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    Categories Necklaces and pendants Bracelets Rings Earrings
    Collections Alhambra® Perlée® Frivole® Fauna
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    Creations
    Lady Arpels Ballerine Enchantée watch White Gold, Diamond, Sapphire, Enamel
    Vintage Alhambra pendant White Gold, Diamond
    Vintage Alhambra earrings White Gold, Diamond
    Vintage Alhambra reversible ring White Gold, Chalcedony, Diamond
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    Enamel, the new chapter of the Alhambra collection, Van Cleef & Arpels.
    Materials

    Enamel, the new chapter

    of the Alhambra collection

    Lacquered Butterflies, Van Cleef & Arpels.
    Creations

     Lacquered Butterflies: The continuous metamorphosis of Japanese traditions

    Little Winged Fairy clip, later named Spirit of Beauty, 1941​. Platinum, emeralds, rubies, diamonds​. Purchased by the American socialite Barbara Hutton for a friend. Van Cleef & Arpels Collection​.
    Inspirations

    The stories and legends of

    Van Cleef & Arpels

    Zip necklace, 1954​. Transformable into a bracelet​. Yellow gold, platinum, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, diamonds​. Van Cleef & Arpels Collection.
    Inspirations

    Couture inspiration: inventiveness in the service of elegance

    Meteor secret wristwatch, 1959​. Yellow gold, platinum, diamonds​. Van Cleef & Arpels Collection​.
    Inspirations

    Astronomy: the spectacle of the stars according

    to Van Cleef & Arpels

    Dancer clip, 1941​. Platinum, yellow gold, emeralds, rubies, diamonds​. Van Cleef & Arpels Collection.
    Inspirations

    Van Cleef & Arpels and dance, a creative pas de deux

    Egyptian Pattern bracelet, 1924​ Platinum, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, onyx, diamonds​ Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    Inspirations

    The Elsewhere, a reflection of the Maison's creative curiosity

    Alhambra long necklace, 1973​. Yellow gold, malachite​. Van Cleef & Arpels Collection​.
    Inspirations

    Luck according to

    Van Cleef & Arpels

    Two Birds With A Nest clip, 1945​. Yellow gold, platinum, white gold, rubies, diamonds​. Van Cleef & Arpels Collection.
    Inspirations

    A Maison born of a marriage

    Ring, 18K yellow gold, diamonds. Sous les étoiles collection, Van Cleef & Arpels
    Savoir-Faire

    The star setting: between precision and poetry

    Butterfly clip, circa 1971​. Yellow gold, white gold, malachite, diamonds​. Van Cleef & Arpels Collection.
    Inspirations

    The vitality of nature according to 

    Van Cleef & Arpels

    Final polishing, Lucky Animals Squirrel clip, rose gold, carnelian, tiger eye, onyx, Van Cleef & Arpels
    Stones

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