French jeweler Boucheron has been designing bejeweled animals since 1888, when Frédéric Boucheron gave his wife a necklace representing a snake to watch over her while he was away. Nuri, the cuddling cockatoo pendant has a rainbow of precious colored stones to denote multicolored feathers. Both Tiffany & Co. and Graff Diamonds have exquisitely detailed brooches depicting birds. Over at Temple St Clair, the designer’s fascination with birds of prey has taken flight with her collection of three rings, each depicting a falcon in a different scenario. From its Animal World collection, Chopard’s peacock earrings drip with topaz and sapphires in shades of shimmering blue.
Graff Diamonds pink and white diamond love bird brooch with 47.31 carats pink and white diamonds. graffdiamonds.com
Chopard 18K white and yellow gold peacock earrings with 11.66 carats blue topaz, 10.62 carats blue sapphires, tsavorites, amethysts and white, yellow and black diamonds, +1 800 246 7273, chopard.com
Tiffany & Co. 18K yellow gold hummingbird brooch with 7.80 carats tsavorites and 2.40 carats diamonds, $75,000, +1 212 755 8000, tiffany.com
Temple St Clair 18K yellow gold Landing Falcon ring with 32.30 carats mixed spinel and 0.50 carats diamonds, $475,000 for set of three Falconi rings, +1 212 219 8664, templestclair.com
Boucheron 18K pink gold Nuri, the cockatoo pendant with pavé tsavorites, diamonds and orange, yellow and pink sapphires, $11,950, +1 212 753 7300, boucheron.com
Effy 14K rose gold owl ring with white, black and cognac diamonds, $1,995, effyjewelry.com
Wendy Yue 18K yellow gold Bird ring with 24.67 carats kunzite, 2.68 carats yellow sapphires, 1.37 carats pink sapphires, 1.13 carats tsavorite, 1.03 carats blue sapphires, 0.78 carats orange sapphires, 0.20 carats opal, 0.35 carats diamonds, $20,590, marissacollections.com
Sylva & Cie 18K yellow gold Swallow ring with 3.10 carats diamonds, $15,000, marissacollections.com
AS29 18K white gold Long Wing ring with 1.70 carats diamonds, $10,980, editorialist.com
Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger platinum and 18K gold Bird on a Rock clip with 41.66 carats aquamarine, 1.70 carats diamonds, price on request, +1 800 843 3269, tiffany.com
Sevan Biçakçi 24K yellow gold and oxidized sterling silver Dove intaglio necklace with marquise-shaped blue topaz and fancy colored diamonds, $24,816, barneys.com
Temple St. Clair 18K yellow gold Volo drop earrings with 0.166 carats diamonds, $3,200, templestclair.com