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A Golden Bird flies to Van Cleef & Arpels

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The fairy tale Golden Bird by Grimm brothers is now high jewelry with Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎

“A king had three sons. One day from the king’s court an apple disappears from the golden apple tree. The king decides to send the first two sons to guard, but they fell asleep. So the king decides to address the younger son. At midnight Bertrando sees a golden bird and manages, by shooting an arrow, to drop a feather, and thus to prove to his father the cause of the disappearance of the apples “. Thus began the fairy tale The Golden Bird of the Brothers Grimm. A fairy tale that, in addition to being heard by generations of children, is now appreciated by adults, certainly those who can own or, at least, admire the jewels of the collection Quatre contes de Grimm by Van Cleff & Arpels. As we explained here, the collection includes four fairy tales: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers, Town Musicians of Breme.
Obviously, in the jewels dedicated to the fairy tale of the Golden Bird could not miss the protagonist, the bird. The Maison depicts it with diamond feathers, yellow sapphires, garnets in orange and gold tones and forms a luminous color set crossed by onyx lists. This perfectly studied alternation helps to recreate the stealthy and memorable appearance of the golden bird under the silvery rays of the moonlight. Always dedicated to the bird is the necklace with a removable central palmette: a Fancy Vivid Orangy Yellow emerald cut of 3.31 carats. The diamond can be worn on a feather clip and the jewelry motif of the clasp, set with white and yellow diamonds, adorns the feather clip or the center of the necklace: the jewel, in short, can be worn in many different ways.
The collection also includes the Hespérides ring, with an extraordinary 20.36 carat yellow sapphire, and the Clair de lune necklace, with a 29.63 carat sugar-cut violet sapphire (Sri Lanka), blue sapphires and purple, gray pearls, diamonds. This sautoir is also a transformable jewel with a removable clip. Finally, there is the hero of the fairy tale, the prince. The clip portrays it together with the antagonist, the oiseau, placed on a rare oval violet sapphire of 3.18 carats (of Madagascar), while the rest of the jewel is made of gold with a blue sapphire, onyx, diamonds.




Clip Oiseau d’or Zaffiri gialli, granati varietà spessartite, onice, diamanti
Clip Oiseau d’or Zaffiri gialli, granati varietà spessartite, onice, diamanti
Clip Le prince et l’oiseau. Zaffiro viola ovale di 3,18 carati (Madagascar), zaffiro blu, onice, diamanti
Clip Le prince et l’oiseau. Zaffiro viola ovale di 3,18 carati (Madagascar), zaffiro blu, onice, diamanti
GRIMM Oiseau Or Plumage Or Packshot 02 HD
Collana Plumage d’or. Diamante giallo Fancy Vivid Orangy Yellow taglio smeraldo di 3,31 carati, diamanti bianchi e gialli. Collana e clip con motivi interscambiabili
Clip Plumage d’or, oro bianco, diamanti bianchi e yellow
Clip Plumage d’or, oro bianco, diamanti bianchi e yellow
Anello Hespérides. Zaffiro giallo ovale di 20,36 carati (Sri Lanka), onice, diamanti
Anello Hespérides. Zaffiro giallo ovale di 20,36 carati (Sri Lanka), onice, diamanti
Sautoir Clair de lune Zaffiro viola taglio pan di zucchero di 29,63 carati (Sri Lanka), zaffiri blu e viola, perle di coltura grigie, diamanti. Sautoir trasformabile con clip amovibile
Sautoir Clair de lune. Zaffiro viola taglio pan di zucchero di 29,63 carati (Sri Lanka), zaffiri blu e viola, perle di coltura grigie, diamanti. Sautoir trasformabile con clip amovibile
Clip amovibile del sautoir Clair de lune
Clip amovibile del sautoir Clair de lune







The fairy tale of the twelve princesses seen by Van Cleef & Arpels




The first of the fairy tales that is part of the collection of high jewelry Quatre contes de Grimm by Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎

If high jewelry is a dream for many, for Van Cleef & Arpels dreams are transformed into high jewelery. Or better, in fairy tales. We have already anticipated the collection of fine jewelry called Quatre contes de Grimm, which interprets four of the fairy tales written by the two brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in 1812 and 1815: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three FeathersTown Musicians of Bremen. But after an overview, it is worth telling separately, as if it were a fairy tale, each of the four jewelry lines.
“Once upon a time there was a king who had 12 daughters of unbelievable beauty. Inseparable, they illuminated the palace and its gardens from morning to night. Then they retired to the room where their twelve beds were lined up.
Every evening the king closed door, and yet every morning he found that their shoes were worn too much because they had danced.” It’s this the beginning of tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, which has inspired the exceptional jewels of the collection.

Clip Princesse Danica. Zaffiri gialli, diamanti
Clip Princesse Danica. Zaffiri gialli, diamanti

Of course, in this high-end jewelry line there are 12 princesses. Van Cleef & Arpels transforms them into clips, large brooches of gold and precious stones. Each has a name: for example, Eos retains a strip of the perforated drapery of the dress, made with diamonds, pink and mauve sapphires. Emera has a costume that overlays a blue and mauve sapphire fabric with a pleating of diamonds and emeralds, and hides behind her fan, Danica is dressed with yellow sapphires and diamonds.
The Souliers précieux clip alludes to the nights described in the fairy tale: it has the shape of a lapis lazuli cushion that overlaps a spessartite garnet, troidia cut (similar to half marquise with rounded sides), of 6.91 carats, emeralds, lapis lazuli, pearls of white culture, diamonds. The transformable necklace and the Rubans de princesse earrings are also part of the line inspired by the worn-out shoes of princesses. Two lines of round cut diamonds and a central third formed by baguette-cut diamonds set horizontally underline the delicacy of the décolleté, evoking three silk ribbons: in all they are 22.87 carats. Intertwined with each other, they fall lightly with three important drop-shaped diamonds. The exceptional whiteness (D), the purity (FL) and the quality of the stones (type 2A) recall the mythical ones of the Golconda mines. One of the diamonds, separated from the necklace, can be worn as a pendant on a thin white gold chain, while the other two are added to a pair of earrings.
It seems a tale also the Traversée Étoilée bracelet, which is made of two Burmese cut-off sapphires for a total of 50.03 carats. They have an intense blue color that recalls the waters of the lake, mentioned in the fable of the brothers Grimm, which is crossed every night by the princesses to reach the ballroom. The inside of the bracelet has decorative motifs engraved in gold: a palace under a starry sky on one side and the boats proceeding on the waves on the other.
At last, in this collection there is a ring with a concave shape, it alludes to the cup of wine with a sleeping pill that the astute princesses offer to those who must guard them. The ring has a pink oval spinel of 6.25 carats surrounded by a multitude of suiffé rubies. Alessia Mongrando




