Africa
Slightly lopsided beads of 18k yellow gold, each scored by hand with a burin into thousands of fine lines, strung in graduated rows so the satin surface glows rather than shines.
From €950on the Marco Bicego site, October 2026
- Designer
- Marco Bicego
- Idea
- The gold band, the chain as the piece
- School
- Milan & Valenza
- Materials
- yellow gold, pearl, diamond
The story
Africa is the house's showcase for bulino millerighe, the old hand-engraving technique in which a burin cuts countless parallel lines into gold until it feels like silk. The beads are kept irregular on purpose, a mark of the hand. The line has grown into Africa Gemstones, with pearls and coloured stones between the beads, and Africa Alta, where the beads are paved with diamonds.
The ladder
- Entry Orecchini in oro giallo 18 carati con due perle bianche (OB1962) €950
- Signature Collier con degradé di sfere, yellow gold (CB1416) €8,500
- Top of line Collana con doppio degradé di sfere, yellow gold (CB1417) €17,150
- High jewelry Africa Alta long necklace with gold beads and diamond pavé elements (CB2818) €58,200
Prices as published by Marco Bicego in euros, October 2026.
If you love Africa
On the map
Side by side
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- Africa or Allegra de Grisogono
- Africa or Quatre Boucheron
- Africa or Perlée Van Cleef & Arpels
- Africa or Antifer Repossi
- Africa or Extremely Piaget Piaget
- Africa or Iconica Pomellato
- Africa or Fantina Pomellato
Sources
- thejewelleryeditor.com designer
- marcobicego.com image
- marcobicego.com materials
- marcobicego.com ladder
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