Alhambra Coral
20th Century More Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century More Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Fashion Rings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
20th Century More Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century More Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s More Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Chain Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
Coral, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
1990s More Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Link Bracelets
Coral, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Link Bracelets
Coral, 18k Gold
20th Century More Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
1990s Chain Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Chain Necklaces
Coral, 15k Gold
Vintage 1960s Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
1990s Modern More Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Drop Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
20th Century Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
1990s Link Necklaces
Coral, Gold
Vintage 1970s More Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century More Rings
Coral, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century More Rings
Coral, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century More Rings
Coral, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century More Rings
Coral, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century More Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Yellow Gold
20th Century More Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
20th Century More Bracelets
Coral, 18k Gold
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Link Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Modern More Rings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Coral
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Coral, Diamond
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Van Cleef & Arpels Biography and Important Works
One of the world’s foremost jewelry houses, Van Cleef & Arpels is particularly noted for a focus on technical virtuosity, craftsmanship and artistry, evident since its beginning. Rather than create earrings, bracelets, necklaces and other adornments primarily for the aim of displaying of wealth and opulence, Van Cleef & Arpels sought to produce jewelry that projected the wearer’s taste and style.
The company was formed a year after the 1895 marriage of Alfred Van Cleef, the son of a gem cutter, to Estelle Arpels, daughter of precious-stones dealer Salomon Arpel. Ten years later, Van Cleef & Arpels opened its first boutique on the Place Vendôme in Paris, setting the march on a square now crowded with dealers in bijouterie. (The company still occupies the New York flagship store opened in 1939 at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street.)
Born from a union of expertise in both jewelry making and gem selection, the Van Cleef & Arpels distinguished itself with both the consistency of the color and clarity of its stones and the creativity of its designs. In doing so, the house would win a roster of dedicated, fashion-conscious clients that included the Duchess of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Hutton, Jacqueline Onassis and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1933, Van Cleef & Arpels patented its trademark Mystery Setting — a technique by which gems are fitted into an intricate matrix of slots and “drawers” that keep the setting hidden. Another signal innovation was the Zip necklace, introduced in 1951, which can be worn either around the neck or, with the zipper closed, as a bracelet.
But as much as to the firm’s craftsmanship, clients have been drawn by the insouciance and playfulness of Van Cleef & Arpels designers, as well as their attunement to the cultural climate. After the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the company produced several lavish pieces featuring hieroglyphics and other Egyptian motifs to go along with the geometric Art Deco jewelry of that decade and the next. Following World War II, as symbols of freedom and rebirth, the firm focused on naturalistic forms such as birds, flowers, fruit and flying insects. High society’s 1960s fascination with the Near East and India prompted such pieces as the best-selling Alhambra necklace, popularized by Princess Grace.
Lately, attention among collectors and connoisseurs has centered on Van Cleef & Arpels’s quality of workmanship as much as its glamour. The firm was the subject of a 2012 show at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, as well as exhibitions at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, in 2013 and at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 2014.
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