Cocktails at Greenleaf & Crosby

Greenleaf & Crosby, the venerable and oldest of Worth Avenue jewelry stores (they introduced Van Cleef & Arpels and Patek Philippe to America!), has expanded its scope to Africa.

Alexander Mavros, Win Betteridge and Forbes Mavros (Photos by CAPEHART)

Win Betteridge, the fourth generation scion from Greenwich, Connecticut, and his wife Natalie — who met a decade ago at the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel — hosted a party to showcase the creations of world-renowned silver sculptor Patrick Mavros who, with his four talented sons, create and mold their unique wildlife pieces  at a game sanctuary and studio in the untamed hills of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Natalie Betteridge

As guests sipped Champagne and nibbled on hors d’oeuvres, they inspected the Mavros' silver animal masterpieces, plus candelabras cleverly shaped into palm trees, elephants, turtles, and starfish. Mavros got his start decades ago by designing a pair of earrings for his future wife, Catja. Of course, her hairdresser wanted a pair, and quickly other women were asking for same. The Mavros flagship store is in London, with additional locations in Nairobi, Kenya, and Cape Town, South Africa. Also representing the Mavros family were his eldest sons Alexander and Forbes, who design jewelry for their firm in Mauritius.

Mavros’ silver masterpieces on display at Greenleaf & Crosby.