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Van Cleef & Arpels Cascade Diamond Earrings

Creator: Van Cleef & Arpels
Offered by: Macklowe Gallery, Ltd

Description
Created for Van Cleef & Arpels Paris in the 1980s-1990s by the workshop of André Vassort, these 18K gold cascade earrings are set with approximately 4.00 carats of diamonds. Designed to move like glittering drops of water, these delicate forms draw dancing light to the face.

Materials: 88 brilliant-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 4.00 carats); 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 13.8
Signed: VCA 750 OR, 83327A4, Andre Vassort maker's mark

This earring design may appears to have been the forerunner of today's Van Cleef & Arpels "Palmyre" collection. In this period, as in the Art Deco, Van Cleef & Arpels turned to creative and highly adept manufacturing jewelers such as André Vassort to help realize its new ideas and designs. A favorite collaborator of the most prestigious Parisian houses, André Vassort's background and training remains shrouded in romance and mystery, but with his hallmark registered in the 1940s, the jeweler opened an independent premises in 1955. It was situated in the first arrondissement near the Opera and the Palais Royale, within easy walking distance of the Place Vendôme and rue de la Paix. Thus well located, he could easily maintain constant contact with the top maisons for whom he manufactured - Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, and Mauboussin - to facilitate the constant back and forth and readjustment that realizing great jewelry designs entails.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1950-1999
Creation Date:	1980's-1990's
Gemstones:	Diamond
Metals:	Gold
Styles / Movements:	Signed Pieces
Dealer Reference #:	ER-22033
Incollect Reference #:	829248

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Message from Seller:

Macklowe Gallery is the premier dealer of museum-quality 20th Century Decorative Arts, specializing in Tiffany lamps, French Art Nouveau, and antique jewelry. Visit us at 445 Park Avenue, NYC, or contact us at 212.644.6400 | email@macklowegallery.com |