Past and Present Tourmaline Ring

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A Vito Inspired design – designed by Catbird as an homage to Vito and his magical trunk of gems.
A ring designed by Catbird, inspired by the world of Vito Giallo – artist, antiques dealer, and quintessential New Yorker.
Made in our Brooklyn studio with 100% recycled 14k gold and responsibly sourced tourmalines.
“All those years when I was dealing in the artifacts of the past and connecting them to caretakers in the present, I was living between two worlds. I enjoyed the view, like that of a stereoscope bringing the two perspectives together into a single picture. You hold the image in your mind’s eye until you move onto the next one…That’s what happens when you deal in past. It never leaves you.”-Vito
In honor of our collaboration with Vito, the Catbird Giving Fund is proud to have made a donation of $40,000 to SAGE, a national advocacy and services organization in their mission to look out for LGBTQ+ elders.
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Details
100% recycled solid 14k yellow gold
6 mm x 4 mm pale green oval brilliant cut tourmaline
six 2 mm pale green round brilliant cut tourmalines
band width tapers from 2.4 to 1 mm
Solid gold always,never platedHeirloom qualitymade to lastSustainablesince 2004Charitable giving year round
DesignerVito Giallo, artist, illustrator and antiques dealer, was Andy Warhol’s first apprentice and the first to give Warhol a show in 1954. Vito’s antiques shop across from the Carlyle at 966 Madison Avenue was a destination for Mark Rothko, André Leon Talley, Jackie Kennedy, and Andy – who visited every day. In 1969, Vito came into possession of a trunk full of gems, and other than selling a few to Andy, he saved them since then. 53 years later, we were so proud to present Catbird x Vito’s Gems.