Category Archives: Van Cleef and Arpels

Sotheby’s auction: Important Jewels

Sotheby’s sale of Important Jewels is planned for  September 28, 2010 in New York.  A number of the key jewels come from a private collection, which features pieces from Harry Winston, Cartier, David Webb and Tiffany & Co. A classic … Continue reading

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Red Carpet Jewelry: New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show

Uh, I’m getting excited: the New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show is coming to town! With more than 100 exhibitors of antique and estate jewelry and watches, this show is certain to have something for everyone who is looking … Continue reading

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Van Cleef & Arpels collection helps turtles

Van Cleef & Arpels’ collection Les Voyages Extraordinaires, released during Paris Haute Couture week, explores the imaginary worlds of Jules Verne, in particular his book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and the sea creatures – turtles – that live … Continue reading

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Jewelry with a story

Much as the haute couture fashion shows, high jewelry seems to have rediscovered the art of storytelling.  During last weeks’s couture season, every piece of jewelry had a story to tell. Van Cleef & Arpels retold us two extraordinary tales … Continue reading

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Crummy Jewelry

Sometimes, the only possible explanation is: only in New York. I was admiring the Van Cleef and Arpels windows at the boutique at Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue earlier this week, when a chic lady wearing humongous reading glasses in … Continue reading

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