Giardino or Bouton d'or
Mellerio · Van Cleef & Arpels
Giardino
A four-petalled flower in openwork gold with a lace edge, set with one stone at its heart, taken from the gardens of Isola Madre on Lake Maggiore.
Bouton d'or
Little discs of gold, each with a stone at its centre, massed in rows and rings like the head of a buttercup.
Bouton d'or works by accumulation: polished yellow-gold discs, each holding a stone, crowd together into rows and rings, a 1936 Van Cleef & Arpels motif revived in 2016. Giardino works by isolation. Laure-Isabelle Mellerio's four-petalled flower is cut in openwork with a lace edge and a single coloured stone at its heart, and it shrinks to a Mini charm or grows into a medal. Weight and sequin brightness belong to the buttercup, and the island flower stays fine and lacy.
| Fact | Giardino | Bouton d'or |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | — | 2016 |
| Designer | Laure-Isabelle Mellerio | — |
| School | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | rose gold, yellow gold, diamond, sapphire, ruby, tsavorite, garnet, other | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond, chalcedony, onyx, carnelian, mother-of-pearl |
| Moves | No | No |
| From | €900 | Not published |
| Top of line | €18,000 | — |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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