A GROUP OF RETRO RUBY AND DIAMOND 'LUDO HEXAGONE' JEWELLERY, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

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A GROUP OF RETRO RUBY AND DIAMOND 'LUDO HEXAGONE' JEWELLERY, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Comprising a flexible strap bracelet, composed of hexagonally shaped links each with circular-cut ruby centre to an engraved star motif surround, with pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond and mystery-set ruby buckle clasp; together with a pair of similarly-set clip brooches, circa 1937, 18.8cm and 4.0cm respectively, French assay marks for gold
Each signed Van Cleef & Arpels, the clips no.46708 & 46709

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Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

Cf. S. Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, p.187 for a similar example

First designed in 1934, the name of the model is a reference to Louis Arpels who was known to his friends as Ludo.
This bracelet has been produced in a variety of designs: "Briquette" when composed of narrow gold rectangular panels in a brickwork pattern and "Hexagone" when the articulated ribbon is made of small hexagonal links in a honeycomb design.
Usually set with rubies, sapphires or diamonds in a star setting, the articulated ribbon is often in yellow gold but sometimes in platinum. The clasp also varies depending on the model: either designed as a buckle motif set with diamonds, or as a stylised bridge encrusted with rubies or sapphires in the houses's famous Mystery setting.

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