A GOLD AND DIAMOND BRACELET, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Details
A GOLD AND DIAMOND BRACELET, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
The openwork wraparound band designed as a stylised cloth of gold, with circular-cut diamond scroll clasp and tasselled terminal, circa 1953, maximum length 21.0 cm. (adjustable), with French assay mark for gold
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no. 6782 CS
Special notice
This lot has no reserve
Further details
Between 1940 to 1970, one of Van Cleef & Arpels's creations was using gold to produce motifs or textures of fabrics such as herringbone, jersey and lace. A collection of tissu serge, or "cloth of gold" was launched in 1951.
Lot Essay
cf Sylvie Raulet, "Van Cleef & Arpels", Editions du Regard, Paris, pages 189 and 234