ID 862941
Lot 19 | VAN CLEEF & ARPELS SUITE OF RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND 'HAWAII' JEWELRY
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 150 000
Round rubies and sapphires, round and single-cut diamonds, 18k yellow gold (French marks), bracelet circa 1938, earrings circa 1953 and ring circa 1938, each signed Van Cleef & Arpels, bracelet with maker's mark, each numbered
Size/Dimensions: bracelet 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in); earrings 2.2 cm ( 7/8 in); US ring size 5
Gross Weight: 127.2 grams
Provenance
Doris Duke
Christie's, New York, 2 June 2004, Magnificent Jewels from the Doris Duke Collection, lot 77
Literature
S. Coffin, S. Menkes, R. Peltason, Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef Arpels, New York, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Smithsonian Institution, 2011, p. 257
E. Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art of High Jewelry, Paris, Les Arts Décoratifs, 2012, p. 126 (earrings and ring)
E. Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels: When Elegance Meets Art, Paris, Les Arts Décoratifs, 2018, p. 126 (earrings and ring)
Exhibited
New York, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels, 18 February - 5 June 2011
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art of High Jewelry, Paris, 20 September 2012 - 10 February 2013
Beijing, Today Art Museum, Van Cleef & Arpels: When Elegance Meets Art, 21 April - 5 August 2018 (earrings and ring)
Manufactur: | Van Cleef & Arpels |
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Medium: | Diamonds, Precious stones, Ruby, Sapphire |
Category: | Jewelry sets |
Manufactur: | Van Cleef & Arpels |
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Medium: | Diamonds, Precious stones, Ruby, Sapphire |
Category: | Jewelry sets |
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