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Although opinions may vary, the most famous Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry is arguably the Alhambra collection, which debuted in 1970.
Jacques Arpels — the grandson of Leon Salomon Arpels, who cofounded Van Cleef & Arpels in 1896 — liked to say, “To be lucky, you must believe in luck.” This mantra is embodied in the four-leaf clover motif of the Alhambra collection, and it can be found in sketches in the house’s archives dating back to the 1910s.
The quatrefoil shape also has architectural resonance, as it is found in Gothic and Renaissance structures and in such Moorish buildings as the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, which inspired the name of this famed Van Cleef & Arpels line.
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Jacques Arpels — the grandson of Leon Salomon Arpels, who cofounded Van Cleef & Arpels in 1896 — liked to say, “To be lucky, you must believe in luck.” This mantra is embodied in the four-leaf clover motif of the Alhambra collection, and it can be found in sketches in the house’s archives dating back to the 1910s.
The quatrefoil shape also has architectural resonance, as it is found in Gothic and Renaissance structures and in such Moorish buildings as the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, which inspired the name of this famed Van Cleef & Arpels line.
Find Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra jewelry for sale on 1stDibs.
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