Beschreibung:

AN EXQUISITE CARVED EMERALD, RUBY, DIAMOND AND GOLD PENDANT NECKLACE, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Centering upon a carved cabochon emerald measuring approximately 29.00 x 24.00 x 17.20 mm, within an oval and circular-cut ruby and diamond frame, suspended from a single strand of fluted emerald and ruby beads, spaced by gold rondelles, the front enhanced by pav-set diamond and gold beads, mounted in gold, (pendant detaches to be worn as a brooch), in a suede case--19.5/8 ins. long Signed VCA for Van Cleef & Arpels, No. NY47045 Designers have always been fascinated by exotic cultures; their rich iconography and color schemes providing a panoply of sources from which to draw. The Near and Far East have served as design inspirations for jewelry, especially in the twentieth century. Evident in the first decade, then during the art deco period, this source continued to captivate designers into the 1970s On this necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels transformed a simple design into a splendid piece of jewelry. Fluted beads, an engraved emerald, and colors of red, green and white relate this necklace to Indian jewelry from the Moghul period, the type worn by important dignitaries. The center of the pendant, which detaches and can be worn as a brooch, is set with an emerald engraved in a spreading lotus flower design, enframed with rubies and diamonds. Whereas the neck chain on original style jewelry usually consists of a simple cord, this necklace hangs from an elaborate festoon featuring gold, ruby and fluted emerald beads, accented with diamond-set gold rondelle spacers. (2)