The animal world as seen by Van Cleef & Arpels, French history as told by Falize
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Like an ode to nature, these airy brooches from Van Cleef & Arpels will be featured in the high jewelry sale orchestrated by Tajan in Paris, which will also feature an imposing historicist necklace attributed to Lucien Falize. Van Cleef & Arpels, broches paon, échassier et canard en vol, année 1921, platine, onyx et diamants, 8 x 2,4 x 1,4 cm (paon), 6,7 x 3,3 cm (échassier), 6 x 5,2 cm (canard).Estimation : 35 000/60 000 € chaque From its foundation in 1906, the jewelry house quickly demonstrated a pronounced interest in flora and fauna. While flowers initially dominated the repertoire
