Live Auction 1393Magnificent Jewels & The Archduke Joseph Diamond
A DIAMOND 'ZIP' NECKLACE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Lot 321 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

A DIAMOND 'ZIP' NECKLACE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Closed13 November 2012

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CHF 279,000

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A DIAMOND 'ZIP' NECKLACE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Designed as a gold zipper trimmed by brilliant-cut diamond collets, to the similarly-set sliding tassel with pavé-set diamond tag, 2003, with French assay mark for gold
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no. ML1954

Specialist note

This necklace, a brilliant tribute to the retro 'Zip' necklace from the 1950s, was illustrated on the cover of the Van Cleef & Arpels catalogue in 2003. It has also been seen on the red carpets on several occasions, worn by actresses Cate Blanchett, Hillary Swank or Eve Best, when portraying the Duchess of Windsor in the movie 'The King's Speech'.