A Forget-Me-Not brooch by Van Cleef & Arpels

the five diamond centered Forget-Me-Nots with blue and purple sapphire petals bound by a ribbon from which hangs a label engraved ‘Ne M’Oubliez Pas’.

This iconic brooch in the history of  VC&A plays on the language of flowers to express love.

Signed ‘Van Cleef & Arpels’ and numbered 52176.

Paris, circa 1950.

5 cm