None of that tacky looking stuff. Heading out for 22 Place Vendome to shop at Van Cleef and Arpels from their 1923 catalog of prettiness.

Style and trade catalogs/books. 1 Minute
Ye wondrous birds from far-away lands, living gems rather than brooches, in your myriad morning hues, you set forth the shining glamour of alluring beauties. Page 6 of a 1923 Van Cleef and Arpels catalogue. Collections of the Gemological Institute of America Library. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vancleefarpels1923/page/n5/mode/1up
The heavy gold bangle Queen Cleopatra loved has evolved into the delicately wrought jewelled band of our days clasped round the wrists of our Queen of Fashion. Page 11 of a 1923 Van Cleef and Arpels catalogue. Collections of the Gemological Institute of America Library. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vancleefarpels1923/page/n10/mode/1up
Perfect harmony of design and priceless gems achieve the paramount distinctiveness of the modern brooch. Page 13 of a 1923 Van Cleef and Arpels catalogue. Collections of the Gemological Institute of America Library. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vancleefarpels1923/page/n10/mode/1up
Gems of rarest worth, drops of purest light, dangling pendants, by the charm of their glowing tones and gently swaying motion enhance the beauty of the feminine face.  Page 15 of a 1923 Van Cleef and Arpels catalogue. Collections of the Gemological Institute of America Library. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vancleefarpels1923/page/n14/mode/1up
Of unparalleled richness these entirely novel designs where the setting is hardly perceptible have been created by genial artists. Page 18 of a 1923 Van Cleef and Arpels catalogue. Collections of the Gemological Institute of America Library. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/vancleefarpels1923/page/n18/mode/1up

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