Bracciale Traversée étoilée: 2 zaffiri taglio a goccia per un totale di 50,03 carati Birmania), zaffiri, turchese, diamanti
Bracciale Traversée étoilée: 2 zaffiri taglio a goccia per un totale
di 50,03 carati Birmania), zaffiri,
turchese, diamanti
Clip Souliers précieux Granato varietà spessartite taglio troidia di 6,91 carati, smeraldi, lapislazzuli, perle di coltura bianche, diamanti
Clip Souliers précieux
Granato varietà spessartite taglio troidia
di 6,91 carati, smeraldi, lapislazzuli, perle di coltura bianche, diamanti
Clip Princesse Éos. Zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti
Clip Princesse Éos. Zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti
Clip Princesse Héméra. Zaffiri blu e malva, smeraldi, granati varietà tsavorite, diamanti
Clip Princesse Héméra. Zaffiri blu e malva, smeraldi, granati varietà tsavorite, diamanti
Collana Rubans de princesse: 3 diamanti taglio a goccia per un totale di 22,87 carati (DFL tipo 2A), diamanti. Collana con pendenti amovibili per orecchini
Collana Rubans de princesse: 3 diamanti taglio a goccia per un totale di 22,87 carati (DFL tipo 2A), diamanti.
Collana con pendenti amovibili per orecchini







The 12 princesses of Van Cleef & Arpels




The brooches from the Quatre Contes de Grimm collection by Van Cleef & Arpels photographed by Sonia Seiff ♦ ︎

Van Cleef & Arpels ‘new collection of Fine Jewelry interprets four Grimm brothers’ fairy tales: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers, Town Musicians of Breme. We have anticipated the lines of the Quatre Contes de Grimm collection in this article. After the anticipation, we will talk about each line of jewelry individually.
But one thing is to observe the pics of the magical creation of the high jewelery signed by Van Cleef & Arpels, another is to imagine how, in reality, these jewels can be worn. Will they be as exceptional as when they are photographed individually? To see the effect that makes a pin from the fairy-tale collection when she is worn, Van Cleef & Arpels has commissioned the photographer and artist Sonia Seiff to portray the 12 princesses of the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale. The worn-out shoes. Here is the result. Giulia Netrese




Spilla della linea «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo»
Spilla della linea «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo»
Spille della collezione di alta gioielleria Van Cleef & Arpels
Spille della collezione di alta gioielleria Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla clip ispirata alla favola «Les souliers usés au bal»
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla clip ispirata alla favola «Les souliers usés au bal», foto di Sonia Seiff
Spilla con principessa danzante in oro, diamanti, zaffiri
Spilla con principessa danzante in oro, diamanti, zaffiri, foto di Sonia Seiff
Principessa Héméra, con abito d'oro lucido, zaffiri blu e viola su un plissettato di diamanti e smeraldi,
Principessa Héméra, con abito d’oro lucido, zaffiri blu e viola su un plissettato di diamanti e smeraldi, foto di Sonia Seiff
Collezione Le favole di Grimm, spille
Collezione Le favole di Grimm, spille, foto di Sonia Seiff
Van Cleef & Arpels, foto di Sonia Seiff
Van Cleef & Arpels, foto di Sonia Seiff
Una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Indossato di una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Indossato di una delle 12 principesse della fiaba «Le scarpe logorate dal ballo», spilla
Clip Princesse Éos, zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti
Clip Princesse Éos, zaffiri rosa e malva, diamanti






Van Cleef & Arpels tells the tales of the Grimms





Four tales by the Grimm brothers told through the high jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎

Once upon a time, and there is still now, a jeweler capable of making magic. A fairy tale? No, it is the story of Van Cleef & Arpels, a brand of jewelry that still manages to amaze, especially when it engages with high jewelry. And, in the latest collection, the fairy tale becomes double, because the Maison was inspired by the stories of the Grimm brothers. Fables and brothers, like the Arpels, Claude and Pierre, who went hunting for gems in India. But this is another fairy tale.
The new collection of fine jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, instead, is inspired by four stories written by the famous brothers Grimm, who at the beginning of the nineteenth century collected and reworked the fairy tales of the German folk tradition. The four fairy tales turned into jewels are The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Golden Bird, The Three Feathers, Town Musicians of Bremen. If you do not remember the stories, the jewels of the collection will probably make you want to read them again. By the way, the fantasy world of children’s stories must have a special appeal for the Maison, since four years ago Van Cleef & Arpels was inspired by the fairy tale Peau d’âne (Leather of Donkey) by Charles Perrault.

With these four fairy tales, the knights, ladies and enchanted objects, like the feathers, are transformed with as much magic into necklaces, brooches, rings. As in the tradition of Van Cleef & Arpels also these fabulous jewels have been created with the most scrupulous attention in the choice of gems and in the subsequent creation of jewels. Diamonds, emeralds, sapphires really seem to come out of a precious casket, like those found in fairy tales. Only these are absolutely real. Alessia Mongrando

 




Collana Sous la Lune, con clip staccabile. Smeraldo taglio cabochon di 29, 44 carati della Colombia, 464 zaffiri birmani per un totale di 647,02 carati, smeraldi, diamanti
Collana Sous la Lune, con clip staccabile. Smeraldo taglio cabochon di 29, 44 carati della Colombia, 464 zaffiri birmani per un totale di 647,02 carati, smeraldi, diamanti
Il principe della fiaba «L'uccello d'oro». Clip con zaffiro viola taglio ovale del Madagascar, oro, diamanti, onice
Il principe della fiaba «L’uccello d’oro». Clip con zaffiro viola taglio ovale del Madagascar, oro, diamanti, onice
Collana e spila con diamanti bianchi e fancy vivid yellow-orange, condiamante taglio smeraldo di 3,31 carati. Clip della collana intercambiabile
Collana e spila con diamanti bianchi e fancy vivid yellow-orange, condiamante taglio smeraldo di 3,31 carati. Clip della collana intercambiabile
Collana ispirata alla fiaba delle principesse danzanti. Oro, diamanti a taglio pera. Alla collana sono abbinati orecchini con diamanti a pera
Collana ispirata alla fiaba delle principesse danzanti. Oro, diamanti a taglio pera. Alla collana sono abbinati orecchini con diamanti a pera
Oiseau d'or in zaffiri gialli, granati spessartine, onice e diamanti
Oiseau d’or in zaffiri gialli, granati spessartine, onice e diamanti
Bracciale ispirato alle Tre piume, con smeraldo, diamanti, zaffiri
Bracciale ispirato alle Tre piume, con smeraldo, diamanti, zaffiri
Bracciale Lumière ispirato a I musicisti di Brema. Diamanti bianchi e rosa giustapposti contro onici e spinelli neri
Bracciale Lumière ispirato a I musicisti di Brema. Diamanti bianchi e rosa giustapposti contro onici e spinelli neri
La clip di Panache Mystérieux presenta la tecnica del set misterioso di Vitrail
La clip di Panache Mystérieux presenta la tecnica del set misterioso di Vitrail






Jewels in Monte-Carlo with Artcurial




Artcurial jewels and diamonds july auction at the Hôtel Hermitage in Monte-Carlo ♦ ︎

Taste of the sea, taste of jewels. Artcurial, the French auction house, is organizing a sale of fine jewelery for 18 and 19 July, in Monte-Carlo, as befits the prestigious location. The auction will be held at the Hôtel Hermitage and involves the sale of about 800 pieces, including vintage and modern, of prestigious Maison with Harry Winston, Van Cleef & Arpels, Lalique. But also Hermès, because the sale also includes some bags of the Parisian brand and some watches, selected by the founder of Colette, Sarah Andelman, and photographed by Koto Bolofo, who set some of the most prestigious jewels in an unusual context of vegetables, mushrooms, berries.
The most precious piece is, perhaps, a rivière necklace by Harry Winston, with emeralds, diamonds, on platinum and 18-karat gold, circa 1985-1990, accompanied by a certificate of SSEF certifying the origin of Colombia of emeralds. A platinum ring of Boucheron should also arouse interest, with a diamond of over 11 carats, round cut. And always in the genre, in the catalog also appears a ring with emerald cut diamond of 7 carats, color D, good overall quality.




