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In 1934-1935, Van Cleef & Arpels introduced the Minaudiére, a sleek version of the vanity cases of the day, meant to hold a woman’s lipstick, handkerchief, and powder puff with style and ease. L'École comes to you. Vancleef Fredric. Estelle arpels was a gemstone dealer’s daughter, and alfred van cleef a stone cutter’s son. Van Cleef Roet Professor of Neurology and Head, Department of Neuroscience, Monash University & Director of Neurology, Alfred Health.

764,966 for a proprietary gem setting style it calls In 2010/2011, the company's estimated sales were €450 million in total sales and €45 million in watches.A 1936 Van Cleef & Arpels custom jewelry piece with a "Mystery Setting" sold for $326,500 during an auction at Brands Owned by Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A. From the iconic Alhambra and Frivole to Cadenas, each collection of vca jewelry from the house exemplifies savoir-faire and French elegance.

One of the most enduring techniques developed by the House is the Mystery Setting, patented between 1934 and 1936. Melanie was born on October 20 1839, in Forbach Sarreguemin. It has remained a popular design, reworked periodically for new collections. See Photos. The surfaces are created using an extremely fine rose gold mesh which hugs the contours of the stones resulting in a seamless surface of rubies, emeralds, sapphires, or diamonds.The House created the Van Cleef & Arpels hallmark in 1938, a lozenge symbol with the letters VC on one side and A on the other separated by the Vendome column, which guarantees the origin of each jewel. By adding this product to the basket, you acknowledge that this product is intended for professional use only. Examples of faithful clients include Madeleine Carroll, Michèle Morgen, Ava Gardner, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Liz Taylor, Maria Callas, Jacqueline Kennedy, Claudia Cardinale, Romy Schneider, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Chiara Mastroianni, Sharon Stone, Kristin Scott Thomas, Julia Roberts, Uma Thurman, Zhang Ziyi, Carole Bouquet, Diane Kruger, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Coppola, and many more.Over the years, the firm was always managed by a descendant of the Arpels family, until it was acquired by the Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A. in 1999. It was the beginning of a love story like no other, a great adventure beyond expectation.In 1895, they were married. From 1909 to 1939, Van Cleef & Arpels prospered and opened boutiques in holiday resorts such as Deauville, Le Touquet, Nice and Monte-Carlo.