“DIADEME” DIAMOND RING FROM
THE “BALLET PRECIEUX” HIGH JEWELRY COLLECTION
BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, CIRCA 2008
Round diamonds weighing 1.81 carats and & carre-cut diamonds weighing 1.69 carats mounted in 18K white gold
Inspiration
Claude Arpels, the nephew of Estelle and her husband Afred who originally began Van Cleef & Arpels together, would later meet another important and influential founder in New York. This was none other than George Balanchine, the famous choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet. Their friendship intertwined with business, a fortunate bond that resulted in Balanchine’s 1967 ballet Jewels.
Van Cleef & Arpels much later collaborated withe the London Royal Ballet in 2007 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Jewels ballet. For this occasion, they crafted the Ballet Précieux High Jewelry collection around four themes: ballet, emeralds, rubies, and diamond.
New York / Paris
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