Gold and diamond snowflake pendant necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels, the central cluster of branching star form, on a flexible chevron collar of fishbone style baton fringes,
the collar in yellow gold and flaring away from the rose gold snowflake, this alternating six convex and six concave leafy points of stellar dendrite manner, embellished with a central cluster of seven old round brilliant cut diamonds, the branches supporting two rows diamonds at midway and terminals, the gold of 18ct, the diamonds with platinum claws, signed 'VAN CLEEF & ARPELS', 'AU750' and copyright symbol '�', French assaymark for 18ct gold to the tongue and French control mark for 18ct gold and platinum to the snowflake, possibly French made for American retail, approximately 3.60cts of diamonds in all, of old and transition cut, together with a Van Cleef & Arpels brown suede pouch Collar length 38cm / 15''
Collar width maximum 2cm / �''
Snowflake cluster 4.2cm / 1 5/8'' Weight: 196g
Late 19th century gold and peridot pendant necklace, c.1890, centred by a principal canted triangular peridot suspending an inverted pear shape peridot, with cream-white enamel bow motif between,
Gold and diamond snowflake pendant necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels, the central cluster of branching star form, on a flexible chevron collar of fishbone style baton fringes,