22, Place Vendôme

Vintage Lapis Lazuli & Gold Cufflinks by Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris c. 1970

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Vintage Lapis Lazuli & Gold Cufflinks by Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris c. 1970

Description

This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

In the late 1960s, tastes changed, moving away from the cool chic of International Modernism towards more sensual, warmer and more individual designs. Yellow gold came back into fashion, shaped like rock or tree bark, like coarse ropes or like bubbling foam. Previously, jewellery was usually made of white gold and polished smooth. Now, strong structures were to testify to the craftsmanship of the jewellery. Designers such as Andrew Grima in London and David Webb in New York led the way here. The major jewellery houses in Paris quickly followed suit. This pair of cufflinks by van Cleef & Arpels shows that this fashion was also applied to men. Two lapis lazuli bars are held by golden ropes. Their surface creates a beautiful interplay of light and shadow. The intense blue colour of the lapis goes wonderfully with this: The typical, natural speckles of pyrite in the stone shine like stars in the night sky. We discovered the cufflinks in the south of France. They have been very well preserved in their original gray suede case. Lapis bars are held securely in place by small springs, but can also be removed from the settings to put the buttons on. For this purpose, the bars are flattened on one side so that they can be easily inserted into the settings.

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Paris is the city of great jewelry houses. Cartier, Boucheron, Chaumet, there are so many big names based in the French capital that instead of "All roads lead to Rome", it should actually read: "All roads lead to Paris"! This ring comes from one of the most famous jewelry houses of our time, van Cleef & Arpels. The Maison was founded in Paris in 1896 by the Dutch diamond cutter Alfred Van Cleef and his father-in-law Salomon Arpels. Since 1906, the company has had its premises at 22 Place Vendôme, opposite the Hôtel Ritz.

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22, Place Vendôme

€ 2,890.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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22, Place Vendôme

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