ART DECO GOLD AND DIAMOND “LUDO HEXAGONE” BRACELET BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Of jarretière design, the articulated band of hexagonal links set with circular- and single-cut diamonds, decorated with a clasp of bombé design pavé-set with circular-cut diamonds.
Louis Arpels' nickname “Ludo” bracelet, created in 1934, originally consisted in a flexible band of rectangular links arranged in a brick pattern. In 1935, Van Cleef & Arpels introduced the 'Ludo Hexagon' model where hexagonal links were arranged in a honeycomb pattern. A typical feature of these bracelets were clasps reminiscent of belt buckles.
Literature
Cf.: Evelyne Posseme, Van Cleef & Arpels, The Art of High Jewelry, pg. 95 for an example of a 'Ludo Hexagone' bracelet dated 1937.
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