Wallace Chan (Hong Kong, 1962), Ruby Castle ring. Burmese Hexagonal-shaped, ruby 17.58ct, pink sapphire and titanium, 3.6 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm. Signed 'Wallace Chan', China, 2016 © Wallace Chan

Literature: The creator was attracted by this ruby main stone's outstanding form. By marrying imagination with observation he used pink sapphires to compose a glacier-like structure. The poetry of harmonious colors, geometric forms and traveling light is expressed through the meticulous layers of this Ruby Castle – a dream castle inspired by the mysterious, microscopic world of nature found inside a gemstone.

Wallace Chan (Hong Kong, 1962), Birth and Blossom Earrings. Two emerald 30.88 ct, pearl 30.13 ct, yellow diamond, pink sapphire and conch shell, 3 x 2.6 x 9.3 cm (each). Signed, China, 2016 © Wallace Chan

Pearls carry miraculous light from the underwater world. Known as the dew of the sea, they radiate in feminine beauty, symbolizing perfection and happiness. The creator hollowed out two pearls and set inside them diamonds and sapphires, from which titanium stems reach out and sprawl downwards, depicting the growth of a magical blossom with pieces of conch shell turned into petals. Dangling underneath the flowers are two pieces of luxuriant green emeralds. Earth and ocean become one.

Wallace Chan. Stand: 139. TEFAF Maastricht 2017.