Anello di Cartier con ametista e turchesi. Direction artistique Sarah Andelman. Photographies: Koto Bolofo représenté par Artsphere. Paul Antoine Goutal. Processus Virginie Brachet représentée par Margot De Roquefeuil. Courtesy Artcurial
Anello di Cartier con ametista e turchesi. Direction artistique Sarah Andelman. Photographies: Koto Bolofo représenté par Artsphere. Paul Antoine Goutal. Processus Virginie Brachet représentée par Margot De Roquefeuil. Courtesy Artcurial
Anello di Boucheron in platino, con diamante di 11 carati
Anello di Boucheron in platino, con diamante di 11 carati
Anello in platino, con diamante taglio smeraldo di 7 carati
Anello in platino, con diamante taglio smeraldo di 7 carati
Anello in platino con diamanti e smeraldo colombiano taglio cuscino di 13 carati
Anello in platino con diamanti e smeraldo taglio cuscino di 13 carati
Diadema fine Ottocento firmato Fontana in argento, oro e diamanti
Diadema fine Ottocento firmato Fontana in argento, oro e diamanti

Collana rivière di Harry Winston con diamanti e smeraldi colombiani
Collana rivière di Harry Winston con diamanti e smeraldi colombiani







Masterpiece London is coming





On the Thames the high jewelery returns with Masterpiece London 2018. Here are the news ♦ ︎

From 28 June to 4 July 2018, the capital of high jewelery and, more generally, antiques, is Londa. In fact, over the years the Masterpiece London fair has established itself as one of the most important events for works of art, design, furniture and jewelery, from antiquity to the present day. There are 160 international exhibitors. As for jewelry, for example, in this edition there are designers including the Italian Fabio Salini, with a new collection made of carbon fiber, which presents for the first time at the fair. But also Taiwanese designer Cindy Chao and Moussaieff are present at Masterpiece London. There are also period jewelry from Maison such as Cartier, Boucheron and Fabergé offered by specialists such as SJ Phillips, Hancocks, Véronique Bamps and Epoque Fine Jewels. Van Cleef & Arpels, Verdura / Herz-Belperron and Grima also present both their traditional collections and unique contemporary pieces. Giulia Netrese




Cindy Chao, spilla in titanio con rubini e smalto, 2018
Cindy Chao, spilla in titanio con rubini e smalto, 2018
Cindy Chao, orecchini
Cindy Chao, orecchini
Boghossian, bracciale con diamanti e perle naturali
Boghossian, bracciale con diamanti e perle naturali
Spilla in oro con smalto, brillanti, granati, circa 1850
Spilla in oro con smalto, brillanti, granati, circa 1850
Paolo Salini, orecchini in oro, zaffiri, diamanti neri, onice
Paolo Salini, orecchini in oro, zaffiri, diamanti neri, onice
Grima, anello con tormalina brown, 2017
Grima, anello con tormalina brown, 2017
Grima, anello con ametista, 2014
Grima, anello con ametista, 2014
Grima, anello con smeraldo, 1995
Grima, anello con smeraldo, 1995
Grima, orecchini con granato, 2006
Grima, orecchini con granato, 2006

Grima, anello con zaffiro giallo
Grima, anello con zaffiro giallo







Alhambra collection is renewed with Van Cleef & Arpels





Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates the 50 birthday of the Alhambra collection with new jewels ♦ ︎
Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates the Sixty-eight. Not that of the student protest, of course, but the 50 years of Alhambra, one of the most famous collection of the Parisian Maison. Although, to tell the truth, Nicolas Bos, CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels, explained that the collection introduced the concept of hippie-chic. Van Cleef & Arpels also likes to remember some of the celebrities who chose Alhambra, such as French singer Françoise Hardy, Romy Schneider, Princess Grace of Monaco.
But success, perhaps, has also been pushed by two other factors: the simplicity and price of jewelry, which is quite accessible compared to other collections of the Place Vendôme brand. The famous form of Alhambra is that of the four-leaf clover. Proposed for the first time in a long necklace, a sautoir of 20 elements, the four-leaf clover has then multiplied on the other classic pieces of jewelry. Another reason for the great favor of the public lies in the very realization of the jewels, very sober and elegant. But, perhaps, also because it evokes a lucky charm, a form of talisman that had already been used by the Maison in the Twenties: Jacques Arpels used to search for four-leaf clovers in the garden of his property in Germigny-l’Évêque and he gifted to some leaves to his collaborators together with the English poetry Do not Quit, as an invitation to never lose hope.
The Alhambra collection is part of the “day jewelry” category, even if nothing forbids to wear necklaces and bracelets with cloverleaf after 17-18, time that triggers the evening set (but each country has variations on this theme).
So, 50 years after its debut, here are new models designed to integrate the permanent collection. The new pieces include a sautoir and a Vintage Alhambra bracelet, accompanied by Magic Alhambra earrings, with gray mother of pearl and diamonds on rose gold, or onyx that contrasts with the brilliance of diamonds and white gold. Also available in a limited number of models are two models in yellow gold with lapis lazuli and diamonds, or with rock crystal. Giulia Netrese





Bracciale Alhambra in oro e lapislazzuli
Bracciale Alhambra in oro e lapislazzuli

Bracciale Alhambra in oro bianco, diamanti e onice
Bracciale Alhambra in oro bianco, diamanti e onice
Bracciale Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e madreperla grigia
Bracciale Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e madreperla grigia
Sautori Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e madreperla
Sautoir Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e madreperla
Sautoir Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e lapislazzuli
Sautoir Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e lapislazzuli
Sautoir Alhambra in oro bianco, diamanti e onice
Sautoir Alhambra in oro bianco, diamanti e onice
Sautori Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e madreperla grigia
Sautoir Alhambra in oro rosa, diamanti e madreperla grigia
Orecchini in oro, diamanti, madreperla grigia
Orecchini in oro, diamanti, madreperla grigia
La collezione Alhambra vista dalla fotografa Sonia Sieff
La collezione Alhambra vista dalla fotografa Sonia Sieff
La collezione Alhambra di Van Cleef & Arpels vista dalla fotografa Sonia Sieff
La collezione Alhambra di Van Cleef & Arpels vista dalla fotografa Sonia Sieff

Scatto della fotografa Valérie Belin per la collezione Alhambra
Scatto della fotografa Valérie Belin per la collezione Alhambra







