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Inspired by breathtaking tribal jewellery worn by natives of Africa and the soft dunes of the Sahara, Marco Bicego created the Africa jewellery collection. The 18ct gold necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings feature beautifully irregular Bulino engraved spheres and colourful gemstones for an exotic and glamourous look, one that is a needed within every female’s jewellery collection.
Since 1958, the Marco Bicego jewellery brand has proudly become one of the leading fine jewellery manufacturers in Italy, specialising in rare artisanal techniques. One of these techniques is known as Bulino hand engraving which involves using an ancient tool devised for hand carving. Traditional bulino gives each piece of gold a fine, brushed texture for an exceptional feel and finish. It’s the very same used on every piece of Marco Bicego Africa jewellery, with the different sized golden orbs carefully textured for a unique yet recognisable look.
Marco Bicego jewellery is also renowned for taking inspiration from organic forms in nature, particularly from places that Marco Bicego himself has visited. Alongside the suitably named the Goa, Cairo, Masai and Marrakech lines, the Marco Bicego Africa jewellery collection brings to life the shapes and colours of the country it is named after. The spherical-shaped motifs adorning the Marco Bicego Africa necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelet mimic the same found within African tribal jewellery as well as the colours and textures of the Sahara dunes.
The beauty of the Marco Bicego Africa necklaces and bracelets comes from their extravagant expression of golden boules which string around the neck and wrist in different sizes. Each 18 carat gold orb is individually hand-engraved using the bulino technique and fastened to dainty golden links to form the chain. The differing sizes gives the Marco Bicego Africa jewellery line a real organic finish and cements the Italian jewellery brand’s motto that their jewellery is just as unique as those that wear it.
The collection is also home to a range of gorgeous Marco Bicego Africa Colour jewellery which unlike the classic styles in the collection come dressed in a colourful gemstones. The fine jewellery brand has an unbreakable reputation for choosing only the best gemstones for their designs before individually hand-cutting and setting them into 18ct gold. Some of just a few gemstones utilised in the Marco Bicego Africa Colour jewellery collection is amethyst, peridot, yellow quartz, red garnet, sky topaz, London blue topaz and pink tourmaline.
One of our favourite pieces in the Marco Bicego Africa jewellery collection is the Africa Mixed Stone Long Necklace. It’s one necklace with two clasps, meaning you can wear the design in four different ways. Leave it long and let the combination of Bulino engraved spheres and coloured gemstones fall down your chest and to your naval. Alternatively, you can wrap the necklace twice around your neck for a contemporary layered look. Designs like this look even more spectacular when paired with matching Marco Bicego earrings, bracelets and rings.
If you’d like to learn more about the Marco Bicego Africa jewellery collection and shop the magnificent designs for yourself, head over to the C W Sellors website here. Alternatively, get in touch with the team by calling 01335 453453 or send us a message at sales@cwsellors.com.
