Kingdom of Neptune

Sailing the seas of the oceans of Atlantis, Van Cleef & Arpels discover the Kingdom of Neptune, a fabulous territory where the sea god appears on his chariot drawn by surf coloured horses. One of these stallions is represented by a spirited bracelet and pendant, where the horse’s mane transforms into a cascade of blue sapphires, diamonds and natural pearls; or another, whose splendid mane spills across the round cover of a compact mirror, in a wave of sapphires, diamonds and mother of pearl…
Amongst the mythical creatures of this kingdom, the Amphitrite clip represents a delicate seahorse made of pink gold, pink sapphires and diamonds, floating mysteriously in shimmering light. Floating beside him is Océanide; a clip whose movement transforms this exquisite sea nymph into an underwater flower in an eddy of blue sapphires. Alongside them is Europe; a necklace of diamond droplets as light as sea mist. The Néréïde clip is a nymph of yellow and white gold set with yellow and white diamonds, gazing at a stunning, sunset red, 7 carat spinel clasped in her hands.
The blue of the ocean’s hue transforms as one descends, so too, the fascinating tones of the opal and grey pearls of the Cyllène necklace. The Scylla necklace - named after the sea nymph who was transformed into a sea dragon by the goddess Circe, is intriguing: open and entirely articulated, it represents a dragon-snake that softly winds around the neck and whose head and tail can be transformed into two mysterious clips…

Néréide Clip in white gold, pear-shaped yellow sapphires, and round diamonds featuring an orange-pink oval-cut spinel (7.21 carats)

Van Cleef & Arpels, 9 New Bond Street 020 7494 0400 www.vancleef-arpels.com