Van Cleef & Arpels Paris Diamond Knot Brooch
Regular price
$14,500
Created in the 1960s, this Van Cleef & Arpels Paris knot brooch is composed of 18K gold, platinum and diamonds. The brooch is designed as multiple coils of 18K gold ropetwist accented by lines of round brilliant-cut diamonds. An unusual Van Cleef & Arpels abstract design from the mid-century, this dynamic brooch combines the firm's signature 18K gold ropetwist threads with radiant diamonds.
Item #: BO-21545
Artist: Van Cleef & Arpels
Country: France
Circa: 1960s
Dimensions: 1.75" length, 2.00" width.
Materials: 57 round diamonds (approximate total weight 4.25 carats); 18K Gold
Signed: VAN CLEEF & ARPELS 15456, VCA maker's mark, 750, French assay mark, c 57
Item #: BO-21545
Artist: Van Cleef & Arpels
Country: France
Circa: 1960s
Dimensions: 1.75" length, 2.00" width.
Materials: 57 round diamonds (approximate total weight 4.25 carats); 18K Gold
Signed: VAN CLEEF & ARPELS 15456, VCA maker's mark, 750, French assay mark, c 57
Van Cleef & Arpels combined diamonds set in platinum with coiled threads of gold in the 1950s and 1960s. As explained in Van Cleef & Arpels : The Art of High Jewelry by Évelyne Possémé: "Gold was everywhere, worked in complex ways (coiled, braided, twisted)..." in styles reflecting the firm's emphasis on textiles as a perpetual source of inspiration.
Van Cleef & Arpels combined diamonds set in platinum with coiled threads of gold in the 1950s and 1960s. As explained in Van Cleef & Arpels : The Art of High Jewelry by Évelyne Possémé: "Gold was everywhere, worked in complex ways (coiled, braided, twisted)..." in styles reflecting the firm's emphasis on textiles as a perpetual source of inspiration.
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