18ct gold, emerald, ruby and onyx 'Chat Malicieux' brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1955
Designed as a seated cat highlighted with a single cabochon emerald eye framed with diamonds, a cabochon ruby nose, the body accented with a buff top black onyx, length approximately 48mm, signed VCA for Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered 90028.
- Lot Sold $10,000 (Hammer Price)
- $12,200 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Literature
Sylvie Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York, 1978, p. 143.
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