VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Ballerina Brooch

The longstanding bond between Van Cleef & Arpels and dance dates back to the 1920s. At the time, Louis Arpels, a fervent fan of ballet, would often take his nephew Claude to the Paris Opera. Under their leadership, the Maison's first ballerina clips were created in New York in the early 1940s, soon becoming signature pieces of Van Cleef & Arpels. 

Literature: The Art & Science Of Gems. By Xavier Barral, P.219.

18K yellow gold, turquoise, ruby and diamond.

Circa 1952

Signed: VCA PARIS 

Gross Weight: 18.5 grams