Jardin d'Extrême - Orient

It's not difficult to see how in the Orient Jardin d'Extreme Collection, Van Cleef & Arpels have captured and replicated existing elements such as trees to give a very definite impression of imagery easily related to Bonsai.

In the luxury Serenité earrings above left, designers have reproduced the pure lines of the dry oriental gardens within the flowing curves of diamonds. These lines are studded with fascinating cabochon star sapphires, imitating smooth boulders. A few marquise-cut emeralds represent the leaves of the maple, a highly symbolic tree in Japanese gardens.
Beside the earrings, the Nuit d'Orient ring features a magnificent black opal (22.96 carats). The ring has aquatic highlights which are enhanced by the mounting which represents the pools, cascades and bridges of peaceful Oriental gardens.