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MID-20TH CENTURY RUBY AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH ATTRIBUTED TO VAN CLEEF & ARPELS WITH AN ASSOCIATED PAIR OF EARRINGS
Brooch with oval-shaped and round rubies, round, baguette-cut and triangular-shaped diamonds, platinum and 18k yellow gold (French marks), stem detachable, circa 1955, unsigned, maker's mark for Van Cleef & Arpels (partially worn off); earrings with round rubies and diamonds, 18k white and yellow gold
Size/Dimensions: brooch 10.5 cm high (with the stem); brooch 6.3 cm high (without the stem); earrings 2.8 cm high
Gross weight: 73.3 grams
Brooch with oval-shaped and round rubies, round, baguette-cut and triangular-shaped diamonds, platinum and 18k yellow gold (French marks), stem detachable, circa 1955, unsigned, maker's mark for Van Cleef & Arpels (partially worn off); earrings with round rubies and diamonds, 18k white and yellow gold
Size/Dimensions: brooch 10.5 cm high (with the stem); brooch 6.3 cm high (without the stem); earrings 2.8 cm high
Gross weight: 73.3 grams
Literature
Cf. É. Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art of High Jewelry, Paris, Les Arts Décoratifs, 2012, p. 157
Cf. Van Cleef & Arpels, Timeless Beauty, Éditions Xavier Barral, Paris, Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, 2012, p. 233
Cf. Van Cleef & Arpels, Timeless Beauty, Éditions Xavier Barral, Paris, Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, 2012, p. 233
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