{"product_id":"van-cleef-arpels-vintage-alhambra-turquoise-18k-white-gold-necklace","title":"Van Cleef \u0026 Arpels Vintage Alhambra Turquoise 18K White Gold Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are pieces that require context, and then there is the Vintage Alhambra. Introduced by Van Cleef \u0026amp; Arpels in 1968, it is one of the handful of jewelry designs that has crossed from collectible into cultural — recognized immediately by those who know it, and by many who don't. The four-leaf clover form, the beaded gold border, the cable chain: each element is so precisely itself that no variation has ever diminished the original. It simply continues to be what it is, year after year, generation after generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is among the more compelling combinations the Maison has produced. The single motif is set with turquoise — a vivid, even robin's-egg blue with no visible matrix, cabochon-cut and polished to a smooth, glassy surface that reads as almost luminous against the bright white of the 18-karat gold border. Where the yellow gold versions of the Alhambra carry warmth and familiarity, the white gold frame here does something different: it sharpens the turquoise, pulling the color forward and giving the pendant a cooler, more graphic quality. The contrast is striking without being aggressive. It is, in the truest sense of the phrase, effortlessly wearable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beaded border — Van Cleef \u0026amp; Arpels' signature detail, hand-finished on each piece — traces the outline of the clover in a continuous row of small polished domes that catch light independently of the stone itself. The effect from the side, visible in our detail image, is one of real material depth: the turquoise sits flush within its frame, bordered by that raised row of gold, the whole pendant having a solidity that photographs struggle to fully convey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe necklace hangs from Van Cleef \u0026amp; Arpels' classic cable chain in 18-karat white gold, signed at the lobster clasp with the Maison's characteristic bar tag. The chain length positions the pendant at the collarbone — close enough to read clearly, refined enough to disappear beneath a collar when the occasion calls for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a collector's perspective, the turquoise Vintage Alhambra in white gold deserves particular attention. Turquoise is among the least consistently available stones in the Alhambra range — Van Cleef \u0026amp; Arpels releases it selectively, and certain colorways carry significant secondary-market premiums when they appear. The white gold and turquoise pairing specifically has proven one of the more durable combinations among serious collectors, a function both of its visual distinctiveness and its relative scarcity compared to the yellow gold and mother-of-pearl versions that circulate more freely. Single-motif pendants in this configuration, in excellent condition, represent the Alhambra at its most accessible entry point — and its most enduring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Cleef and Arpels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47730286133469,"sku":"0003934","price":8250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7828\/2405\/files\/van-cleef-arpels-vintage-alhambra-turquoise-18k-white-gold-necklace-0003934-1230912933.jpg?v=1775076308","url":"https:\/\/www.opulentjewelers.com\/products\/van-cleef-arpels-vintage-alhambra-turquoise-18k-white-gold-necklace","provider":"Opulent Jewelers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}