Opera or Frivole
Buccellati · Van Cleef & Arpels
Opera
Opera
The Buccellati emblem, a four-petalled rosette of winding lines, cut out and worn as the jewel itself: in engraved gold, in diamond pavé, or laid over a pierced tulle lattice.
Mirror polish and hand engraving treat the same material in opposite ways. Van Cleef & Arpels polishes Frivole's heart-shaped petals until the bare metal throws light like a stone, a collection since 2003 built on clips of the 1940s. Buccellati breaks the light up instead, engraving the winding lines of its rosette emblem into the gold for Opera, which was shown in Paris in 2015, and laying it over pierced tulle.
| Fact | Opera | Frivole |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 2015 | 2003 |
| School | Milan & Valenza | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, platinum, diamond, mother-of-pearl, chalcedony, sapphire, emerald | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond |
| Moves | No | No |
| From | Not published | Not published |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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