OBJET D’ART
Jewellery, at its most rarefied, sheds any notion of function to become pure objet d’art. Conceived as autonomous works, these miniature sculptures see gold flow like liquid architecture, while gemstones are placed with the precision of brushstrokes on a canvas.
Form, balance and light take precedence over utility, inviting engagement not with adornment, but with artistry itself.
Serious collectors are increasingly drawn to such pieces—works that privilege artistic vision over convention. Jewellery is no longer defined by tradition or function, but by its capacity to provoke, challenge and endure as a sculptural statement.
This evolution reflects a broader convergence between fine art and high jewellery. Limited editions and one-of-a-kind creations are valued not only for their rarity, but for their intellectual and aesthetic significance—objects capable of holding their own within a curated art collection.
At once intimate in scale and monumental in concept, these works exist as enduring artefacts of imagination, destined for museums, galleries and the quiet prestige of discerning collections.
THE
SPIRIT OF THE SEA
SPIRIT OF THE SEA
REF: MG25-SOS/UI/ART
Opals: 11.6ct / 4.5ct
South Sea Pearl: 4.82g
Tsvorite, White & Brown Diamond
Blue, Yellow & Orange Sapphire
Emerald, Moonstone, Golden
Topaz, 18k rose gold
ARBOR LUMINUS
REF: MG26-AL/UI/ART
Opals: 11.6ct / 4.5ct
South Sea Pearl: 4.82g
Tsvorite, White & Brown Diamond
Blue, Yellow & Orange Sapphire
Emerald, Moonstone, Golden
Topaz, 18k rose gold
Spirit of the Sea — Where Heritage Sails Through Time
At the heart of this exceptional creation lie two magnificent fossilised opals, their luminous forms flowing in graceful harmony to evoke the timeless silhouette of the dhow — an enduring symbol of the UAE’s maritime heritage.
Long before skylines emerged from the desert, these handcrafted wooden vessels carried the hopes and livelihoods of entire communities. Traders, fishermen and pearl divers journeyed with the tides, their lives deeply entwined with the sea.
With Spirit of the Sea, Mariyeh pays tribute to this extraordinary legacy. The sweeping lines of this one-of-a-kind objet d’art echo the dhow’s elegant form, celebrating the nation’s profound connection to the water and the enduring spirit of enterprise that continues to shape its story today.
THE TREE OF LIGHT
ARBOR LUMINUS
ARBOR LUMINUS
REF: MG26-AL/UI/ART
Opalised Wood: 13.6ct,
Paraiba cabouchon, Paraiba melee, Emerald, tsavorite, diamond,
18k rose gold
ARBOR LUMINUS
REF: MG26-AL/UI/ART
Opalised Wood: 13.6ct, Paraiba cabouchon, Paraiba melee, Emerald, tsavorite, diamond, 18k rose gold
Arbor Luminis — The Tree of Light
In the oldest imagined time, before land and sea were distinct and before colours had their names, there stood a tree said to grow not from soil but from light. This was Arbor Luminis. This tree emerged when light first touched matter. Where a ray lingered, it condensed into opal in the earth and blue fire in stone. Its roots absorbed the memory of oceans, reflected in the blue-green intensity later mirrored in Paraíba tourmaline, long associated with water, vitality and life-force. Its leaves held fractured daylight, refracting it endlessly, as opal does, carrying entire skies within their surface.
Symbolism
In Roman thought, the arbor signified lineage and continuity, while light was understood as knowledge made visible. Together, Arbor Luminis becomes an axis between worlds, joining depth, surface and sky through perception itself. Medieval mystics described the lignum vitae as a tree whose fruits were insight rather than nourishment, and Renaissance alchemists believed light to be a living substance capable of transformation. Arbor Luminis stands within this lineage, not as ornament, but as threshold.
The Tree as Threshold
The tree is said to appear only at moments of transition—dusk, tidal shift, personal awakening. Those who encounter it do not take from it; they are seen by it. Light passes through the observer as it passes through the tree, subtly rearranging perception.
Arbor Luminis endures as a reminder that light is active, nature retains memory, and beauty can carry meaning—where earth remembers light, and light learns how to grow.