A "MYSTERY SET" SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND "PALOMA" NECKLACE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELSCOLLIER "PALOMA" EN "SERTI MYSTERIEUX" SAPHIRS ET DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

A "MYSTERY SET" SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND "PALOMA" NECKLACE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS COLLIER "PALOMA" EN "SERTI MYSTERIEUX" SAPHIRS ET DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

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A "MYSTERY SET" SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND "PALOMA" NECKLACE, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

COLLIER "PALOMA" EN "SERTI MYSTERIEUX" SAPHIRS ET DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Composed of graduated calibré-cut sapphire tapered panels, each within a circular-cut diamond frame, spaced by baguette-cut diamonds, to the pavé-set diamond backchain, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, made in 1984, 15 ins., with French assay marks, in a Van Cleef & Arpels beige suede fitted case
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no. M33556

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Sapphires were a very popular choice for use in this setting because of the gemstone's hardness and enigmatic charm. In 1990 Van Cleef & Arpels also patented the "Mystery Set" technique for diamonds, the hardest of all gem materials.

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