Lot n° 123
Estimation :
4000 - 6000
EUR
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, "Touch Wood" Collection, 1970's - Im - Lot 123
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, "Touch Wood" Collection, 1970's - Important pendant in yellow gold 750 thousandths and exotic wood composed of three articulated pear-shaped links. Signed "VCA", dated "70" and numbered "114654". Marked by the Atelier PÉRY & Fils. Dimensions : 12.5x5cm. Gross weight: 30 g.
As early as 1916, the House of Van Cleef & Arpels designed jewelry collections combining wood and precious stones, named "Touch Wood", evoking the superstition of "touching wood", thus becoming lucky charms.
Bibliography: POSSÉMÉ, Évelyne, Van Cleef & Arpels, L'art de la haute joaillerie, Exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Les Arts Décoratifs, 2012, P. 34 et seq.
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