Jewels at auction with Faraone





Faraone Casa d’Aste returns with a sale of 300 pieces: here are the most precious jewels ♦ ︎
In Milan the jewels of Faraone Casa d’Aste are back. The sale scheduled for May 14 includes over 300 lots of jewelry and watches of the twentieth century. The one scheduled at the Four Seasons Hotel in Milan is the first of two annual auction events (now a classic), while the second one precedes the Christmas period. The May auction catalog, among other things, marks a growth compared to the previous appointments of Faraone Casa d’Aste: in fact, it exceeds the 240 lots in November and 160 in May 2017.
The most precious pieces
The company, which is the arm specialized in the sales of the historic Faraone jewelry, signals in particular two rings. The first is made of platinum with Kashmir sapphire, one of the rarest gems in the world, with a cushion cut of about 9 carats, surrounded by diamonds. The second ring, on the other hand, has a 13-carat Colombian emerald wrapped in baguette-cut diamonds. Other pieces that may be among the most requested: a platinum pin, punched Monture Cartier, with a 3.10 carat Colombian emerald placed in the middle of a game of platinum bands covered with 8.20 carats of old cut diamonds and baguettes. On sale also a set of Van Cleef & Arpels, consisting of ring and earrings in platinum with 14 carats of brilliant cut diamonds and 15 carats of round rubies, plus a bracelet, also in platinum, with five sapphires for a total of 22 carats surrounded by as many carats of baguette and brilliant diamonds. As for the jewels, there is also a Bulgari punched platinum ring with a central cut diamond of about 3 carats, surrounded by brilliant cut diamonds and baguette with a total weight of about 3 carats, and a Cartier ring with an octagonal fancy yellow diamond weighing 3.09 carats with two lateral triangular diamonds weighing about 1 carat, accompanied by its original case.
Collectible watches
The auction, in addition to jewelry, also offers over 50 watches, including a Rolex Daytona Patrizzi ref 16520 caliber 4030, with steel case and bracelet oyster, desired by collectors for the unique color variation of the three counters placed on the dial, due to the natural oxidation of silver, which make it particularly sought after. In addition to a series of sought-after Rolexes, for sale an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph ref. 25770ST steel and a rare Santos Dumont Louis Cartier Ultra-Thin. Finally, Faraone Casa d’Aste offers a collection of 22 pairs of twins and five diamonds on a map weighing approximately 1.40 carats of type HVVS1. Federico Graglia




Anello in platino con zaffiro Kashmir
Anello in platino con zaffiro Kashmir

anello Cartier, con diamante fancy yellow ottagonale del peso di 3,09 carati con due diamanti triangolari laterali del peso di circa 1 carato
Anello Cartier, con diamante fancy yellow ottagonale del peso di 3,09 carati con due diamanti triangolari laterali del peso di circa 1 carato
Collana con smeraldo a goccia
Collana con smeraldo a goccia
Van Cleef & Arpels, anello e orecchini in platino con 14 carati di diamanti taglio brillante e 15 carati di rubini tondi
Van Cleef & Arpels, anello e orecchini in platino con 14 carati di diamanti taglio brillante e 15 carati di rubini tondi
Aanello con smeraldo colombiano di 13 carati avvolto da diamanti taglio baguette
Aanello con smeraldo colombiano di 13 carati avvolto da diamanti taglio baguette
spilla in platino punzonata Monture Cartier con uno smeraldo colombiano
Spilla in platino, punzonata Monture Cartier, con uno smeraldo colombiano da 3,10 carati posto al centro di un gioco di fasce in platino ricoperte da 8,20 carati di diamanti a taglio old cut e baguette

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph







Faraone Casa d’Aste, the top lot is a sapphire





From Faraone Casa d’Aste the jewels come back, with a rare sapphire of Kashmir ♦ ︎
The jewelery and watch auctions in Milan are back with a collection of over 300 lots that will be beaten on May 14 by Faraone Casa d’Aste. Also on this occasion the sale will take place at the Four Seasons. And it promises to be an interesting event for enthusiasts and collectors. The historic Milanese company also notes the growing trust of the owners of pieces for sale, given that the number of lots is more than 240 in November and 160 in May 2017.
Among the pieces in the catalog, and among the many rings, there are two in particular. The first ring, in platinum, has mounted a sapphire from Kashmir, one of the rarest gems in the world since the mine has been used up for decades. The stone has a cushion cut and weighs about 9 carats, surrounded by diamonds. On the second ring there is a 13-carat Colombian emerald, wrapped in baguette-cut diamonds. In addition to these two pieces, in particular a platinum pin, punched by Monture Cartier, with a 3.10 carat Colombian emerald placed in the center of a play of platinum bands covered with 8.20 ct. of cut diamonds in old cut and baguettes. Always among the most popular choices is a set of Van Cleef & Arpels consisting of ring and earrings in platinum with 14 carats of brilliant cut diamonds and 15 carats of round rubies, plus a bracelet always in platinum with 5 sapphires for a total of 22 carats, surrounded by as many carats of baguette and brilliant diamonds. Furthermore, in the catalog there is a ring in platinum punched Bulgari with a central cut diamond of about 3 carats, surrounded by brilliant cut diamonds and baguette for others about 3 carats, and a Cartier ring, with fancy yellow octagonal diamond weighing 3,09 carats with two lateral triangular diamonds weighing about 1 carat, accompanied by its original case.
What time is it
The second part of the auction is dedicated to the fans of the lancets. There are about fifty watches for sale, including a Rolex Daytona Patrizzi ref 16520 caliber 4030, with steel case and bracelet oyster, desired by collectors for the unique color variation of the three counters on the dial, due to the natural oxidation of silver , which make it particularly coveted. In addition to other Rolex, there is also an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph ref. 25770ST steel and a rare Santos Dumont Louis Cartier Ultra-Thin.



Spilla in platino, punzonata Monture Cartier, con uno smeraldo colombiano da 3,10 carati posto al centro di un gioco di fasce in platino ricoperte da 8,20 carati di diamanti a taglio old cut e baguette
Spilla in platino, punzonata Monture Cartier, con uno smeraldo colombiano da 3,10 carati posto al centro di un gioco di fasce in platino ricoperte da 8,20 carati di diamanti a taglio old cut e baguette
Anello in platino con zaffiro Kashmir taglio cuscino del peso di circa 9ct contornato da diamanti taglio brillante e baguette per un totale di circa 1ct. Misura 50. Peso 11,10g. Certificato SSEF
Anello in platino con zaffiro Kashmir taglio cuscino del peso di circa 9 carati contornato da diamanti taglio brillante e baguette per un totale di circa 1ct. Misura 50. Peso 11,10g. Certificato SSEF
Pendente con smeraldo a goccia
Pendente con smeraldo a goccia
Anello in platino punzonato Bulgari con un diamante old cut centrale di circa 3 carati, contornato da diamanti taglio brillante e baguette per altri  circa 3 carati,
Anello in platino punzonato Bulgari con un diamante old cut centrale di circa 3 carati, contornato da diamanti taglio brillante e baguette per altri circa 3 carati,
Anello con smeraldo e diamanti
Anello con smeraldo e diamanti
Bracciale in platino con 5 zaffiri per un totale di 22 carati
Bracciale in platino con 5 zaffiri per un totale di 22 carati
Parure di Van Cleef & Arpels composta da anello e orecchini in platino con 14 carati di diamanti taglio brillante e 15 carati di rubini tondi
Parure di Van Cleef & Arpels composta da anello e orecchini in platino con 14 carati di diamanti taglio brillante e 15 carati di rubini tondi
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Smeraldo colombiano di 13 carati, avvolto da diamanti taglio baguette

Anello Cartier, con diamante fancy yellow ottagonale del peso di 3,09 carati
Anello Cartier, con diamante fancy yellow ottagonale del peso di 3,09 carati







