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Details
Cabochon and square coral, cabochon chrysoprases, textured 18k yellow gold (French mark), 1970s, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, maker’s mark (Lasbleiz Fournier Vitiello), numbered. Sautoir transformable into four bracelets; detachable pendant wearable as a brooch

GGTL, 2022, report no. 22-B-6262: Pleurocorallium elatius

Size/Dimensions: sautoir 73.0 cm; bracelet 17.0 cm (each); brooch 7.2 cm; US ring size 8; earrings 3.1 cm
Gross weight: 243.2 grams

Please note this lot incorporates material from endangered species which could result in export restrictions.
Literature
Cf. A.Cappellieri, Van Cleef & Arpels, Time, Nature, Love, Skira, Milan, 2019, p. 154
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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