Adam's Fine Jewellery & Watches 15th September 2020 at 4pm

45 59 A GEM-SET AND DIAMOND ‘NOVELTY’ CLIP BROOCH ‘LION ÉBOURIFFÉ’, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, CIRCA 1962 In the form of a lion, the eyes set with circular-cut emeralds, the muzzle with brilliant-cut dia- monds and the nose applied with black enamel, mounted in 18K gold and platinum, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, maker’s mark for ‘Péry & Fils’, French assay marks, length 4.6cm € 3,000 - 5,000 60 A GEM-SET ‘EPOUVANTAIL’ PENDANT/BROOCH, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, CIRCA 1965 Modelled as a scarecrow draped with textured gold clothing and hat, accented by a brilliant-cut diamond buttons, with sapphire and ruby cabochon highlights and green chalcedony head, mounted in 18K gold, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, maker’s mark for ‘Péry & Fils’, French assay marks, length (excluding bale): 5.6cm Princess Grace Kelly was also very fond of La Boutique and collected many of the designs, including the famous ‘Lion Ebouriffé’ clip brooch.This playful collection which was created to offer more accessible, more casual, young-at-heart jewels to a new democratic clientele, found immense success amongst the French Riviera royalty and international figures such as Jacky Ken- nedy Onassis. Ref: Sylvie Raulet,Van Cleef &Arpels, NewYork 1987, pages 142-143 For an illustration of Grace Kelly’s similar lion clip clip brooch, a gift fromAristote Onassis: ref: Evelyne Possémé,Van Cleef &Arpels, L’art de la Haute Joaillerie, Paris 2012, page 195 A similar ‘Lion Ebouriffé’ clip was on view during theVan Cleef &Arpels exhibition at the Musée de la Mode et du Costume, Palais Galliera in Paris, in 1992. No. 192 in the catalogue, page 150 Jackie Kennedy Onassis purchased a scarecrow brooch of same design byVan Cleef &Arpels, which she was seen wearing on several occasions. In 1996, Sotheby’s NewYork held ‘The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ auction where the brooch was included (lot 384) and sold for $101,500.TheVan Cleef &Arpels collection alone formed a large collection of the sale.