Jar and a pink diamond are the stars at Christie’s

A pink diamond and a ring of Jar are the stars of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York ♦ ︎
Spring returns to pink, like peach blossoms and like the diamond that Christie’s sells at the Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on April 17th. The diamond is mounted on a platinum and rose gold ring. It is an 8.42 carat stone, intense rose fancy brilliant cut but «modified rectangular», VVS1 clarity and «potentially internally impeccable». On the sides the stone has two other baguette diamonds. The ring is valued between 4 and 6 million dollars.
But, of course, the auction has other interesting pieces of Maison such as Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Harry Winston, Tiffany & Co. in the catalog. It is not necessary to be a millionaire to participate (also online) in the purchase: prices start at 4000 dollars. Among the most popular pieces there are classic jewels, like a necklace of diamonds and emeralds by Van Cleef & Arpels (estimate up to 1.25 million dollars), or rings with big diamonds.
Two rare Jar
But there are also rare jewels and coveted by collectors, like two pieces signed Jar, designer who has fans all over the world. If you do not know him, know that Jar represents the initials of Joel Arthur Rosenthal, born in 1943 in New York in a family of modest possibilities. He graduated from Harvard in 1966, and then moved to Paris. Before joining the Olympus of jewelry, he worked as a screenwriter. She refined her skills with Bulgari in New York, and then returned to Paris where she opened a boutique in Place Vendôme with her partner, Pierre Jeannet. His rare pieces are received almost like an event. In this case, Christie’s auctioned jewels will benefit the Art for Justice Fund, which aims to reform the justice system in the United States.
Jar’s jewels at auction are, therefore, a Moghul style brooch, created in 1999, in silver and 18-karat gold. It consists of a kind of stylized dome with an amethyst pavé surrounding a 14.77 carat cushioned sapphire. The pendant has a border of diamonds and a tassel of natural pearls. Not only that: the back is a pavé of diamonds. Necklace and pendant are valued up to $ 300,000. The second piece is, apparently, more traditional: a ring. In reality, the 22.76-carat oval diamond, color D and VVS1 clarity, is suspended in a thin flush mount with a micro-pavé on platinum. In this case the maximum estimate is 3.5 million. Federico Graglia

Van Cleef & Arpels bloom again





Van Cleef & Arpels re-launches and renews the Frivole collection, flowers in white or yellow gold with diamonds ♦

Frivolity is a serious matter, especially in spring. So Van Cleef & Arpels, 14 years and 91 days after the debut, and a year after reviving it, renews the Frivole collection with nine new pieces. Compared to the collection presented in 2017 some are even smaller. The novelty is centered on the association of three miniature flowers.

Not only that: Van Cleef & Arpels also introduces transformable jewelry. In this case the jewels can be used as brooches or pendants. The generous size of this brooch-pendant highlights the work of mirror polishing of the petals and allows to receive, in the center of a fully blossomed flower, three diamonds. Among other things, jewels benefit from the mise à jour technique, that is, the drilling of the gold surface, made to allow light to pass through the diamonds. In this way the stones shine more.

The gold flowers have three heart-shaped petals, with diamonds that can cover them like a dewy pavé, or substitute for the pistils, in the center, or to punctuate the petals, four stones for each one. The Frivole collection is serious also because it is designed to cover an equally wide range of possible customers. The smallest pieces, those that may please a very young girl, have a price that starts at € 2850, up to the ring with pavé diamonds that rises above € 20,000. The latter is a new entry in the collection, as well as the earrings in the mini version, the pendant (large) and the genus ring Entre les Doigts, a trademark registered by the Parisian Maison of the Richemont group.

Van Cleef & Arpels emphasizes that when we talk about diamonds, even if small, these are those selected based on criteria that are not frivolous: D, E or F for color and VVS for purity. Another aspect underlined is the manufacturing process that remains based on craftsmanship, with a search for movement of the petals which, according to the company, «is an integral part of the creative process of Van Cleef & Arpels. For the Frivole collection, the concept of the volumes and the orientation of the petals have been carefully worked out in order to make the random character of nature. Mirror polishing, a technique that the Maison has used since the 1920s, makes it possible to increase the brightness of gold and to create particularly intense reflections, infusing the vitality of each creation. The search for brilliance is also expressed through the mises à jour, this operation of drilling the gold structure made by the jeweler to allow light to cross the diamonds. Different jeweler techniques are thus combined with extreme attention to detail to enhance the Frivole creations».




Collezione Frivole, pendente con tre fiori in oro e diamanti
Collezione Frivole, pendente con tre fiori in oro e diamanti

Bracciale mini in oro e diamanti
Bracciale mini in oro e diamanti

Orecchini con tre fiori modello mini
Orecchini con tre fiori modello mini

Pendente della collezione Frivole. La lavorazione mises à jour, consiste nella foratura della struttura in oro compiuta dal gioielliere per consentire alla luce di attraversare i diamanti
Pendente della collezione Frivole. La lavorazione mises à jour, consiste nella foratura della struttura in oro compiuta dal gioielliere per consentire alla luce di attraversare i diamanti

Orecchino in oro bianco, profilo
Orecchino in oro bianco, profilo
Bracciale nelle due versioni, oro bianco e giallo
Bracciale nelle due versioni, oro bianco e giallo
Bracciale fronte e retro
Bracciale fronte e retro
Pendente con diamante al centro
Pendente con diamante al centro
Confronto tra le due dimensioni dei pendenti, grande e piccola
Confronto tra le due dimensioni dei pendenti, grande e piccola
Anello Entre les Doigts della collezione Frivole
Anello Entre les Doigts della collezione Frivole

Van Cleef & Arpels, orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti, front e retro con la lavorazione mises à jour
Van Cleef & Arpels, orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti, front e retro con la lavorazione mises à jour







Wallace Chan returns to the Tefaf





Wallace Chan returns to Maastricht’s Tefaf with some pieces out of the ordinary ♦ ︎
At the Tefaf in Maastricht (March 10th-18th, 2018) there are several names of jewelery designer in the catalog. And not just vintage jewelry by great Maison, like Cartier or Van Cleef & Arpels, but also from contemporary designers. In addition to Hemmerle, for example, the master Wallace Chan also returns to the great Dutch art fair, antiques and design.
Read also: The jewels of Tefaf 
Wallace Chan is a legend in the world of jewelry and more. Born in a poor family in Fuzhou in 1956 and moved to Hong Kong at the age of five. After a long apprenticeship, in 1987, he devised a method for sculpting figures inside a stone. The technique uses carvings as in cameos to create an image that is then reflected within the gem and creates a three-dimensional effect. As in the jadeite in the shape of a horse’s head, with white diamonds, yellow pink and brown, crystal, tsavorite garnet, on titanium: a piece not to be missed and which you see photographed on this page.
At Tefaf, in any case there are other pieces of unusual jewelry, such as the necklace with citrine signed Andrew Grima, or the ring with the Cassiopea diamond of 4 carats, part of the collection of Amy Burton. Federico Graglia



