A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
Van Cleef & Arpels
Pair of Gold 'Manchette' Cuff-Bracelets
Auction Closed
April 22, 11:22 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Van Cleef & Arpels
Pair of Gold 'Manchette' Cuff-Bracelets
comprising two cuff-bracelets of hammered free-form design, gross weight approximately approximately 103 and 105 dwts
together with fitted and signed box
signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered JB030357 and JB105007, with Swiss hallmark and maker's marks
5¼ in. (13.3 cm) internal circumference
These cuff-bracelets in the Etruscan style illustrate how successfully the designers of Van Cleef & Arpels were able to blend the old and new. Exotic themes were a constant source of inspiration for the Arpels family resulting from extensive foreign travel and the ever increasing number of international clients. The cuff-bracelets offered here, although inspired by the hammered gold work of an ancient culture, are thoroughly modern in design and typical of the bold sculptural jewels of the 1970s.