Sunflower or Alhambra
Harry Winston · Van Cleef & Arpels
Sunflower
Sunflower
Eight matched stones ring a single round brilliant like petals around a seed head, laid out with a compass for strict symmetry.
Plants become emblems here, simple enough to repeat. Harry Winston fixed the Sunflower in 1950 as eight matched stones around one, spaced with a compass and set in platinum. Van Cleef & Arpels drew the Alhambra in 1968 as a four-leaf clover in hard stone, framed by a double row of gold beads and threaded along chains. Winston arranges gems, white or coloured, and Van Cleef & Arpels fills a silhouette with onyx, malachite or mother-of-pearl.
| Fact | Sunflower | Alhambra |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 1950 | 1968 |
| School | New York | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | platinum, diamond, sapphire, ruby | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond, mother-of-pearl, onyx, malachite, carnelian, enamel |
| Moves | No | No |
| From | Not published | €1,600 |
| Top of line | — | €211,000 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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