Wallace Chan, anello Onde. Diamanti e titanio
Wallace Chan, anello Onde. Diamanti e titanio
Wallace Chan, spilla Una storia d'amore. Giadeite a forma di testa di cavallo, diamante, diamante rosa, giadeite, cristallo, diamanti yellow e brown, granato tsavorite, titanio
Wallace Chan, spilla Una storia d’amore. Giadeite a forma di testa di cavallo, diamante, diamante rosa, giadeite, cristallo, diamanti yellow e brown, granato tsavorite, titanio
Anello con diamante Cassiopea, 4,07 carati, collezione di Amy Burton
Cassiopeia Unum ring, 4,07 carat, Amy Burton
Bracciale in oro e corniola, Londra 1962
Bracciale in oro e corniola, Londra 1962
Collana con citrini e diamanti di Andrew Grima, 1974
Collana con citrini e diamanti di Andrew Grima, 1974
Glenn Spiro, anello con diamante taglio marquise su oro rosso e bronzo, 1962
Glenn Spiro, anello con diamante taglio marquise su oro rosso e bronzo, 1962
Orecchini Tourbillon di Van Cleef & Arpels in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini Tourbillon di Van Cleef & Arpels in oro bianco e diamanti
Pendente o spilla di Karel Appel, oro giallo, diamanti e smalto
Pendente o spilla di Karel Appel, oro giallo, diamanti e smalto
Spillaa forma di gufo di L. Gautrait, in oro, berillo dorato, smalto e diamante, circa 1900
Spillaa forma di gufo di L. Gautrait, in oro, berillo dorato, smalto e diamante, circa 1900
Collana art déco Marchak, con turchesi e lapislazzuli intagliato. Circa 1930
Collana art déco Marchak, con turchesi e lapislazzuli intagliato. Circa 1930
Spilla art déco di Cartier, in platino, diamanti e ametiste
Spilla art déco di Cartier, in platino, diamanti e ametiste
Van Cleef & Arpels, clip in oro rosa, spinelli, diamanti
Van Cleef & Arpels, clip in oro rosa, spinelli, diamanti







The floral hours of Van Cleef & A.

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Two masterpieces of fine jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels: the Cosmos and Chrysanthemum Secret bracelets-watches ♦ ︎
Two other watch-bracelets, high watchmaking that is above all high-end jewelry signed Van Cleef & Arpels. Le Jardin of the French Maison, that is, the series of exceptional jewelry timepieces of floral genre, includes many pieces. And all with a secret to keep.
Read also: Van Cleef & Arpels, wonders in the garden
The Cosmos bracelet-watch, for example, are inspired by the shape of the flowers of Van Cleef & Arpels born in the fifties. In this case, however, the petals hide a secret, that is, a diamond dial. To find out, just turn the corolla, which is dimensional and has inclined petals. Each petal is distinguished from the others by subtle variations in size, shape and orientation, creating an asymmetry that moves the composition. To maximize the brilliance, diamonds cover the petals with pavé up to 18 stones. Another example of goldsmith virtuosity applied to fine jewelry is the Chrysanthemum Secret Watch. In this case the chrysanthemum flower explains its petals in a spiral of diamonds and pink sapphires that form a nuance. Thanks to an imperceptible mechanism, the heart rises to reveal an autumn-colored dial composed of thick red and orange garnets. Also noteworthy is the idea of ​​using both yellow and pink gold, which contrast with the white gold and diamond bracelet.



Chrysanthème Secret, oro bianco, rosa e giallo, diamanti e zaffiri rosa. All'interno granati spessartite
Chrysanthème Secret, oro bianco, rosa e giallo, diamanti e zaffiri rosa. All’interno granati spessartite
Orologio bracciale Chrysanthème Secret di Van Cleef & Arpels
Orologio bracciale Chrysanthème Secret di Van Cleef & Arpels
Bracciale orologio Cosmos, oro bianco e diamanti bianchi, chiuso
Bracciale orologio Cosmos, oro bianco e diamanti bianchi, chiuso

Bracciale orologio Cosmos, oro bianco e diamanti bianchi, aperto
Bracciale orologio Cosmos, oro bianco e diamanti bianchi, aperto







The jewels of the year of the dog

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The year of the dog is started, according to Chinese astrology. And you can celebrate with a jewel ♦ ︎
For the Chinese, it’s Spring festivity. But it is also the new year of the moon. A concept that Westerners did not understand well and then called the Chinese New Year holiday, assimilating it to what is celebrated on January 1st. The Chinese one, however, does not always fall on the same date: in 2018, for example, the Chinese New Year is 16 February. The date, in fact, depends on the new moon and therefore the date varies between January 21st and February 19th. Among other things, in addition to China is also a feast in Korea, Mongolia, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam and Japan, as well as in Chinese communities around the world. With the new year, the astrological sign that according to tradition will influence the next 12 months also changes. The Chinese horoscope assigns the character of an animal each year. In order, they are Topo, Buffalo, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. For 2018, for example, is the year of the dog. And, of course, many jewelers have decided to dedicate their jewel to the this pet. Here are some. Cosimo Muzzano





Boucheron, anello cane lupo in oro
Boucheron, anello cane lupo in oro

Boucheron, anello cane lupo in oro
Boucheron, collezione Hiver Imperiale, bracciale Husky
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla cane
Van Cleef & Arpels, spilla cane
Dog Fever, anello Hug in argento e smalto
Dog Fever, anello Hug in argento e smalto
E. Wolfe Brittany o Springer, spilla Spaniel in oro e diamanti
E. Wolfe Brittany o Springer, spilla Spaniel in oro e diamanti
Giovanni Raspini, bracciale zampe di cane
Giovanni Raspini, bracciale zampe di cane
Spilla a forma di testa di cane in oro, diamanti, rubini
Spilla a forma di testa di cane in oro, diamanti, rubini
Roberto Coin, bracciale cane con diamanti bianchi e neri, smalto
Roberto Coin, bracciale cane con diamanti bianchi e neri, smalto
Spilla a forma di cane in platino con diamanti e rubini
Spilla a forma di cane in platino con diamanti e rubini

Tiffany, spilla in oro e zaffiri
Tiffany, spilla in oro e zaffiri







Van Cleef & Arpels reveals its Secret

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The secret of Van Cleef & Arpels in the Le Scret collection is a very high quality jewelery. And full of surprises ♦ ︎

The secret of Van Cleef et Arpels was well guarded: a collection of high jewelery, masterpieces which required until 275 days for a necklace. In all, the Le Secret collection has a hundred pieces, some of which conceal a secret in the secret. For example, a bird with colored feathers can open one of the two wings to unveil a small newborn. The top of a ring can be rotated to show a gold engraved band or hide other rings. A bracelet with butterflies can blink the wings to display the hands of a tiny watch. Secrets kept and unveiled, and so, concealed just to be shown with greater pleasure: surprise is not just in the overwhelming technique of the French Maison craftsmen, who have hidden phrases, quotations and dedications in the most striking spaces of jewels, but also in exuberant forms that have the jewels. In addition to the rich necklaces, composite rings, exuberant earrings, there are brooches that fall into that kind of chameleon jewelry, that is, that it takes shapes and colors of objects, plants or animals.
On the other hand, Van Cleef & Arpels’s has just invented the secret in jewelery, as in the case of the secret setting, a patented system that allows the stones to be stacked without any visible metal grippers.

