High Jewelry - Temple St. Clair | 18K Gold & Colored Gemstone Jewels

Gold ring with green emeralds and diamonds, designed as turtles, on mossy rocks. Text: 'TURTLES on the ROCKS'.

Gold ring with multiple paraiba cabochons and diamond accents, resting on moss.

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BEASTIARIOS MAGNIFICOS

A bestiary was a medieval catalogue of creatures, each one holding a meaning. Temple returns to this tradition in her Golden Menagerie, a trilogy of creatures drawn from the imagination, mythology, and natural history.

Gold fruit bat ring with a large emerald-green gemstone body and small red eyes.

A gold fruit bat ring with a large green tourmaline body, red sapphire eyes, and diamond accents.

A gold pendant featuring concentric rings set with rainbow-colored gemstones, depicting a celestial model, on a dark blue background.

Permanent collection,
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
at the Louvre, 2017.
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TOLOMEO

Handmade in Florence in 18K gold,
the pendant sets gemstones in rotating orbits,
after Ptolemy's model of an earth-centered universe.

Blueprint-style diagrams illustrating planetary spheres, zodiac signs, and a celestial chart, with Latin labels.

White line diagrams on dark blue showing a geocentric model of planetary spheres with Latin names and astrological symbols for celestial bodies.

Gold and diamond pendant displayed in two states: a flat disk with concentric rings, and an opened spherical form, against a dark background.

A gold circular pendant with concentric rings paved with diamonds, a central diamond, and "SPHERA ZODIAC" inscribed at the top.

Moveable rings of diamonds chart
the orbits from the Earth to Saturn.
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Three richly detailed gold cuffs with diamond edges are stacked on a teal background.

Three ornate gold cuff bracelets with diamond trim, featuring celestial, nature, and animal motifs.

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THE STORY BRACELETS

The story bracelets weave together references from art, science, mythology, and travel, reflecting Temple’s fascination with the connections between cultures and ideas across time.

The Deer Bracelet draws on the decorative language of the Wiener Werkstätte, the influential Viennese design movement of the early 20th century, interwoven with Temple’s memories of the graceful deer roaming the gardens of the Buddhist temples at Sarnath, India.

The Garden Bracelet celebrates the fantastical world of Renaissance grotesque painting, seen in the elaborate decorations adorning the walls of the Uffizi in Florence. Derived from the Italian word grotta, meaning cave or grotto, this decorative tradition brings together mythological figures, imaginary creatures, and fanciful botanical forms.

The Sundial Bracelet draws on ancient celestial maps and the science of measuring time by the sun and navigating by the stars.

Each bracelet is an intricate composition of individually crafted elements, meticulously assembled one by one - a testament to the artistry, patience, and extraordinary craftsmanship behind these jewels.