VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, French work from the 1960s - Lot 153

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, French work from the 1960s "Feuilles" set in yellow gold 750‰ comprising a ring and pair of earrings, the foliage chased, the ring centered with an old-cut diamond in a surround of round faceted emeralds. Systems for non-pierced ears, the rackets in yellow gold 750‰. The earrings signed "VAN CLEEF & ARPELS", numbered "100990", annotated "© 64" and hallmarked Atelier PÉRY & Fils. The ring is neither signed nor numbered. Diamond weight: approx. 1 carat. Finger size: 48, width: 1.7cm. Gross weight: 11.9 g. Ring size: 2.5x1.7cm. Gross weight: 17.7g. (Chips, small cracks). During the 1950s-1960s, Van Cleef's taste for flora was unavoidable. Compositions made from multiple leaves were particularly fashionable, either treated "in white" (platinum and diamonds) or in color. Leaves are ribboned, braided, twisted, arranged in chevrons or crossed. Our "Leaves" set is an excellent illustration. Bibliography: RAULET, Sylvie, Van Cleef & Arpels, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, pp.124-125.