Van Cleef & Arpels drop Earrings

CRAFTED IN THE 1930S, THESE DIAMOND AND RUBY EARRINGS EMBODY AN EXUBERANT ART DECO AESTHETIC THAT BELIED THE TUMULT OF A DIFFICULT DECADE. “THE SCALE OF THE EARRINGS IS VERY UNUSUAL, BEING VERY LARGE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DROP PAIR LIKE THIS BEFORE,” SAYS SIMON TEAKLE, WHO WILL BE SHOWCASING THE EARRINGS AT THE FAIR. “INVISIBLY SET JEWELLERY BY [VAN CLEEF & ARPELS] IS VERY RARE, TAKING HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO MAKE EACH PIECE, WITH ONLY A HANDFUL OF PIECES EACH YEAR.”