Sale 1284
Geneva
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17 May 2001
Price realised
CHF 41,125
Estimate
A PAIR OF RUBY AND DIAMOND EAR CLIPS, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Each designed as a marquise-cut diamond arched cartouche-shaped panel with buff-top ruby trim, mounted in 18k gold Signed VCA for Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 56799
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014