Van Cleef & Arpels, Ballerina Clip, 2012. White gold, round diamonds, one rose-cut diamond, pink gold, round rubies. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels. 

Van Cleef & Arpels, Acapulco Necklace With Detachable Clip. Pierres De Caractère - Variations Collection, 2014. White gold, round, pear-shaped, baguette-cut, marquise-cut and square-cut diamonds, square-cut blue and mauve sapphires, 3 oval-cut mauve sapphires for 12.90 carats (Madagascar), 4 oval-cut blue sapphires for 14.99 carats (Sri Lanka), 18 pear-shaped emeralds for 45.30 carats (Zambia). Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Vermillon Earrings. Pierres De Caractère, 2012. White gold, round, pear-shaped and marquise-cut diamonds, 2 oval-cut rubies of 13.33 and 13.83 carats (Tanzania). Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Izmir Necklace. Bal des légendes Collection, 2012. White gold, pink gold, round, baguette-cut and pear-shaped diamonds, citrines, amethysts, pink tourmalines, white opal beads, spessartite garnet beads, oval-cut spessartite garnet, pink, blue and purple spinels, yellow gold, one cushion-cut yellow sapphire of 50.79 carats (Sri Lanka). Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Izmir Earrings. Bal des légendes Collection, 2012. White gold, pink gold, round and baguette-cut diamonds, spessartite garnet beads, round pink spinels, carved pink tourmalines. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Zip Coccinelles Necklace transformable into a bracelet. Palais de la Chance Collection, 2012. White gold, round and pear-shaped diamonds, round and square-cut red spinels, red spinel beads, round black spinels, onyx. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Necklace with detachable clip and detachable bracelet and earrings with detachable pendants. Heritage Collection, 1959. Yellow and blue sapphires, emeralds, diamonds. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Ludo Hexagone Bracelet. Heritage Collection, 1937. Yellow gold, round diamonds, round rubies, red gold, Mystery Set™ rubies. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Clip. Heritage Collection, 1941. Yellow gold, baguette-cut sapphires, platinum, round diamonds, white gold. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Necklace and earrings with detachable pendants. Heritage Collection, 1973. Jade, coral, diamonds. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Ring. Heritage Collection, 1958. Yellow gold, one emerald-cut emerald of 35.35 carats (Colombia), platinum, round diamonds. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Van Cleef & Arpels, Necklace with detachable pendants. Heritage Collection, circa 1933. Platinum, round and baguette-cut diamonds, one cushion-cut diamond of 10.06 carats, 2 grey natural pearls. Price on request. Courtesy Van Cleef & Arpels.

Masterpiece London 2015. Stand A6. Van Cleef & Arpels. 2 rue du Quatre Septembre, Paris, France. T  +33 (0)1 70 70 35 00 - www.vancleefarpels.com - E-mail client.relations.europe@vancleefarpels.com - Website http://www.vancleefarpels.com