Hortensia or Frivole
Chaumet · Van Cleef & Arpels
Hortensia
Hortensia
Hydrangea florets gathered into pompoms, garlands and posies, the flower repeated in gold petals, pink opal and pavé.
Frivole's petals are hearts, finished by hand to the mirror polish Van Cleef & Arpels has used since the 1920s, so the gold alone throws the light. The house made them a collection in 2003, arranging the blossoms off-centre. Chaumet's Hortensia, a decade later, lets stones do more of the work, filling hydrangea florets with pink opal, coral and pavé. Both houses cluster flowers rather than isolate them, Frivole in reflective metal, Hortensia in soft colour.
| Fact | Hortensia | Frivole |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 2013 | 2003 |
| Designer | Claire Dévé-Rakoff | — |
| School | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | rose gold, white gold, yellow gold, diamond, opal, sapphire, ruby, coral, tourmaline, mother-of-pearl | 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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