Lot Essay
For an illustration of a similar brooch, please refer to Sylvie Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, page 194
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A RETRO GEM-SET "LOVEBIRDS" BROOCH, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
CLIP "LES INSEPARABLES" SAPHIRS, RUBIS ET DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Designed as a pair of pavé-set diamond lovebirds, with calibré-cut sapphire wings and cabochon ruby eyes, perched on a polished gold branch, with circular-cut ruby and diamond florets, feeding two similarly designed diamond baby chicks in a woven gold nest, mounted in gold and platinum, made in 1946
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no.9665
CLIP "LES INSEPARABLES" SAPHIRS, RUBIS ET DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Designed as a pair of pavé-set diamond lovebirds, with calibré-cut sapphire wings and cabochon ruby eyes, perched on a polished gold branch, with circular-cut ruby and diamond florets, feeding two similarly designed diamond baby chicks in a woven gold nest, mounted in gold and platinum, made in 1946
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no.9665
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.