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A PAIR OF WOOD AND DIAMOND 'NERVAL' EAR CLIPS, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
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A PAIR OF WOOD AND DIAMOND 'NERVAL' EAR CLIPS, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Closed2 December 2015

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A PAIR OF WOOD AND DIAMOND 'NERVAL' EAR CLIPS, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Each modelled as a flowerhead, the carved and polished 'bois d'amourette' petals surrounding a brilliant-cut diamond and stamen cluster centre, 2.5cm, French assay marks for gold
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no.B3333 A61

Specialist note

Cf. R. Peltason, Jewelry From Nature, Thames & Hudson, London, 2010, p.173 for a bois d'amourette 'Clematis' brooch circa 1970, of similar design to these ear clips