Diamond Sapphire Van Cleef
Vintage 1960s More Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1970s Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1980s Link Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Fashion Rings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow...
Vintage 1980s Fashion Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Retro Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Artist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire
Vintage 1970s Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire
Late 20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire
20th Century Dome Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Brooches
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Brooches
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Cocktail Rings
Black Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s More Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Link Necklaces
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s More Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s More Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Wrist Watches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Artist Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Van Cleef And 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 jewelry whose primary aim was the display of wealth and opulence, Van Cleef & Arpels sought to produce pieces that projected the wearer’s taste and style — winning the house a roster of dedicated, fashion-conscious clients that included the Duchess of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Hutton, Jacqueline Onassis and Elizabeth Taylor.
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 firm distinguished itself with both the consistency of the color and clarity of its stones and the creativity of its designs. 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.