a dazzling creation, evocative of the art of stained glass and Art Deco, full of fantasy, yet precious and made of gold and rare natural gems.

Ring: [Ref.: CO-02-004] Ring with an ellipsoid profile, a curved outer band in white or pink gold set with gems, and a convex inner ring band in pink gold.

Precious Metal: 18 Karat White Gold or 18 Karat Pink Gold.

Gemstones: Brilliant-cut Diamonds, genuine Rubies, yellow, pink, blue, or orange Sapphires, green Tsavorites.

Launch Date: 6 September 2010