Van Cleef & Arpels Paris Diamond Leaf Brooch
Regular price
$18,500
Created in the 1960s, this 18K gold and diamond leaf brooch was created by the atelier Péry & Fils for Van Cleef & Arpels. The high relief clip is designed as six textured leaves centering a line of graduating diamonds, whose total weight is over three and a half carats. Curvaceous and appealingly textured, this sparkling leaf belongs to the distinctive Van Cleef & Arpels tradition, unbroken throughout the firm's design history, of stylized naturalism.
Item #: BO-22224
Artist: Van Cleef & Arpels, Péry & Fils
Country: France
Circa: 1960s
Dimensions: 2.75" length, 1.50" width.
Materials: 41 round diamonds (approximate total weight 3.60 carats); 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 30.6 g
Signed: Van Cleef & Arpels, Made in France, no. 31550, with maker's mark for Péry & Fils
Item #: BO-22224
Artist: Van Cleef & Arpels, Péry & Fils
Country: France
Circa: 1960s
Dimensions: 2.75" length, 1.50" width.
Materials: 41 round diamonds (approximate total weight 3.60 carats); 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 30.6 g
Signed: Van Cleef & Arpels, Made in France, no. 31550, with maker's mark for Péry & Fils
According to Sylve Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels' designers notebooks from the 1930s to the 1960s are replete with floral and foliate motifs, an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the firm. Unlike other jewelers who abandoned natural forms during the 1920s and 1930s, designers at Van Cleef & Arpels never did so, but instead "freely interpreted" these motifs. According to Raulet, in addition to flowers, "(t)he designers also excelled in multi-leaf compositions", a group to which this sculptural brooch belongs. The high style workshop Péry & Fils was an essential partner to the Parisian jewelry maisons throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. The artisans were prized for their skill and creativity, and ultimately the workshop was purchased by and integrated into Van Cleef & Arpels.
According to Sylve Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels' designers notebooks from the 1930s to the 1960s are replete with floral and foliate motifs, an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the firm. Unlike other jewelers who abandoned natural forms during the 1920s and 1930s, designers at Van Cleef & Arpels never did so, but instead "freely interpreted" these motifs. According to Raulet, in addition to flowers, "(t)he designers also excelled in multi-leaf compositions", a group to which this sculptural brooch belongs. The high style workshop Péry & Fils was an essential partner to the Parisian jewelry maisons throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. The artisans were prized for their skill and creativity, and ultimately the workshop was purchased by and integrated into Van Cleef & Arpels.
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