Live Auction 2347Jewels: The New York Sale Including the JAR Imperial Topaz, Ruby and Diamond Ear Pendants, The Bulgari Blue, Jeweled Elegance & the Vanderbilt Diamond Necklace
A PAIR OF RETRO BLUE AND YELLOW SAPPHIRE, RUBY AND DIAMOND "PASSE-PARTOUT" EAR CLIPS, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Lot 141

A PAIR OF RETRO BLUE AND YELLOW SAPPHIRE, RUBY AND DIAMOND "PASSE-PARTOUT" EAR CLIPS, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Closed20 October 2010

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USD 20,000

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A PAIR OF RETRO BLUE AND YELLOW SAPPHIRE, RUBY AND DIAMOND "PASSE-PARTOUT" EAR CLIPS, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Each designed as a flower, centering upon a cluster of circular-cut rubies or sapphires, extending cushion-cut blue or yellow sapphire petals, with circular-cut diamond leaves, mounted in 18k gold, circa 1940, with French assay marks, in a Van Cleef & Arpels navy blue suede case
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no. 10943 CS (Commande Spéciale)

Specialist note

Cf. Marc Petit, Van Cleef & Arpels: Reflections of Eternity, Editions Cercle d'Art, Paris, 2006, plate nos. 204-206

Cf. Suzanne Tennenbaum and Janet Zapata, Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels and Nature, The Vendome Press, New York, 2006, page 121

Cf. Palais Galliera, Van Cleef & Arpels, Diffusion Paris Musées, Paris, 1992, pages 104 and 109