Lot 124
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A DIAMOND AND GEM-SET PARURE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
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A DIAMOND AND GEM-SET PARURE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

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A DIAMOND AND GEM-SET PARURE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
The flexible bead necklace and bracelet with mixed diamond, sapphire and ruby floral motifs to the matching bambé earclips/brooch clips, circa 1950, necklace 39 cm. long, bracelet 19 cm. long, with French assay marks for gold
All signed Van Cleef & Arpels, necklace no. 0.15.195, bracelet no. 59.950, earrings no. 59.595 (4)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

From 1948 up until the 1960s a bracelet composed of small gold beads was a famous Van Cleef & Arpels design. There were many variations and it was nicknamed pelouse (lawn), and took the name 'bagatelli' when the gold beads were decorated with little 'Hawaian' flowers, as seen in these examples
Cf. S. Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Rizzoli International Publications, 1987, p. 236

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