GOLD, SAPPHIRE AND CULTURED PEARL SPARROW BROOCH, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

Details

GOLD, SAPPHIRE AND CULTURED PEARL SPARROW BROOCH, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Cabochon sapphires, cultured pearl, gold (French mark), 1964, 4.5 cm, maker's mark, numbered

Literature

Cf. S. Tennenbaum, J. Zapata, The Jeweled Menagerie, The World of Animals in Gems, London, Thames & Hudson, 2001, p. 158 for the illustration of a similar brooch on a Van Cleef & Arpels 'La Boutique' advert

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Lot Essay

LA BOUTIQUE
In 1954, Van Cleef & Arpels created ‘La Boutique’, a new concept to offer daywear and a more affordable line of jewels. The most renowned jewels of this line are whimsical charming animals inspired by cartoons and early animated films. These collectable brooches have seduced icons such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Grace Kelly.

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