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Enamel

Since 1906, enamel has enlivened Van Cleef & Arpels creations. Used in the decorative arts for over 3,500 years, this precious material is formed when various minerals interact with fire. With its interplays of light and color, enamel offers the Maison endless creative possibilities.

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    • Small-scale reproduction of the Varuna yacht, 1906
      Yellow gold, silver, jasper, ebony, enamel
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Hot-air Balloon clip, 1987
      Yellow gold, white gold, enamel
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Powder case, 1930
      White gold, osmior, rubies, enamel
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Pirate clip, 1967
      Yellow gold, white gold, enamel
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
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A medium for storytelling

Since its founding, the Maison has used enamel to create figurative motifs with striking details. Whether flat or in three dimensions, enamel adorns jewelry, accessories and precious objects, where it catches the eye and stirs the imagination.

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    • Vanity case, circa 1925
      Yellow gold, sapphires, enamel, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Vanity case, 1927
      Yellow gold, amethysts, enamel, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Purse, circa 1927
      Platinum, yellow gold, enamel, silk, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Powder case, 1922
      Yellow gold, enamel
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
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Geometric compositions

In the 1920s, enamel embraced the clean lines of Art Deco. The Maison's vanity cases and powder boxes featured crisp, luminous swathes of color. Enamel gives the surfaces definition and creates interplays of line and color.

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    • Ladybug clip, 1965 and Flower clip, 1968
      Yellow gold, white gold, enamel, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Flower clip, 1968 and Butterfly clip, 1974
      Platinum, yellow gold, enamel, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Giraffe clip, 1964
      Platinum, yellow gold, enamel, diamonds

      Fern clip, 1966
      Yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, enamel, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Water Lily clip, 1967
      Yellow gold, white gold, enamel, diamonds

      Frog clip, 1966
      Yellow gold, enamel, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
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A vibrant material

With its limitless palette, enamel captures the vitality of nature, a cherished source of inspiration for the Maison. Through a meticulous process of successive applications and firings, decorative motifs recreate delicate wings, animal fur or flowers suffused with light.

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  • Grisaille enamel
    Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux watch
    Rhodium-plated 18K white gold, diamonds, enamel, self-winding mechanical movement, retrograde and on-demand animation.
    Poetic Complications collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
  • Plique-à-jour enamel
    Lady Féerie Or Rose watch
    18K rose gold, rhodium-plated 18K white gold, pink sapphires, diamonds, mother-of-pearl, enamel, self-winding mechanical movement, jumping hours and retrograde minutes
    Poetic Complications collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
  • Setting in enamel
    Lady Arpels Jour Enchanté watch
    rhodium plated 18K white gold, 18K yellow gold, pink and yellow sapphires, diamonds, spessartite garnets, turquoise, enamel, manual-winding mechanical movement
    Extraordinary Dials collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
  • Façonné enamel
    Perlée Extraordinaire Fruits Enchantés Framboise watch
    18K rose gold, rhodium-plated 18K white gold, diamonds, enamel, miniature painting
    Extraordinary Dials collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
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Endlessly renewed savoir-faire

In its enamel workshop, the Maison preserves traditional techniques while developing new methods that reflect its talent for innovation. Façonné enamel and setting in enamel expand the palette of techniques employed to bring depth and dimension to pictorial scenes.

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  • Vintage Alhambra bracelet, 5 motifs
    Yellow gold, pink enamel.
    Alhambra® collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
  • Magic Alhambra earrings, 2 motifs
    Guilloché yellow gold, pink enamel.
    Alhambra® collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
  • Vintage Alhambra pendant
    Yellow gold, pink enamel.
    Alhambra® collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
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A new chapter for Alhambra

In 2026, enamel makes its debut in the Alhambra collection. Constantly reinvented over the decades, the Maison's emblem of luck is adorned with a vivid pink hue developed through several years of in-house research. The motif stands out for its intense color and translucent surface, dotted with tiny bubbles that lend it distinction and vitality.

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