Re: Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibition in Paris Archived Message
Posted by Gert-Jan  on February 11, 2013, 4:32 am, in reply to "Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibition in Paris"
Do you have a photo of Charlene wearing the ocean tiara?
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: 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!
:
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: 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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