Anello Labyrinthe, con un diamante giallo a taglio cuscino da 13 carati, onice, oro bianco e giallo, diamanti
Anello Labyrinthe, con un diamante giallo a taglio cuscino da 13 carati, onice, oro bianco e giallo, diamanti
Van Cleef & Arpels, orologio Papillon, con-movimento meccanico a carica manuale. Uno smeraldo colombiano di 14,57 carati, oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi, spinelli neri, onice e madreperla
Van Cleef & Arpels, orologio Papillon, con-movimento meccanico a carica manuale. Uno smeraldo colombiano di 14,57 carati, oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi, spinelli neri, onice e madreperla
Colombe Mystérieuse. Spilla con rubini mystery setting, diamanti e smeraldi (gli occhi)
Colombe Mystérieuse. Spilla con rubini mystery setting, diamanti e smeraldi (gli occhi)
Anello Fleur Bleu, in oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi, zaffiro
Anello Fleur Bleu, in oro bianco, diamanti, smeraldi, zaffiro
Spilla Cupido, con uno zaffiro arancione a forma di pera di 2,74 carati dello Sri Lanka, abbinato a uno zaffiro viola a forma di pera da 1,36 carati, una rubellite a forma di cuore di 12,04 carati, con diamanti e zaffiri
Spilla Cupido, con uno zaffiro arancione a forma di pera di 2,74 carati dello Sri Lanka, abbinato a uno zaffiro viola a forma di pera da 1,36 carati, una rubellite a forma di cuore di 12,04 carati, con diamanti e zaffiri
Bracciale Dentelle, con diamanti e rubini, può avere l'opalescenza della madreperla o il nero dell'onice
Bracciale Dentelle, con diamanti e rubini, può avere l’opalescenza della madreperla o il nero dell’onice
Oiseau sur la branche, collana trasformabile con perle di rubini birmani
Oiseau sur la branche, collana trasformabile con perle di rubini birmani
Sous Son Aile, clip con rubini, diamanti e zaffiri: l'ala dell'uccello si muove e svela un altro piccolo uccellino
Sous Son Aile, clip con rubini, diamanti e zaffiri: l’ala dell’uccello si muove e svela un altro piccolo uccellino
The Séraphîta: un anello con zaffiro e diamanti che nasconde ben quattro segreti
The Séraphîta: un anello con zaffiro e diamanti che nasconde ben quattro segreti
Nello con rubellite, diamanti e zaffiri
Nello con rubellite, diamanti e zaffiri

Collier con diamanti e ametiste
Collier con diamanti e ametiste







Graff in blue, Christie’s golden year




With two twin blue diamonds from Graff it closes a golden year for Christie’s ♦ ︎
In view of Christmas, the wallet opens more easily. Especially if the expense is to buy Magnificent Jewels. So the Christie’s auction in New York ended with a total sales of $ 62.5 million. 88% of the lots were awarded and 85% by value. The top piece turned out to be a ring by Graff, 3.36 and 2.71 carat Superb Twin-Stone Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond, which reached $ 12.5 million. Two blue twin diamonds, in fact, are quite rare.
Along with the Graff ring, pieces of Buccellati, Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Jar, Van Cleef & Arpels and others were sold. Christie’s also points out that even unique jewelry signed by artists, which are rarely appreciated at auction, have been well received. But pieces of Charles Loloma, Georges Fouquet and Raymond Templier were sold above the starting estimates. The auction chronicle (held on December 6) also records the success of the sold private collections, such as Property From The Collection by Senator Jacob K. Javits and Marian B. Javits, the jewels that belonged to Hank Greenberg, and the collection of Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower. In short, a gold closure for Christie’s vintage, back from the sale of emblematic pieces such as The Art of de Grisogono, Creation 1, the largest impeccable D-color diamond ever auctioned, which set a new record world auction for 33.7 million, or Le Grand Mazarin, a light pink diamond of 19.07 carats sold for 14.4 million, and the sale in Hong Kong of The Pink Promise for 32.1 million, world record price per carat of a pink diamond. Federico Graglia

New Bouton by Van Cleef & Arpels




The new pieces with Bouton d’or collection by Van Cleef & Arpels, and also a watch ♦ ︎
Gold buttons. A simple element, always used for clothing. From this small round metal, one of the largest jewelery Maison, Van Cleef & Arpels, launched the Bouton d’or collection, inspired by a jewelery design introduced in 1939. Launched in the spring of 2016, the collection now enriches with five new pieces. Not only: in addition to the jewelery line it also introduces a watch. New arrivals are a necklace, a ring, a bracelet, earrings and a pendant, always in pink gold and white gold rhodium-plated to enhance brilliance, with a diamond in the center of the button, embossed in castone. Diamonds are chosen among the finest quality classes: D, E or F for color, IF and VVS for purity. The structure consisting of so many small metal elements contributes to increasing the volume and reflections of jewelery. It is no coincidence that the shape resembles the luxury version of the sequins. New jewels are added to those that use corniola, mother of pearl, chrysoprase and yellow gold.
The Bouton d’or collection is inspired by the paillette pattern that is recorded in the archives of the Maison in 1939. In the forties, yellow pastilles are used in a variety of ways, for example with buttons assembled on a ring or along the threads of a double necklace. The motif was later evoked in the 1950s, with simple or crossed bracelets, ornamented earrings, until it reached 2016, with the rebirth of the buttons.



Anello in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Anello in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Vane Cleef & Arpels, bracciale in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Vane Cleef & Arpels, bracciale in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Clip Paillettes, 1948. Oro giallo, platino, diamanti. Collezione Van Cleef & Arpels
Clip Paillettes, 1948. Oro giallo, platino, diamanti. Collezione Van Cleef & Arpels
Collana in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Collana in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Pendente in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Pendente in oro rosa, oro bianco e diamanti
Lavorazione della collezione Bouton d'Or
Lavorazione della collezione Bouton d’Or
Anello della collezione Bouton d'Or
Anello della collezione Bouton d’Or
Il retro del pendente
Pendente Bouton d’or trasformabile in spilla, oro giallo, diamanti, onice, crisopraso
Bouton Or Pendant Nacre Cornaline PG 04
Retro del pendente

Bouton Or Pendant Nacre Cornaline PG 01
Pendente Bouton d’or, oro rosa, diamanti, cornalina, madreperla







Good luck with Van Cleef & Arpels

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New limited edition of Vintage Alhambra pendant by Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎
There are nice and good things that are repeated, such as Christmas sweets, cherry blossoms, or the Game of Thrones series. Another of these habits is that of Van Cleef & Arpels, who regularly presents pieces of the Alhambra collection. In particular, this new limited edition of the Vintage Alhambra pendant. As probably known by gioiellis.com readers, Alhambra is a successful collection of the Parisian Maison, which has been several times renewed since 1968 when was launched the first sautoir. With its gold-beaded jewelery, the collection has established itself as a refined jewel, but at the same time it can be combined easily on different occasions of the day. Here is the limited edition of the Vintage Alhambra pendant, also thought to be a lucky charm, a role that has been playing since the Twentieth Century. The novelty is that the Vintage Alhambra pendant uses for the first time the bull’s eye stone (also called ox eye), that is a variety of quartz rather rare, with a color similar to aged chestnut wood, dark red and brown, with lighter veins. At the center is a round cut diamond. Can carry more luck?
Who knows. Perhaps it may be good to take advantage of the ability to customize the jewel with an incision on the back surface. On the other hand, “to be lucky you have to believe in luck,” said Jacques Arpels, nephew of Estelle Arpels.



