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Lot 300
A GROUP OF RETRO RUBY AND DIAMOND 'LUDO HEXAGONE' JEWELLERY, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Closed2 December 2015
Price Realised
GBP 92,500
More Information
Specialist note
Cf. S. Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, p.187 for a similar example
First designed in 1934, the name of the model is a reference to Louis Arpels who was known to his friends as Ludo.
This bracelet has been produced in a variety of designs: "Briquette" when composed of narrow gold rectangular panels in a brickwork pattern and "Hexagone" when the articulated ribbon is made of small hexagonal links in a honeycomb design.
Usually set with rubies, sapphires or diamonds in a star setting, the articulated ribbon is often in yellow gold but sometimes in platinum. The clasp also varies depending on the model: either designed as a buckle motif set with diamonds, or as a stylised bridge encrusted with rubies or sapphires in the houses's famous Mystery setting.
First designed in 1934, the name of the model is a reference to Louis Arpels who was known to his friends as Ludo.
This bracelet has been produced in a variety of designs: "Briquette" when composed of narrow gold rectangular panels in a brickwork pattern and "Hexagone" when the articulated ribbon is made of small hexagonal links in a honeycomb design.
Usually set with rubies, sapphires or diamonds in a star setting, the articulated ribbon is often in yellow gold but sometimes in platinum. The clasp also varies depending on the model: either designed as a buckle motif set with diamonds, or as a stylised bridge encrusted with rubies or sapphires in the houses's famous Mystery setting.