The air signs illustrate the poetry of nocturnal skies , the intensely glittery blue of lapis lazuli for the Gemini long necklace responding to the bluish aventurine of Aquarius and the shimmering golden obsidian of Libra . Particularly graphic , the materials chosen to adorn the signs of fire evoke in turn flames and lava , like the iron eye selected for Aries , volcanic magma , such as red pietersite from Sagittarius , or even embers . fiery , like red jasper whose mottled patterns give life to the Lion .
A second set of twelve pieces offers a contemporary vision of the yellow gold medals that appeared in Van Cleef & Arpels ’ collections in the 1950s . These historic creations of the Maison have been declined over the ages in different sizes and various functions . Thus , charms , bracelets , pendants , clips or even cufflinks , inspired by the theme of the zodiac , marked the history of Van Cleef & Arpels until the 2000s .
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