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Through poise and graceful movement, the ballerina embodies femininity and elegance. This emblematic motif first made its debut in the early 1940s at the famed French jewelry house, Van Cleef & Arpels and beautifully crafted as brooches until the late 1960s.Born from a collaboration between designer Maurice Duvalet and manufacturer John Rubel, the ballerina theme was inspired by Louis Arpels’ passion for classical opera and ballet. Duvalet studied the grace and form of ballet performers and with the skilled craftsmanship of Rubel, the first set of ballerinas were fashioned in the New York workshop.These charming and timeless brooches depict ballerinas in various graceful poses, often with rose-cut diamond faces along with elaborate and brightly colored gem-set costumes. Today, these enchanting and rare jewels remain highly sought-after by collectors as an iconic design by a famed jewelry house that no important jewelry collection from this era is complete without.PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A TURQUOISE, RUBY AND DIAMOND 'BALLERINA' BROOCH, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
细节
A TURQUOISE, RUBY AND DIAMOND 'BALLERINA' BROOCH, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Designed as a dancing ballerina, the face mounted with an oval shaped rose-cut diamond with circular-cut ruby hair, to the circular-cut ruby and diamond fan and dress, enhanced by turquoise cabochons, circa 1940, 2 7/8 ins., mounted in gold
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 5171
Designed as a dancing ballerina, the face mounted with an oval shaped rose-cut diamond with circular-cut ruby hair, to the circular-cut ruby and diamond fan and dress, enhanced by turquoise cabochons, circa 1940, 2 7/8 ins., mounted in gold
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 5171
展览
Cf. D. Healy, P. Proddow, American Jewelry: Glamour and Tradition, New York, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1987, p. 147