La collana con pendente Alhambra di Van Cleef & Arpels
La collana con pendente Alhambra di Van Cleef & Arpels
Il retro del pendente Alhambra
Il retro del pendente Alhambra
Lavorazione del pendente Alhambra
Lavorazione del pendente Alhambra

Incastonatura del diamante
Incastonatura del diamante







Van Cleef & Arpels, diamonds for winter




Precious reflections to celebrate the winter season: Souffle de Diamants by Van Cleef & Arpels ♦ ︎
White is the color of snow, but is also of the most classic diamonds. Perhaps this is why Van Cleef & Arpels has decided to celebrate the most renowned and desired precious stone with Souffle de Diamants. The edition 2018 by the great Maison event, coincides with the months of winter festivities and snowfalls: in fact, it’s from November 2017 to mid-January 2018.
The jewels are, of course, exclusively made of gold and diamonds. The novelties are inside the lines Lotus and Frivole, in both cases with light, fresh, bright flowers with extensive use of pavé with diamonds. But there is also a technological aspect, a sign of the times: the five most representative boutiques of Van Cleef & Arpels will be equipped with an interactive mirror. On social, customers will be able to share a 10-second video that recreates the atmosphere of Souffle de Diamants.
The lotus flower
But we come to the jewels: lotus flower is one of the most popular jewels in the East as well as in the West. While in India, China and Asian countries the lotus also assumes significance related to the philosophical or religious tradition, in Europe and America it is simply a delicate, ornamental flower. Van Cleef’s lotus jewels have a finely perforated pattern and appropriate proportions. The last pieces added to the pre-existing collection are a bracelet, earrings and a white gold pendant. The petals are distributed on two levels with a relief and movement effect. On the occasion of Souffle de Diamants, the Maison also reveals a reinterpretation of the emblematic Bague Entre les Doigts Lotus, a ring with a smooth body and accentuated tunnel motifs to optimize the circulation of light.
Brilliant frivolity
Equally bright the pieces that make up the Frivole collection, consisting of ring, necklace, earrings and pendant. They are always flowers, but with different petals than Lotus, but with the same impression of lightness. To emphasize for those who appreciate the quality: the central stones, as well as the pavé of jewels are always D, E or F and purity from IF to VVS2. For those who do not understand (but should be informed): the categories assigned to the best diamonds. Margherita Andorno




Anello Entre les Doigts Lotus
Anello Entre les Doigts Lotus

Pendente Lotus traforato, modello mini. Oro bianco, diamanti
Pendente Lotus traforato, modello mini. Oro bianco, diamanti
Bracciale Lotus traforato, modello mini. Oro bianco, diamanti
Bracciale Lotus traforato, modello mini. Oro bianco, diamanti
Orecchini Lotus traforati, modello mini. Oro bianco, diamanti
Orecchini Lotus traforati, modello mini. Oro bianco, diamanti
Anello 1 fiore Frivole. Oro bianco, diamanti
Anello 1 fiore Frivole. Oro bianco, diamanti
Collezione Frivole
Collezione Frivole
Anello Entre les Doigts Frivole, lavoro d’incastonatura, creazione del filetto
Anello Entre les Doigts Frivole, lavoro d’incastonatura, creazione del filetto
Pendente Frivole, modello piccolo. Oro bianco, diamanti
Pendente Frivole, modello piccolo. Oro bianco, diamanti
Collana 9 fiori Frivole. Oro bianco, diamanti
Collana 9 fiori Frivole. Oro bianco, diamanti

Orecchini Frivole, modello piccolo. Oro bianco, diamanti
Orecchini Frivole, modello piccolo. Oro bianco, diamanti







The Lucky Animals by Van Cleef & Arpels




The new collection of nine brooches by Van Cleef & Arpels has a pretty animal theme ♦ ︎
There are many ways to adopt an animal. Usually dogs, cats or red fish are given by friends or bought in a pet shop selling. From today there is a possibility: go to jewelry. Or, better, in a Van Cleef & Arpels boutique. The great Parisian Maison, in fact, launches a new collection of brooches, Lucky Animals (but they are especially lucky for the women who will receive them).
The animals are, in fact, part of the tradition of the high jewelery company. The Maison’s story records the animals of the 1954 collection, with the Lion ébouriffé and the highly appreciated Chat malicieux. And in 2016 came the collection of High Jewelry L’Arche de Noé racontée for Van Cleef & Arpels (see also: The Ark of Van Cleef & Arpels).
Today, the collection of clip-art animals includes nine models: cat, lion, hummingbird, rabbit, hedgehog, squirrel, dove, owl, dog. Jewelery is handmade according to the best tradition, with mother-of-pearl (especially difficult to work), and hard stones such as tiger eye, malachite, corniola, lapis lazuli, onyx. Colors and patterns of each stone serve to characterize the cloak of the small zoo surrounded by small gold pearls.
Van Cleef & Arpels emphasizes that the selection of these stones takes place according to the highest quality criteria: the color must be homogeneous and luminous, while the veins, like the tiger eye and malachite, are harmoniously divided over the whole surface. Still: the white pearl is one of the rarest, those with a regular reflection and opacity. The gray pearl necklace is selected according to the shine, which reveals subtle shades of blues or rosé. The price of the clips from the Lucky Animals collection ranges between 5850 and 7000 euros.



Cane, oro giallo, madreperla bianca, onice
Cane, oro giallo, madreperla bianca, onice
Civetta, oro giallo, madreperla bianca, madreperla grigia, onice
Civetta, oro giallo, madreperla bianca, madreperla grigia, onice
Colibrì, oro giallo, lapislazzuli, malachite, onice
Colibrì, oro giallo, lapislazzuli, malachite, onice
Colomba, oro rosa, madreperla bianca, onice
Colomba, oro rosa, madreperla bianca, onice
Coniglio, oro rosa, occhio di tigre, madreperla bianca, onice
Coniglio, oro rosa, occhio di tigre, madreperla bianca, onice
Gatto, oro giallo, onice, occhio di tigre
Gatto, oro giallo, onice, occhio di tigre
La giraffa, clip del 1964. Platino, oro giallo, smalto, diamanti. Collezione Van Cleef & Arpels Patrick Gries © Van Cleef & Arpels
La giraffa, clip del 1964. Platino, oro giallo, smalto, diamanti. Collezione Van Cleef & Arpels Patrick Gries © Van Cleef & Arpels
Lavorazione della collezione Lucky Animals
Lavorazione della collezione Lucky Animals
Lavorazione della collezione Lucky Animals, il cane di madreperla
Lavorazione della collezione Lucky Animals, il cane di madreperla
Van Cleef & Arpels, lavorazione della collezione Lucky Animals
Van Cleef & Arpels, lavorazione della collezione Lucky Animals
Leone, oro giallo, occhio di tigre, onice
Leone, oro giallo, occhio di tigre, onice
Copertina del catalogo Van Cleef & Arpels «la boutique», 1966. Archivi Van Cleef & Arpels © Publicis Conseil
Copertina del catalogo Van Cleef & Arpels «la boutique», 1966. Archivi Van Cleef & Arpels © Publicis Conseil
Riccio, oro giallo, madreperla grigia, occhio di tigre, onice
Riccio, oro giallo, madreperla grigia, occhio di tigre, onice
Scoiattolo, oro rosa, corniola, occhio di tigre, onice
Scoiattolo, oro rosa, corniola, occhio di tigre, onice






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