Cap azur transformable necklace, yellow gold, turquoise, diamonds. Delta de turquoise bracelet, yellow gold, turquoise, diamonds. Onde de turquoise ring, yellow gold, turquoise. Perles d'été collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.

Perles d'été
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Perles d'été

Van Cleef & Arpels has designed a

High Jewelry collection alive with the colors of sunshine and the sea: Perles d’été.

Inspired by Mediterranean landscapes, the collection of twelve unique pieces offers an aesthetic close from the Perlée jewelry collection.

Illustrating Van Cleef & Arpels’ penchant for ornamental stones and noblematerials, the Perles d’été collection unveils the beauty of highlights turquoise, a material dear to Van Cleef & Arpels particularly since the 1920s.

Brume de turquoise necklace with detachable pendant. Yellow gold, sapphires, turquoise, diamonds.

Brume de turquoise necklace with detachable pendant

This creation presents a majestic array of 19 cascade-set turquoise cabochons of intense color. The motifs are accented by a contour of golden beads that mingle with the yellow gold of a detachable pendant; diamonds and sapphires embellish the medallion in a seemingly arbitrary sequence.

The fruit of more than 800 hours of work, the Brume de turquoise necklace call forth a symphony of glimmering reflections and captures a Mediterranean landscape resplendent with a celestial palette and a sunny glow.

Jewelry work on the gold structure.

Jewelry work, adjusting.

Jewelry work on the gold structure.

Fine polishing work.

Onde de turquoise ring. Yellow gold, turquoise.

Onde de turquoise ring

The volume of a turquoise cabochon surfaces

amid a wreath of yellow gold gadroons, forming a halo of light. Fine prongs of varied sizes delicately hold in place a stone with uniform color, smooth, brilliant finish.

Estérel bracelet, yellow gold, turquoise. Perles d'été collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.

Onde de turquoise ring, yellow gold, turquoise. Lueur d’été transformable long necklace, yellow gold, turquoise, lapis lazuli, red and pink coral, diamonds. Perles d'été collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.

The azure plane of the Mediterranean Sea extends from golden coastlines, glistening under a brilliant sun.

The collection draws inspiration from the flamboyant aesthetic of “cocktail” jewelry, spectacular creations with their ample volumes and contrasting colors, worn at soirées in high-society and back into fashion in the 1960s and 1970s.