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Jewels created using colourless gemstones, white gold, platinum and other precious metals that share the excellence of non-colour, namely white and black, hold a rightful place in the theory that opposites attract because
complementary. This type of jewel enjoys the advantage of not being submitted to the trend variations of bright colours, determined by fashion, but of maintaining a classic unchangeability over taste and time. Chinese philosophy states that opposite powers complete each other, so where there is light there is obscurity and where there is yin there is yang. The black represents “yin” which is associated with femininity, passivity, night, smoothness and coldness. The white is “yang”, which is connected to masculinity, light, dominion, strength and heat. The white has also been associated to purity, innocence and honesty, while the black has been associated to evil, death, obscurity, until fashion made it synonymous with elegance. The two conceptual aspects merge into a single “Yin Yang” symbolised by a half white half black circle, opposite yet
In alto: anello con diamante taglio smeraldo al centro, diamanti neri taglio circolare sui lati, in oro 18 Kt. Firmato Chantecler, circa 2000. A fianco: bracciale stile Art déco decorato con placche rettangolari in onice, diamanti taglio antico, platino. Circa 1925.
Top: ring with emerald cut diamond at the centre, black circular cut diamonds on the sides, in 18 Kt gold. Signed Chantecler, approx. 2000. At the side: Art deco style bracelet decorated with rectangular onyx plates, antique cut diamonds, platinum. Approx.1925.