Van Cleef And Arpels Alhambra Mother Of Pearl

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Vintage Alhambra 5 Motifs Mother of Pearl Bracelet by Van Cleef & Arpels

$5,150

Vintage Alhambra 5 Motifs Mother of Pearl Bracelet by Van Cleef & Arpels

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in Bethesda, MD

Discover the timeless elegance of this Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra bracelet, showcasing five signature clover charms in 18K yellow gold paired with luminous mother of pea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold

Van Cleef & Arpels Yellow Gold Pure Alhambra Motifs Bracelet, Mother of Pearl

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Van Cleef & Arpels Yellow Gold Pure Alhambra Motifs Bracelet, Mother of Pearl

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful bracelet Pure Alhambra bracelet from Van Cleef & Arpels with 4 motifs in yellow gold and white mother-of-pearl.

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2010s French Chain Bracelets

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Van Cleef & Arpels Magic Alhambra Motifs Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl Necklace

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Van Cleef & Arpels Magic Alhambra Motifs Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl Necklace

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in New York, NY

Created in 2006 by Van Cleef & Arpels, the Magic Alhambra(R) jewelry creations gather different-sized Alhambra motifs, coming together in a joyful dance.

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2010s French Drop Necklaces

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Van Cleef & Arpels Magic Alhambra Long Motifs Necklace

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in New York, NY

Created in 2006 by Van Cleef & Arpels, the Magic Alhambra(R) jewelry creations gather different-sized Alhambra motifs, coming together in a joyful dance.

Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Earrings

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Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Earrings

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in New York, NY

Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra Mother of Pearl earrings finely crafted in 18k yellow gold.

Category

20th Century French Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold

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Dm 1 in

Van Cleef And Arpels PURE Alhambra Mother Of Pearl Diamonds Earrings

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Van Cleef & Arpels Earrings from the Iconic "Pure Alhambra Collection" features 2 lucky Clover Design Crafted in 18k White Gold and set with Fine White D-E Color Diamonds. .85 cts o...

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2010s French Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Gold and Mother-of-Pearl Necklace

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L 20.75 in

Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Gold and Mother-of-Pearl Necklace

By Van Cleef & Arpels

Located in Greenwich, CT

You will create your own luck by wearing this four leaf clover inspired Alhambra necklace. Designed and signed by Van Cleef & Arpels, this 18 karat yellow gold necklace features ele...

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2010s French Modern Chain Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

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W 0.55 in L 7.25 in

Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra Mother-Of-Pearl Gold Bracelet

$49,985

CARTIER Paris Art Deco Enameled Cocktail Ring 18Kt Gold With Diamonds & Gemstone

By Cartier

Located in Miami, FL

An art deco ring designed by Cartier. This is a magnificent art deco ring, created in Paris France and designed by the jewelry house of Cartier. This colorful cocktail ring is very ...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold

Gucci Tom Ford Era 2004 Limited Edition AD Era Bag Bamboo Chain Metallic

$1,890

Gucci Tom Ford Era 2004 Limited Edition AD Era Bag Bamboo Chain Metallic

By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci

Located in Melbourne, VIC

prémode presents Gucci Tom Ford Era 2004 Bag. This limited edition bag was designed by Tom Ford for his final collection as the Creative Director for Gucci. Featuring absolutely gorg...

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John Galliano for Christian Dior Silk Ruffle Hem Dress

$4,800

CHANEL purple suede QUILTED CLASSIC BALLET Flats Shoes 38.5 fit 38

By Chanel

Located in Zürich, CH

100% authentic Chanel CC quilted classic flats in purple suede with grosgrain trim. Have been worn and are in excellent condition. Measurements Model REV G26250 Imprinted Size 38.5...

Category

2010s Shoes

Hermes Kelly 32 Toile Rouge

$23,210

Hermes Kelly 32 Toile Rouge

By Hermès

Located in London, GB

This Hermès Kelly 32 Sellier is an old time favourite. Meticulously made entirely by hand from natural Toile it is lined with evenly-grained Courchevel leather. The piece opens to re...

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20th Century French Top Handle Bags

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Van Cleef And Arpels Alhambra Mother Of Pearl For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the van cleef and arpels alhambra mother of pearl you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Frequently made of gold, 18k gold and yellow gold, this item was constructed with great care. You can easily find a 95 antique edition and 734 modern creations to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a van cleef and arpels alhambra mother of pearl from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. While most can agree that any van cleef and arpels alhambra mother of pearl from our collection can easily elevate most outfits, but the choice of a pearl version from the 216 available is guaranteed to add a special touch to your ensemble. See these pages for an uncut iteration of this accessory, while there are also round cut cut and brilliant cut cut versions available here, too. Most of our van cleef and arpels alhambra mother of pearl for sale are for women, but there are 310 pieces available to browse for men.

How Much is a Van Cleef And Arpels Alhambra Mother Of Pearl?

Prices for a van cleef and arpels alhambra mother of pearl can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $1 and can go as high as $68,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $5,787.

Van Cleef & Arpels for sale on 1stDibs

One of the world’s foremost jewelry houses, Van Cleef & Arpels is particularly noted for a focus on technical virtuosity, craftsmanship and artistry, evident since its beginning. Rather than create earrings, bracelets, necklaces and other adornments primarily for the aim of displaying of wealth and opulence, Van Cleef & Arpels sought to produce jewelry that projected the wearer’s taste and style.

The company was formed a year after the 1895 marriage of Alfred Van Cleef, the son of a gem cutter, to Estelle Arpels, daughter of precious-stones dealer Salomon Arpels. Ten years later, Van Cleef & Arpels opened its first boutique on the Place Vendôme in Paris, setting the march on a square now crowded with dealers in bijouterie. (The company still occupies the New York flagship store opened in 1939 at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street.)

Born from a union of expertise in both jewelry making and gem selection, Van Cleef & Arpels distinguished itself with both the consistency of the color and clarity of its stones and the creativity of its designs. In doing so, the house would win a roster of dedicated, fashion-conscious clients that included the Duchess of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Hutton, Jacqueline Onassis and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1933, Van Cleef & Arpels patented its trademark Mystery Setting — a technique by which gems are fitted into an intricate matrix of slots and “drawers” that keep the setting hidden. Another signal innovation was the Zip necklace, introduced in 1951, which can be worn either around the neck or, with the zipper closed, as a bracelet.

But as much as to the firm’s craftsmanship, clients have been drawn by the insouciance and playfulness of Van Cleef & Arpels designers, as well as their attunement to the cultural climate. After the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the company produced several lavish pieces featuring hieroglyphics and other Egyptian motifs to go along with the geometric Art Deco jewelry of that decade and the next. Following World War II, as symbols of freedom and rebirth, the firm focused on naturalistic forms such as birds, flowers, fruit and flying insects. High society’s 1960s fascination with the Near East and India prompted such pieces as the best-selling Alhambra necklace, popularized by Princess Grace.

Lately, attention among collectors and connoisseurs has centered on Van Cleef & Arpels’s quality of workmanship as much as its glamour. The firm was the subject of a 2012 show at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, as well as exhibitions at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, in 2013 and at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 2014.

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Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.

Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

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