Tulle or Perlée
Buccellati · Van Cleef & Arpels
Tulle
Tulle
A half-millimetre sheet of gold pierced by hand into hundreds of minute hexagonal cells, so the metal reads like net lace.
The 1920s gave both houses their ornament. In Milan, Mario Buccellati began piercing gold sheet into minute hexagons after the needle lace of Venice, the technique called tulle. In Paris, Van Cleef & Arpels began edging its pieces with small gold beads, which became Perlée in 2008. Tulle is all openings, gold sawn away until it reads as net; Perlée is all volume, spheres polished even on the side that touches skin.
| Fact | Tulle | Perlée |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | — | 2008 |
| Designer | Mario Buccellati | — |
| School | Milan & Valenza | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | yellow gold, white gold, diamond | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond, carnelian, malachite |
| Moves | No | stacks |
| From | Not published | €880 |
| Top of line | — | €515,000 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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