Van Cleef & Arpels Cosmos™ Diamond Brooch Pendant Large Model

“To be lucky, you must believe in luck,” as Jacques Arpels liked to say. Jacques was the nephew of Estelle Arpels, one of the two founders of Van Cleef & Arpels. As per the lore of the Maison, Jacques Arpels gathered four-leaf clovers in his backyard garden in Germigny-l’Évêque, presenting them to his staff, accompanied with the American poem Don’t Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier as encouragement to never give up hope. Indeed, the world becomes a more magical place when one feels lucky. This idea is beautifully realized in many of Van Cleef & Arpels’ iconic collections, including Alhambra™, Cosmos™, and Frivole™, where lucky motifs are often stylized and conflated with geometric forms in nature. One realization of this artistic convergence of forms is the Cosmos™ flower.

The Cosmos™ Collection is one of the Maison’s more recognizable signatures, dating back to the 1950s. In nature, cosmos flowers have a mathematically harmonious arrangement of eight petals in opposite pairs around a center of disc florets. The flower is named like the Universe, or kosmos in Greek, which means order, arrangement, and beauty. In the Van Cleef & Arpels Universe, the Cosmos™ flower has been simplified and stylized with four symmetrical heart-shaped petals to suggest both a flower and a four-leaf clover, paying homage to both nature and luck, two of the Maison’s cherished sources of inspiration.

Flowers are a trademark of the Maison and are realized in diamond creations with exquisite craftsmanship that captures both the vitality and delicate nature of each bloom, as evidenced in details like the lyrical curve of the floral stem, accented with five progressively larger diamonds. This large model Cosmos™ diamond convertible brooch pendant is expertly crafted in 18K yellow gold with both a double pinstem back and loop for a chain. The 18K yellow gold chain, stamped VCA, is included. The pin, from the Haute Joaillerie Collection in the Place Vendôme, Paris, is set with 133 round brilliant-cut diamonds, with an approximate weight of 5.33 carats. Each Cosmos™ flower is unique like a fingerprint with all stones hand set and configurations specially planned to enhance the beauty of each piece. The various sizes of the diamonds make the petals seem to dance. Matching earrings and a matching ring are available and sold separately at the time of this writing.

SKU :P1090
Category :PINS
Metal :18KYG

Van Cleef & Arpels

18K Yellow Gold

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