SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND 'MYSTERY SET' BANGLE AND EARRING SET, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Lot 61

SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND 'MYSTERY SET' BANGLE AND EARRING SET, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Closed16 May 2018

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CHF 187,500

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SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND 'MYSTERY SET' BANGLE AND EARRING SET, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Calibré-cut sapphires, circular-cut diamonds, gold (French marks), bangle inner circumference 16.4 cm, earrings 3.9 cm, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered

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MYSTERY SETTING
The Mystery Set technique was patented by Van Cleef & Arpels in 1933. It is a unique way of setting stones where no prongs are visible. It is such an intricate technique that a clip takes approximately 300 hours of work, by one of the few artist jewellers in the world that can master it.