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Van Cleef & Arpels (Book)

$395
£298.95
€343.26
CA$562.71
A$610.27
CHF 320.54
MX$7,412.84
NOK 4,011.03
SEK 3,776.61
DKK 2,562.66

About the Item

Van Cleef & Arpels is a French luxury jewelry company.[ It was founded in 1896 by the Dutch diamond-cutter Alfred Van Cleef and his father-in-law Salomon Arpels in Paris. Their pieces often feature flowers, animals, and fairies, and have been worn by style icons and royalty such as Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Diana, Princess of Wales, Ava Gardner, Farah Pahlavi, Eva Perón, Elizabeth Taylor, the Duchess of Windsor and Queen Nazli of Egypt. The Dutch diamond-cutter Alfred Van Cleef and his father-in-law, Salomon Arpels, founded the company in 1896. In 1906, following Arpels’s death, Alfred and two of his brothers-in-law, Charles and Julien, acquired space for Van Cleef & Arpels at 22 Place Vendôme, across from the Hôtel Ritz, where Van Cleef & Arpels opened its first boutique shop.[6] The third Arpels brother, Louis Arpels, joined the company in 1913. Van Cleef & Arpels opened boutiques in holiday resorts such as Deauville, Vichy, Le Touquet, Nice, and Monte-Carlo. In 1925, a Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet with red and white roses fashioned from rubies and diamonds won the grand prize at the International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. Alfred and Esther’s daughter, Renée (born Rachel) Puissant, assumed the company’s artistic direction in 1926. Puissant worked closely with draftsman René Sim Lacaze for the next twenty years. Van Cleef & Arpels were the first French jewelers to open boutiques in Japan and China. Van Cleef & Arpels was charged with the task of making the crown of Queen Nazli of Egypt in the 1930s. In 1966, Van Cleef & Arpels was charged with the task of making the crown of Empress Farah Pahlavi for her upcoming coronation in 1967. A team was sent to Iran to choose the major gems to use for the crown. After 11 months of work, the company presented the empress with a crown made of emerald velvet set with 36 emeralds, 36 rubies, 105 pearls and 1,469 diamonds. 176 pages. Harback. Text: French. 1450 grams.
  • Weight:
    1450 g
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 9.75 in (247.65 mm)Depth: 0.75 in (19.05 mm)Length: 13 in (330.2 mm)
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1992
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. A mylar cover has been added to the dust jacket which is showing shelf wear and minor rubbing.
  • Seller Location:
    North Yorkshire, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU48520740882

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