Re: Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibition in Paris Archived Message
Posted by Cristina on February 10, 2013, 5:55 pm, in reply to "Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibition in Paris"
Thank you very much Alex. Well, I would love to see Pss Charlene's portrait with the saphire necklace tiara . Perhaps it will soon be made available other than just for the exibition I hope. --Previous Message-- : Dear all, : : I finally managed to go to the Van Cleef : & Arpels exhibition at the Musée des : Arts Décoratifs in Paris on what was its : final day. The exhibition was a delight and : full of some of the most extraordinary : pieces in the history of the House. : : A few thoughts on the Royal pieces : : : - Princess Charlene of Monaco's tiara was : exhibited and I was very much impressed with : how much more elegant it is in real life : than in photos or videos. The piece is quite : large, and the quality of the stones is : simply breathless. The sapphires have a very : subtle effect and give fluidity to the round : shapes, breaking the monotony of the : successive circles. The tiara is also : immensely glittering, and has a truly Royal : feel to it. There was also a portrait : photograph of the Princess wearing it as a : tiara, which I had never seen before. : : - a copy of HM the Shahbanou's coronation : crown was on show - set with zirconiums and : paste stones - and it is simply a : show-stealer!!! The stones are enormous and : the whole ensemble is an explosion of : colour and Oriental splendour. I can only : imagine what the original must look like, : with the real diamonds and the gloss of : genuine pearls! : : Also on show, pieces belonging to the : Maharani of Baroda, the Begum Aga Khan, the : Duchess of Windsor... I could have spent an : entire day there and was very disappointed : to only get there one hour before closing : time. But what an hour it was! : : : http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/francais/accueil-292/une-486/francais/arts-decoratifs/expositions-23/actuellement/dans-la-nef/van-cleef-arpels-l-art-de-la-haute/ :
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