VAN CLEEF & ARPELS 1960s Pelouse" model Soft curved bracelet in 18k (750‰) yellow gold and platinum (850à tubogaz links covered on top with gold granulations. In the centre four lines of brilliant-cut diamonds define a pattern paved with round rubies Signed, numbered 26755, engraved "Made in France", title hallmarks and hallmark of Master Goldsmith Péry Lucien, Péry et fils Length: 16.5 cm Gross weight: 96.1 g This bracelet is a perfect illustration of the transition made in the 1950s between the "Couscous" model created around 1940 and the "Pélouse" model that evolved from it, with the common feature of the gold granulation. Bibliography: Evelyne Possémé, "Van Cleef & Arpels, L'art de la Haute Joaillerie", Ed. Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris 2012, a similar model reproduced on page 142. Sylvie Raulet "Van Cleef & Arpels", Ed. du Regard, a similar model reproduced on page 236