Lot 4
  • 4

GEM SET AND DIAMOND BROOCH, 'BALLERINA', VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, CIRCA 1950

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 CHF
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Description

Set with oval rubies and sapphires, accented with circular-cut diamonds, the face embellished with a rose diamond, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered.

Literature

Cf.: Sylvie Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, 1986, pg. 219 for an illustration of a brooch of similar design.

Condition

Signed VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, numbered N.Y. 5058, stamped 585 for 14 carat gold. In good condition. Gross weight approximately 25 grams.
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