Van Cleef & Arpels’ bouquets
Nature is one of the Maison’s prime sources of inspiration, imbuing creations with vitality and poetic grace. From all-diamond clips created in the 1920s to contemporary jewelry pieces, floral motifs lie at the core of the Van Cleef & Arpels universe.
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Van Cleef & Arpels advert designed by René-Sim Lacaze, 1927. Van Cleef & Arpels Archives
Enthralled by the constant metamorphoses that enliven the plant world, the Maison echoes the infinite forms and nuances of flora, crystallizing the lightness of a bouquet or the freshness of wildflowers. Amid a dazzling, eternal spring, poppies commune with daisies, while lilies of the valley mingle with cherry blossoms, all transformed into jewels by the Mains d’Or™ in the Place Vendôme workshops. Van Cleef & Arpels applies its iconic savoir-faire in various fields to bring exceptional creations to life: for instance, the expert Mystery Set™ technique, patented by the Maison in 1933, imparts a velvety quality to the Pivoine clip (1937), originally a double clip representing two ruby flowers, one in full bloom, while the other is half-closed.
Delicate petals, set with ornamental or precious stones, enhance the exquisite materials composing them. The 1970 Rose de Noël™ collection and the 1981 Cosmos collection, portray corollas in mother-of-pearl, coral and onyx. The Frivole collection, introduced in 2003, gleams with precious flowers in mirror-polished gold – a traditional jewelry-making technique that results in an intense interplay of light on the metal’s surface.
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Pensées clip, Rose gold, pink and yellow sapphires, rubies, white cultured pearls, diamonds, Flowers collection
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Hysope ring, White gold, one pear-shaped blue-green tourmaline of 5.61 carats, blue and mauve sapphires, emeralds, tsavorite garnets, diamonds, Flowers collection
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Bouquet de lapis-lazuli clip, White gold, sapphires, green tourmalines, lapis lazuli, turquoise, diamonds, Flowers collection
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Cadix clip, White gold, platinum, rose gold, Traditional Mystery Set rubies, diamonds, Flowers collection
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Fleur de gardénia clip, White gold, rose gold, emerald, pink sapphires, white mother-of-pearl, diamonds, Flowers collection
